[ALAC] Lack of Enforcement of UDRP Decisions

Evan Leibovitch evan at telly.org
Thu Mar 20 20:49:59 UTC 2014


Actually Glenn, there is. This issue is near the top of the agenda in the
regulatory issues WG that Holly chairs. I just forget the timing this
moment.


On 20 March 2014 16:13, Glenn McKnight <mcknight.glenn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi  Everyone
>
> I know that this is a important issue to all of us, especially to the
> valuable work that  Garth and KNUJON is doing for consumer protection .   I
> would suggest that we have a ALAC meeting to discuss this issue and come up
> with a  ALAC statement
>
> Thanks
> Glenn
>
> Glenn McKnight
> mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
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> .
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 4:03 PM, Garth Bruen <gbruen at knujon.com> wrote:
>
>> Danke Wolf, wir sehen uns bald
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Wolf Ludwig [mailto:wolf.ludwig at comunica-ch.net]
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:13 PM
>> To: Garth Bruen; ocl at gih.com; 'Alan Greenberg'; 'Evan Leibovitch'
>> Cc: 'ALAC Working List'
>> Subject: Re: [ALAC] Lack of Enforcement of UDRP Decisions
>>
>> Thanks Garth for this interesting and enlightening background information
>> on
>> the documented cases and the confusing or even alarming role of ICANN
>> Compliance in this matter. From a user protection POV, this needs to be
>> closely followed up by At-Large.
>>
>> Best,
>> Wolf
>>
>>
>> Garth Bruen wrote Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:38:
>> >Sorry to add insult to injury on this, but I imagine everyone has seen
>> >this story posted by Dev:
>> >http://domainnamewire.com/2014/03/19/registrar-suspends-all-domain-name
>> >s-tra
>> >nsferred-from-terminated-registrar/
>> >
>> >The domains sponsored by AB Systems were completely malicious. If
>> >anyone had visited their website before they were de-accredited you
>> >would have seen it was IMPOSSIBLE buy domains from them. They only sold
>> >domains to themselves and they were all used for selling illicit and
>> counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
>> >From what I understand relevant regulatory bodies had directly informed
>> >ICANN about the AB Systems operation.
>> >
>> >The first example in the report I sent last week concerns UDRP
>> >non-enforcement going back several years at AB Systems. The domains
>> >cited in these cases are the same as above. ICANN had all the
>> >documentation and notice needed to look into AB Systems, yet they are
>> allowed to persist.
>> >Then, after being de-accredited ICANN allowed all the domains to be
>> >sloughed off to another registrar who had to deal with the mess. Who is
>> >running this show?
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Garth Bruen [mailto:gbruen at knujon.com]
>> >Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:36 PM
>> >To: ocl at gih.com
>> >Cc: 'ALAC Working List'
>> >Subject: Lack of Enforcement of UDRP Decisions
>> >
>> >Dear ALAC Chair Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond and ALAC Members,
>> >
>> >I am forwarding you the immediate results of an investigation into UDRP
>> >Complaint handling by ICANN with a request for action.
>> >
>> >As everyone here knows, the UDRP is a critical component of Internet
>> >compliance and ensuring the public trust. As sometimes happens,
>> >registrars fail to cooperate with the process and it is up to ICANN to
>> >enforce this component of the RAA. What you will see in the attached
>> >memo is a number of cases where a UDRP provider reported to ICANN that
>> >a registrar failed to comply with the process but ICANN did not issue
>> enforcement on the matter.
>> >In some cases, the domain was never transferred and is still held by
>> >the registrant/registrar in violation of the UDRP. There are three
>> >cases in particular which should be of great concern, domains potentially
>> selling:
>> >
>> >*Illicit Pharmaceuticals
>> >*Counterfeit Electronics
>> >*Knockoff Cigarettes
>> >
>> >Please review the details in the attached document. I am requesting
>> >that this document be forwarded to ICANN Compliance and that ALAC take
>> >this matter up for inquiry. While it is late, I would like to see this
>> >on the agenda while in Singapore. I will be distributing this
>> >information widely myself, but I encourage you to share it with any
>> interested party.
>> >
>> >As a representative of an Internet user community and an officer of
>> >At-Large it is my duty to investigate and report on these matters. As
>> >the At-Large community is our duty to advise ICANN on these specific
>> issues.
>> >
>> >Sincerely, Garth Bruen
>> >
>> >
>> >-------------------------------------
>> >
>> >Garth Bruen
>> >gbruen at knujon.com
>> >
>> >617-947-3805
>> >http://www.knujon.com
>> >Chair of ICANN At-Large North America (naralo.org)
>> >Twitter: @Knujon
>> >Skype: gobruen
>> >
>> >"If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an
>> >idle, unprofitable tale" -Polybius
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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