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		<title>auDA Policy Review Panel releases draft recommendations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 14:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The auDA Policy Review Panel has released a Consultation Paper containing its likely recommendations on implementation of direct registration, reform of the eligibility requirements and allocation rules, and the prohibition on registration for resale or warehousing. On implementation of direct registration (i.e. registration of &#60;yourname.au&#62;), the Panel recommends: the holder of a domain licence at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>auDA canvasses options for implementing direct registration in .au</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 09:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The regulatory authority for the .au domain space, auDA, has published an Issues Paper seeking stakeholder input on implementation of direct registration. Background: In late 2015, the auDA Names Policy Panel recommended, by majority, that direct registration (i.e. registration at the 2LD) be permitted in the .au domain space. Despite a strong dissenting report highlighting multiple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>auDA to undertake comprehensive review of all policies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 08:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Board of the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space, auDA, has established a Policy Review Panel to advise on what it calls &#8220;the most substantial changes to the .au domain name space in 30 years&#8221;. According to the Terms of Reference, the Panel&#8217;s role is two-fold: to recommend a mechanism for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key Topics to Follow During ICANN 57 in Hyderabad</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/key-topics-to-follow-during-icann-57-in-hyderabad/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/key-topics-to-follow-during-icann-57-in-hyderabad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2016 07:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The key issues for consideration at the forthcoming ICANN 57 meeting, according to Mayer Brown, are: ICANN Accountability Post-IANA Transition Geographic Names Domain Name Registration Data Trademark Rights Protection Mechanism Review Content Regulation, Mitigating Abuse and Enhancing Trust in the DNS Subsequent Procedures for Additional New gTLD Applications]]></description>
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		<title>US government intends IANA functions transfer to ICANN by 1 October 2016</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/us-government-intends-iana-functions-transfer-to-icann-by-1-october-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/us-government-intends-iana-functions-transfer-to-icann-by-1-october-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 07:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Commerce Department has confirmed it will hand over oversight of the internet domain name system root zone and other core internet infrastructure registries to the ICANN no later than 1 October 2016.]]></description>
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		<title>Six key issues under consideration at ICANN 56</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/six-key-issues-under-consideration-at-icann-56/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/six-key-issues-under-consideration-at-icann-56/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2016 03:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dispute resolution mechanisms, a further round of new gTLD applications, and enhancing accountability are among the key issues to be considered at the 56th meeting of ICANN being held in Helsinki. A discussion of the following 6 key issues under consideration at ICANN 56 is set out in a Mayer Brown report: Review of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Commerce Department approves ICANN&#8217;s proposal for privatisation of IANA functions</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/us-commerce-department-approves-icanns-proposal-for-privatisation-of-iana-functions/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/us-commerce-department-approves-icanns-proposal-for-privatisation-of-iana-functions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 05:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Governance of Cyberspace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the US Department of Commerce has found to be &#8220;satisfactory&#8221; ICANN&#8217;s proposal for transition of IANA stewardship. In its Assessment Report of the IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal, the NTIA finds that the ICANN proposal has broad community support and will achieve the following four principles: support and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divided views in US on IANA stewardship transition</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/divided-views-in-us-on-iana-stewardship-transition/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/divided-views-in-us-on-iana-stewardship-transition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance of Cyberspace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Witnesses before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, &#38; Transportation hearing examining the plan for IANA authority were divided on when—and whether—to transition stewardship, reports Mayer Brown.]]></description>
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		<title>Draft proposal for EU Regulation on geo-blocking leaked</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/draft-proposal-for-eu-regulation-on-geo-blocking-leaked/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/draft-proposal-for-eu-regulation-on-geo-blocking-leaked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 06:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyright in Cyberspace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance of Cyberspace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News site Politico this week leaked a draft proposal for an EU Regulation addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on place of residence or nationality within the EU, reports Hogan Lovells.]]></description>
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		<title>Five key take-aways from ICANN 55 meeting in Marrakesh</title>
		<link>http://achristie.com/five-key-take-aways-from-icann-55-meeting-in-marrakesh/</link>
		<comments>http://achristie.com/five-key-take-aways-from-icann-55-meeting-in-marrakesh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Domain Names]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a summary of the key outcomes of the 55th meeting of ICANN in Marrakesh, March 2016, see this Mayer Brown report.]]></description>
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