We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.24), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director, Nat Cohen; General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch; and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ Why Doesn’t the Complainant Own its Exact Match .Com Domain Name? (rocketlab .com *with commentary from Nat Cohen and Zak Muscovitch) ‣ CRESSET and “Cresets” Are …
Save the Date – ICA 2024 Member Meeting in Las Vegas – Jan 17th – 19th!
We’re thrilled to announce that the ICA Member Meeting is returning to Las Vegas next year! We’ll have an opening reception on the evening of January 17th and then two full days of events and activities on January 18th and 19th. For those attending Affiliate Summit West, it’s an easy transition from one event to another. We are still finalizing …
A Search for You But Not for Me – Vol. 3.23
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.23), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director, Nat Cohen; General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch; and Editor, Ankur Raheja. ‣ A Search for You But Not for Me (siteanalytics .com *with commentary) ‣ Does a Bank Executive Have Common Law Rights in his Personal Name? (danielimhof .com …
In Memory of Jason Sheppard
With a heavy heart, we share the sad news of the passing of one of our members, Jason Sheppard. More than just a member of the ICA community, Jason was a vital pillar of our community, kind, helpful and accessible. Jason’s participation at ICA Dinners during NamesCon and his presence at both Vegas ICA meetings made him a familiar and …
Is a Registrar Landing Page Evidence of a Respondent’s Bad Faith? – Vol. 3.22
We hope you will enjoy this edition of the Digest (Vol. 3.22), as we review these noteworthy recent decisions, with commentary from our Director, Nat Cohen; General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch; and Special Guest, Igor Motsnyi. ‣ Is a Registrar Landing Page Evidence of a Respondent’s Bad Faith? (decathlons .org *with commentary) ‣ What’s the Difference Between a Registrant and a Privacy …
Are PPC Ads on a Registrar Supplied Default Landing Page Evidence of the Respondent’s Bad Faith?
About the Author: Nat Cohen is an accomplished domain name investor, UDRP expert, proprietor of UDRP.tools and RDNH.com, and a long-time Director of the ICA. Are PPC Ads on a Registrar Supplied Default Landing Page Evidence of the Respondent’s Bad Faith? The question of who is responsible for the content appearing on registrar default landing pages has troubled UDRP panels ever since registrars began offering such …
ICA Dinner at NamesCon – Sponsor Spotlight – Above.com
This week we’ve been putting the spotlight on our generous sponsors for the upcoming ICA Dinner at NamesCon, and today we are proud to feature Above.com! Above.com is a technology-driven company specializing in various internet-related services, including domain investment and management, domain monetization, and domain registrar services. Established in 2008, Above.com has made its mark by providing unique and advanced solutions for domain …
The ICA Comments on ICANN’s Proposed Renewed Agreement with Verisign to Operate the .Net Registry
ICANN has sought public input on the proposed renewal of the registry agreement for .NET. The ICA submitted a comment that raised concerns about the proposed substantial service fees that Verisign would be charging and highlighted the importance of implementing a conditional competitive bidding process to determine appropriate service fee levels like has been done by other registries, including ICANN itself. The …
ICA Dinner at NamesCon – Sponsor Spotlight – Dynadot
We’re excited to introduce Dynadot as one of our sponsors for the ICA Dinner at NamesCon 2023. It is our utmost pleasure to provide further details about our sponsors, emphasizing their valuable contributions. Dynadot is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar headquartered in San Mateo, California. With more than 20 years in the domain industry and over 4.5 million domains under …
ICA Dinner at NamesCon – Sponsor Spotlight – NameBright.com and DropCatch.com
We are thrilled to announce the addition of NameBright.com and DropCatch.com as our new Dinner Sponsors. We take great pride in sharing additional information about our sponsors to highlight their contributions. NameBright.com is an ICANN accredited domain name registrar and is currently the 5th largest based on the number of domain names under management. NameBright offers “at cost” domain registrations along with …