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If you have the strength to survive, you have the power to succeed. Life is all about choices we make depending upon the situation we are in. Go forth and rule the World!<br><br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div>> Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:08:14 +0000<br>> From: alice@apc.org<br>> Subject: [kictanet] Domain seizures for copyright infringement likely to go global<br>> CC: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com<br>> <br>> Domain seizures for copyright infringement likely to go global<br>> Law enforement officials urge ICANN to take steps to ensure compliance<br>> with international agreements<br>> <br>> By Rebecca Wanjiku | Computerworld Kenya | 14 March 12<br>> <br>> Efforts to take down websites for copyright infringement are likely to<br>> move beyond U.S.-based registries, with ICANN (the Internet Corporation<br>> for Assigned Names and Numbers) promising to more closely cooperate with<br>> global law enforcement agencies and governments.<br>> <br>> Cooperation to combat copyright infringement has been a hot topic this<br>> week at ICANN's international meeting in San José, Costa Rica. There are<br>> 22 registries and over 700 registrars accredited by ICANN. Registries<br>> contain domain names registered in a top-level domain, while registrars<br>> sell domains.<br>> <br>> Any domain under a U.S. registry must follow U.S. laws regardless of where<br>> the servers are, according to agreements currently in place. The seizure<br>> of domains deemed to infringe on copyrights was first carried out by<br>> Verisign, the operator of the registry for .net and .com.<br>> <br>> During an open session with the Government Advisory Committee (GAC), the<br>> ICANN board confirmed that it will enforce its contracts with registrars<br>> more effectively in order to meet expectations from governments and law<br>> enforcement authorities. The expectations were contained in a 12- page<br>> document submitted by the GAC, which also includes representatives from<br>> national law enforcement agencies as well as Interpol.<br>> <br>> "There has been some agreement on 11 of the 12 recommendations made by law<br>> enforcement authorities to the registrar accreditation agreement; we will<br>> work to ensure agreement meets expectations and give registrars the<br>> incentive to accept recommendations right away," said Kurt Pritz, ICANN<br>> senior vice president in charge of stakeholder relations.<br>> <br>> Representatives from governments, Interpol and the U.S. Federal Bureau of<br>> Investigation said they felt that ICANN's failure to enforce its own<br>> contractual agreements was damaging to Domain Name System users as well as<br>> end users.<br>> <br>> Some of the 12 recommendations relating to registrar agreements was<br>> inclusion of a clause that holds registrars responsible through negligence<br>> for registering domains engaging in criminal activity. Another<br>> recommendation is for registrars to maintain detailed information of<br>> domain buyers, including their source IP addresses and transaction<br>> information, and validate the contact information given by domain buyers.<br>> <br>> Law enforcement officials have also urged ICANN to review registrars'<br>> compliance record with enforcement agreements prior to renewing their<br>> contracts.<br>> <br>> "Complaints on compliance started coming in the last six to nine months, a<br>> team of 12 is now in place and will improve the quality of service," said<br>> Rod Beckstrom, ICANN CEO and president.<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke<br>> http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet<br>> <br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ggithaiga%40hotmail.com<br>> <br>> The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development.<br>> <br>> KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.<br></div> </div></body>
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