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Internet Governance

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The Debate Continues: Geist Replies to CENTR Response

January 9, 2004 — Comments are Disabled — Print

Rethinking Government and Internet Governance

Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) features coverage of the results of a global study jointly conducted by the ITU and myself on the role of national governments and their national domains. The study, which covered 56 countries from every […]

December 1, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

The Day Internet Governance Mattered

Professor Geist’s regular Toronto Star Law Bytes column (Toronto Star version, HTML backup article, homepage version) examines the controversy over VeriSign’s Site Finder service. The column argues that there has been a general lack of enthusiasm for Internet governance issues but when it finally mattered – the moment VeriSign hit […]

September 22, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns

Fairness Demands Review of Domain Name Policy

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As the Internet blossomed into a global phenomenon in the mid-1990s, domain name disputes became one of the first legal issues to emerge. Designed as an easy and effective method to locate Web sites and route e-mail, speculators quickly realized the value in registering domain names — particularly those matching trademarks — and reselling them to the highest bidder.

August 11, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive

Governments Hold Reins in Those National Domains

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GENEVA—The story of Internet governance typically focuses on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a California, non-profit corporation. Established by the U.S. government in 1998, its mandate is to administer issues such as the allocation of new top-level domains and the implementation of a domain name dispute resolution policy.

March 10, 2003 — Comments are Disabled — Columns Archive