.Africa: US Court grants Injunction to DCA Trust, says Balance of Equities tips in favor of DCA

On April 12, 2016, a United States District Court in Central District Of California has granted DCA Trust a Preliminary Injunction on the .Africa gTLD, the decision was made for case no. 16-CV-00862 RGK (JCx) [PDF],  DotConnectAfrica Trust v. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers & ZA Central Registry. This will be the second …

.Africa: ICANN’s Self-Described “Discretion” Doesn’t Grant It Absolute Immunity

ICANN had an “unbridled discretion” to do as it pleases with DCA’s .Africa application   But no gTLD applicant would expect that this “discretion” could include biased, arbitrary, and unfair treatment, after submitting an $185,000 application fee to ICANN” – DCA Trust DCA Trust has filed an opposition to ICANN’s Claim to dismiss its first amended …

DCA Trust Preliminary Injunction on .Africa Proves Likelihood To Succeed In Court: Here is Why?

DCA recently dismissed ICANN’s opposition to its preliminary injunction on delegation of .Africa as #HotAir, in a news report covered  by the premier DomainNewsAfrica. On January 20, 2016, DCA Trust took ICANN to court over a disagreement with how ICANN processed its application, after DCA prevailed in the Independent Review Process (“IRP”) against ICANN in …