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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>And
there will be a public consultation session here in Hong Kong on July 24 (at Island
Shangri-la at Admiralty)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>See:
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/consultation-outreach-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/consultation-outreach-en.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Also
see the draft agenda: <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hk-agenda-speakers-24jul09-en.pdf">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/hk-agenda-speakers-24jul09-en.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hope
you guys can come along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ISOC
HK is helping to host the event. The discussion is completely open,
participation is free and there is going to be free lunch :-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Edmon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cc-hk-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:cc-hk-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rebecca MacKinnon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 10, 2009 4:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Berkman Friends; cc-hk<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Cc-hk] ICANN, new top-level domains, and trademark issues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everybody. <br>
As some of you know, next year ICANN plans to allow applications from anybody
who wants to run a new top-level domain (the part of the URL after the dot), in
any language. This has opened up a big argument over trademarks among other
things. <br>
<br>
A set of recommendations for how to handle trademark disputes has been issued
by an Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) from ICANN's Intellectual
Property Constituency. It has been up for download and public comment here: <br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-4-29may09-en.htm</a><br>
<br>
One critique of the IRT report highlighting free speech concerns is here: <br>
<a
href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090621_mahmoud_ahmadinejad_globally_protected_marks_list_gpml/">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20090621_mahmoud_ahmadinejad_globally_protected_marks_list_gpml/</a><br>
<br>
The Non-Commercial Users' Constituency within ICANN strongly objects to these
recommendations. In their formal comment paper objecting to the subtance of the
IRT report, they state: <br>
<br>
"the substantive IRT recommendations take ICANN far afield of its
technical scope and mission, create substantive new trademark rights (beyond
existing law), gut existing safeguards and fair procedures for domain name
registrants in the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (“UDRP”), and create an
unbounded situation for abuse by trademark lawyers and those representing
trademark owners." <br>
<br>
The full objection paper is here: <br>
<a
href="http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ncucs-substantive-comments-on">http://icann-ncuc.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ncucs-substantive-comments-on</a><br>
<br>
Other public comments are here: <br>
<a href="http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/">http://forum.icann.org/lists/irt-final-report/</a><br>
<br>
Public consultations will be held in New York and London next week, then in
Hong Kong the following week. The NCUC encourages people with concerns can show
up in person to voice them. <br>
<br>
THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER FOR THE NYC AND LONDON MEETINGS IS TODAY (Friday). The
deadline for Hong Kong is next week. For more information and to sign up go
here: <br>
<a href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/consultation-outreach-en.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtlds/consultation-outreach-en.htm</a><br>
<br>
Best, <br>
Rebecca<br>
<br clear=all>
<br>
-- <br>
Rebecca MacKinnon<br>
Open Society Fellow | Co-founder, GlobalVoicesOnline.org<br>
Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies Centre, University of Hong
Kong<br>
<br>
UK: +44-7759-863406<br>
USA: +1-617-939-3493<br>
HK: +852-6334-8843<br>
Mainland China: +86-13710820364<br>
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:rebecca.mackinnon@gmail.com">rebecca.mackinnon@gmail.com</a><br>
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