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ICANN Says It's Not Liable Under Antitrust Laws in Manwin Suit
When U.S. Judge Philip Gutierrez hears arguments in ICM Registry and ICANN's motion to dismiss in Manwin's suit against the two groups, he will hear from defense attorneys that ICANN cannot be held liable under antitrust laws.
N.Y. Times Urges ICANN to Roll Out gTLD Plan Slowly
The New York Times, in an opinion piece, has asked ICANN to follow the suggestion of the Federal Trade Commission and roll out the new generic top-level domain plan slowly.
ICM, ICANN Plan to Respond to .XXX Lawsuit by Jan. 20
Attorneys for ICM Registry and ICANN have proposed to respond to Manwin and Digital Playground's suit no later than Jan. 20, XBIZ has learned.
Senate Panel Tells ICANN to Slow Down Over gTLD Plan
ICANN should proceed slowly with a proposal to add new generic top-level domains, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee said.
Senators Meet to Discuss ICANN’s TLD Plan
A U.S. Senate committee will take a closer look at ICANN’s controversial top-level domain expansion plan during a hearing set for Dec. 8.
ICM Registry Announces that Manwin Will File Anti-Trust Suit Against ICM, ICANN Over .XXX Domains
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Manwin, Digital Playground File Suit Against ICM, ICANN
Manwin has teamed up with Digital Playground to wage an antitrust suit against .XXX operator ICM Registry and ICANN.
Verisign Seeks Power to Shut Down Websites Upon Request
Verisign, the company that manages all .com and .net domain registrations, has requested to be given the power to cancel registrations of non-legitimate abusive sites when asked by law enforcement without a court order.
IFFOR Taps Former ICANN Exec to Lead 'Outreach'
IFFOR said Sunday it has tapped Kieren McCarthy, former ICANN general manager of public participation, to lead the organization’s “public outreach efforts."
Outgoing ICANN Chair Moves Over to Private Sector
Peter Dengate Thrush, who chaired ICANN from 2007 through its last meeting in Singapore, has been tapped by Top Level Domain Holdings as its executive chairman.
ICANN Votes to Add Domain Suffixes
The dust hasn’t even settled on the approval of the controversial .XXX TLD domain name suffix, but that hasn’t stopped ICANN from announcing plans to dramatically increase the number of extensions from the current 22.
ICANN Governance Reforms Are Demanded
Reforms are needed at ICANN, particularly when it comes for its board to adequately respond to Governmental Advisory Council advice, officials from the E.U. and U.S. say.
FSC's Duke Debates Corn-Revere on CNN
Free Speech Coalition (FSC) Executive Director Diane Duke on Tuesday appeared live on CNN International to debate the newly-launched .XXX “sponsored” Top Level Domain with ICM Registry legal counsel, Robert Corn-Revere.
.XXX Moving Forward With IFFOR Formation After ICANN Vote
ICM Registry's Stuart Lawley is moving forward with the next step of the .XXX proposal.
Press Conference at ICANN 40: Adult Industry Leaders Voice their Opposition to .XXX
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ICANN Approves .XXX
The ICANN board of directors has approved the .XXX top level domain.
‘No .XXX’ Protest at ICANN 40 Conference in San Francisco
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ICANN's GAC Releases .XXX Findings
ICANN's Government Advisory Committee on Thursday prepared a statement to ICANN's board on the matter of ICM Registry's .XXX sTLD proposal.
U.S. Official Wants More ICANN Transparency
The Obama administration wants ICANN’s decision-making process to be more “accountable” and “transparent.”