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ICANN's RAA Reform Open for Public Comment
Changes made to ICANN's Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) now are open for public comment.
ICANN to Revise Registrar Agreement to Protect Customers
CANN announced it will update its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), an act sparked by what ICANN CEO Paul Twomey called the "Registerfly situation."
ICANN to Discuss Top-Level Domains, Expanding IP Addresses
ICANN officially opened its 29th International Public Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Monday, where more than 30 sessions and workshops are open to attendees and online participants during the five-day meeting.
ICANN Chief to Step Down, Encourages New Joins
ICANN founder Vint Cerf's seven-year chairmanship is coming to an end, and Cerf is using two of the Internet's most powerful tools — video-sharing and blogs — to reach out to create a new generation of ICANN to further the Internet's "continued evolution."
ICANN Wins Court Order Against Registerfly
ICANN has been granted a court order, allowing access to Registerfly records and requiring the domain registrar to hand over all data pertaining to its domain names.
ICANN Shoots Down ICM’s .XXX Proposal
ICM Registry again failed to become the .XXX sTLD registry after the Internet’s policy-making board shot down its third attempt to get its proposal approved.
ICANN Advisory Panel Disapproves of .XXX Proposal
ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee said that it still continues to disapprove of ICM Registry’s .XXX sTLD proposal.
.XXX Comments Lively at ICANN Public Forum
A vote on .XXX is scheduled Friday as ICANN’s weeklong meetings conclude, and Thursday morning provided a lively debate among .XXX’s key figures.
ICANN to File Suit Against RegisterFly
Frustrated by RegisterFly operators’ failure to provide registration data to ICANN officials, the Internet policymaking board has decided to file suit seeking a restraining order against the domain registrar, XBIZ has learned.
ICANN Panel Mulls .XXX on Eve of Vote
On the eve of the vote over .XXX, its chief backer conceded to XBIZ that members of ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee have grown tired of the issue and that individual countries have already made up their minds.
ICANN to Review Domain Registrar Requirements
Responding to fallout from the recent collapse of RegisterFly, officials at ICANN said they plan to look into changing the accreditation criteria for domain registrars.
ICANN Moves Closer to Relaxing Whois Disclosure
An ICANN task force has endorsed a plan to increase privacy options for domain name registrants, which, if adopted, would change the Whois information disclosure requirement for those seeking to set up and operate websites.
ICANN Terminates RegisterFly Contract
After a recent power struggle and public relations nightmare at troubled domain registrar RegisterFly.com, officials at ICANN have decided to pull the plug by terminating the company’s contract.
ICANN Report: ‘Shield Repelled Root Server Attack’
An attack on critical segments of the Internet backbone in February had little effect thanks to new defensive technology, a recently released ICANN report concluded.
Judge Rules in Registerfly Case, ICANN Continues Tough Line
A U.S. District judge has shed some light on the ongoing Registerfly controversy by awarding control of the troubled domain registrar to the recently ousted executive who helmed the company up until Feb. 12.
ICANN Gets Tough With Registerfly, Locks Domains
Concerned over scandal-ridden Registerfly, officials at ICANN said they plan to sue the domain registrar and lock down all of the company’s domains to prevent hijackers and speculators from misappropriating the online properties during the crisis.
ICANN to Registerfly: ‘Clean Up Your Act’
Officials at ICANN said that they intend to terminate Registerfly.com’s contract within 15 days if the troubled domain registrar cannot address recent scandals.
ICANN Chief Hails Mobile as Avenue for Online Growth
During a recent visit to one of the subcontinent’s technology hubs, ICANN Chairman and Google Vice President Vinton Cerf told reporters that mobile technology and the proliferation of cellphones worldwide would account for the next big increase in Internet access.
ICANN Publishes Meeting Minutes, Discusses .XXX
ICANN has published the preliminary minutes of its most recent meeting where, among other topics, board members discussed the present status of the proposed .XXX sTLD.
ICANN Hires Sex.com Journalist for Better Accountability
Responding to allegations of its lack of openness and accountability, ICANN has appointed Techworld news editor Kieren McCarthy — a longtime critic of the organization — as its general manger of public participation.