[AfrICANN-discuss] Web review April 24, 2013

Mamadou LO alfamamadou at hotmail.com
Wed Apr 24 18:16:48 SAST 2013


ICANN / DOMAIN NAME

Brand owners: new top-level domains may affect your trademarks
http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=40c071b7-ff79-4c98-b320-5e5dad8a5989


University of Houston Law Center professor sees Internet domain name expansion as major test for future cyber-communications
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases-test/university-of-houston-law-center-professor-sees-internet-domain-name-expansion-as-major-test-for-future-cyber-communications-204175181.html


ICANN CEO Wants To Shift “Centre Of Gravity” Away From US							
http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/04/09/icann-ceo-wants-to-shift-centre-of-gravity-away-from-us/


ICANN will now be able to suspend domain name registrars     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/icann-will-now-be-able-to-suspend-domain-name-registrars/


ICANN Sends Out Notices Of Breach Due To 3 Domain Registrars
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-sends-out-notices-of-breach-due-to-3-domain-registrars/


Blacknight Announce New ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement - Irish Registrar Says New RAA is a Step in the Right Direction
http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Blacknight-Announce-New-ICANN-Registrar-4457793.php


ICANN Opens Comment Period On GAC Advice For New gTLD’s
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/icann-opens-comment-period-on-gac-advice-for-new-gtlds/


GAC Advice leads to TLDH withdrawing four new TLD applications     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/gac-advice-leads-to-tldh-withdrawing-four-new-tld-applications/


TLDH Withdrawing 4 New gTLD Applications: .Free; .Sale; .Spa; .Zulu
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/tldh-withdrawing-4-new-gtld-applications-free-sale-spa-zulu/


ICANN Releases 5th Round of Initial Evaluation Results - 169 TLDs Pass
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130422_icann_releases_5th_round_of_initial_evaluation_results/


.An Domains To Be Removed From The Root Server by October 2014
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/22/an-domains-to-be-removed-from-the-root-server-by-october-2014


eNom Collects More Than 2 Million Expressions Of Interest on New gTLD’s
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/24/enom-collects-more-than-2-million-expressions-of-interest-on-new-gtlds/


Internet squatters bank on domain names to profit from new licences
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-04-23/news/38763458_1_domain-name-central-bank-new-bank


Canada: Is E-Commerce Changing The Definition Of Trademark "Use" In Canada?

http://www.mondaq.com/canada/x/235136/Trademark/Top+Ten+Things+for+Trademark+Owners+to+Know+about+Canadas+New+Combating+Counterfeit+Products+Act


DOMAIN NAME DISPUTE

National Arbitration Forum Prepares for Uniform Rapid Suspension System as 2012 UDRP Filings Hold Steady
http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130423-906936.html?mod=googlenews_wsj


Domain arbitration cases edge up slightly in 2012     
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/domain-arbitration-cases-edge-up-slightly-in-2012/


Internet Giant TenCent bumbles domain dispute
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/23/internet-giant-tencent-bumbles-domain-dispute/


Charity files UDRP over Frank Schilling’s WalkTheWalk.com domain
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/04/24/charity-files-udrp-over-frank-schillings-walkthewalk-com-domain/


After 8 Years TickerNetwork.com Lost In UDRP
http://www.thedomains.com/2013/04/23/after-8-years-tickernetwork-com-lost-in-udrp/comment-page-1/


INTERNET IN AFRICA

Africa Coast to Europe consortium and 
Alcatel-Lucent further strengthen broadband continuity in Africa with 
maintenance service agreement
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63533:Africa-Coast-to-Europe-consortium-and-Alcatel-Lucent-further-strengthen-broadband-continuity-in-Africa-with-maintenance-service-agreement&catid=198


Mobile Internet Survey in the Middle East and Africa 2013 reveals heavy usage and high expectations
http://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/56175


Nigeria Slashes Cost Of Domain Name Registration
http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/04/nigeria-slash-cost-of-domain-name-registration-by-75/


East Africa: Regional Rivalry Slows Internet Access
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304230657.html


IT revolutionizes Africa's business sector
http://www.dw.de/it-revolutionizes-africas-business-sector/a-16768115


Nigeria: Mobile Number Portability Now Live
http://allafrica.com/stories/201304241039.html


ICT in Africa
http://allafrica.com/ict/?aa_source=main-nav-t3

OTHER NEWS

Montreal Internet Exchange is set to improve Quebec’s internet infrastructure
http://o.canada.com/2013/04/23/montreal-internet-exchange-is-set-to-improve-quebecs-internet-infastructure/


All internet services restored in Amman 
                                        
            


    
http://www.albawaba.com/business/jordan-amman-internet-486937

 		 	   		  
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