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The following is the report on the ICANN forum on the new URS proposal which was held in New York Yesterday by Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association , (the “ICA”) that attended to represent domainers interests: Here are Mr. Corwin comments: “”"” On Monday, July 13th, ICANN opened its global consultation summer road show on Broadway in the ornate Hudson Theatre in the Millennium Hotel. The show was very low in entertainment value and, while the orchestra seating was fairly well

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) filed a “friend of the court” brief yesterday on the Kentucky domain name seizure. ica-amicus-brief (Adobe Reader Required) The brief attacks the governor action on several grounds. First the Kentucky law which was cited by the state in taking the action relates to “Mechanical Gambling Devices” which domains simply are not under the state law’s definition. Second the brief attacks the ruling for referring to domain names as property. The brief points

By JIM ABRAMS WASHINGTON — Congress is sending President Bush several bills that would tighten laws on child pornographers’ use of the Internet. On Friday, the House passed by 418-0 a measure clarifying that images obtained over the Internet are subject to federal interstate commerce laws. The bill was in response to a federal court ruling that prosecutors must show that images kept on a ...

The Internet Commerce Association is aware of the extreme concern of ICA members regarding the action of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear ordering the seizure of 141 gaming related domain names. It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and that it also may violate the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. The ICA intends to immediately investigate this matter, including outreach to affected ICA memb

Jeremiah Johnston, the president of the Internet Commerce Association has responded to Kentucky’s seizure of 141 gambling domain names. “The Internet Commerce Association is aware of the extreme concern of ICA members regarding the action of the Kentucky Attorney General ordering the seizure of 141 gaming related domain names. It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and that it also may violate the