REAL ESTATE FOR THE WEBMASTER: Domain Name Solutions A Webmasters' Symposium at Internet World-Chicago 2000 July 11, 2000 - 3:10 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. Scott Clark, managing editor, WDVL.com (moderator) Aaron Day, domain broker, Hit Domains Jay Fenello, pioneer in Internet Governance Ellen Rony, co-author, The Domain Name Handbook Neil Smith, intellectual property attorney, Limbach & Limbach, LLP Domain names are now the basis of a virtual global real estate market. The documents and links below mark milestones in the evolution of the flourishing domain name industry. GOVERNMENT | ICANN | REGISTRARS | TLDs | DOMAINS-TRADEMARKS U.S. GOVERNMENT   U.S. General Accounting Office Report - Department of Commerce: Relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (GAO/OGC-00-33R): 7-Jul-00 http://www.gao.gov/new.items/og00033r.pdf National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Index of Policy Papers and Comments http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/   U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Management of Internet Names and Addresses ("White Paper"): 5-Jun-98 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/6_5_98dns.htm Specifies the how the U.S. Department of Commerce will transfer the administration of domain names and IP addresses to the private sector.   DOC/NSI Cooperative Agreement, Amendment 11: Special Award Conditions: 7-Oct-98 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/proposals/docnsi100698.htm Extends the Cooperative Agreement until September 30, 2000 and sets forth a timetable for Network Solutions to develop a Shared Registry System   DOC/ICANN Memorandum of Understanding: 25-Nov-98 http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/icann-memorandum.htm Outlines the respective responsibilities of the Dept of Commerce and ICANN in conformity with the DNS Project to undertake specific technical management functions.   DOC/ICANN Memorandum of Understanding, Amendment 1: 4-Nov-99 http://www.icann.org/nsi/amend1-jpamou-04nov99.htm Approves ICANN's Registry Agreement with NSI; all rights in contracts to be assigned to DOC if recognition of ICANN is withdrawn by DOC   DOC/NSI Cooperative Agreement, Amendment 19: 4-Nov-99 http://www.icann.org/nsi/coopagmt-amend19-04nov99.htm NSI agrees to recognize ICANN as "NewCo" in accordance with Amendment 11 of the Cooperative Agreement; includes terms if registry or registrar agreement is terminated by ICANN.    ICANN   ICANN Meetings in Yokahama: 14/17-Jul-00 http://www.icann.org/yokohama/ Agendas, meeting schedules of DNSO and GAC, links to webcast and remote participation   Introduction of New Top Level Domains: 13-Jun-00 http://www.icann.org/yokohama/new-tld-topic.htm History of discussion, suggested principles, public comment http://www.icann.org/yokohama/new-tld-topic-actions-considered.htm Summary of ICANN Board actions being considered   ICANN Organizational Charts http://www.icann.org/general/icann-org-chart_frame.htm http://www.wia.org/icann/after_icann-gac.htm Two different views of ICANN's evolving structure   ICANN/NSI Registry Agreement: 4-Nov-99 http://www.icann.org/nsi/nsi-registry-agreement-04nov99.htm Provides terms under which NSI will operate the .COM, .NET and .ORG registry, including data escrow, publication of registry data, rights in data, and procedures for disputing ICANN's "consensus policies"    REGISTRARS   Registrar Accreditation Agreement: 4-Nov-99 http://www.icann.org/nsi/icann-raa-04nov99.htm Required of all ICANN registrars in order to register domain names with the .COM, .NET and .ORG registry operated by NSI.   NSI Registrar License and Agreement: 4-Nov-99 http://www.icann.org/nsi/nsi-rla-04nov99.htm The agreement by which competitive ICANN-accredited registrars are permitted to place and renew registrations in the .COM, .NET and .ORG registry   Accredited Registrars http://www.icann.org/registrars/accreditation-qualified-list.html Updated 30-May-00; ICANN has accredited 124 registrars worldwide.   Operational Registrars http://www.nsiregistry.com/affairs/custalph.html 43 as of 30-May-00; list does not include resellers such as OpenSRS   RFC 2832: NSI Registry Registrar Protocol (RRP) Version 1.1.0: May-00 ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2832.txt Describes a protocol developed by NSI Registry for use within the Shared Registration System   gTLD Registry WHOIS http://www.nsiregistry.com/whois/ .COM, .NET and .ORG WHOIS database operated by Network Solutions Registry    TOP LEVEL DOMAINS (TLDs)   Country Code TLDs (ccTLDs) http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm 244 country codes listed, from .AC (Ascension Island) to .ZW (Zimbabwe)   ccTLD Delegation Practices: May-99 http://www.iana.org/cctld/icp1.htm A summary of current practices and principles of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) in administering RFC 1591, which applies recursively to all DNS delegations.   Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) Names Council Statement on new gTLDs: 19-Apr-00 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20000419.NCgtlds-statement.html Recommends that a limited number of new TLDs be introduced initially and that additional TLDs be introduced only after careful evaluation of the first roll-out   DNSO Working Group C Report (Part 1) on the Introduction of New gTLDs: 21-Mar-00 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20000321.NCwgc-report.html Sets out the rough consensus of the group that ICANN should begin the deployment of new gTLDs with an initial rollout of six to ten new gTLDs Addendum - Rough Consensus Items: 17-Apr-00 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20000417.NCwgc-addendum.html Presents consensus that the initial roll-out should include a range of TLDs from open to restricted TLDs with more limited scope and principles for assessing a gTLD application   DNSO Names Council Resolution on Famous Marks and the Introduction of new gTLDs: 19-May-00 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20000519.NCftm-resolution.html Recommends varying degrees of protection for intellectual property during the startup phase of new TLDs but without creating immunity from the UDRP or other legal proceeding should a domain name registrant in a chartered TLD violate the charter or other legal enforceable rights.   DNSO Working Group B Final Report on Famous Marks: 15-May-00 http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/20000515.NCwgb-report.html Lists three consensus points, including that there does not appear to be the need for creating a list of universally famous marks at this time    TRADEMARK/DOMAIN DISPUTE POLICIES   U.S. Trademark Cybersquatting Prevention (a.k.a. Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act): 29-Nov-99 http://www.domain-name.org/cybersquatact.html Amends the Trademark Act of 1946 by incorporating provisions against "bad faith" domain name registrations   Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP): 24-Oct-99 http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm Mandatory administrative proceeding (arbitration) for complaints of "bad faith" domain name registrations   Rules for the UDRP: 24-Oct-99 http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-rules-24oct99.htm Governs the administrative proceedings for the resolution of disputes under the Uniform Dispute ResolutionPolicy   Index to Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy Documents and Providers http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp.htm Includes the list of approved dispute resolution providers, UDRP statistical summary, proceedings by domain name, commencement date or proceeding number   U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Database http://www.uspto.gov/tmdb/index.html Includes both pending and registered federal trademarks in the U.S.
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