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Afternic.com Drops Lawsuit, Agrees to ICANN's Terms - 📅 - (July 7, 2000) The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that Afternic.com,
Inc., has agreed to voluntarily
dismiss its lawsuit against ICANN,
and to accept ICANN's terms under which a separate company, eXtraActive,
would be accredited.

Under the agreement, Afternic.com ...
ICANN Welcomes Positive Report from U.S. General Accounting Office - 📅 - (July 7, 2000) The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) welcomed today's release
of a report by the
United States General Accounting Office that confirms the
legality and propriety of ICANN's formation and its relationship
with the U.S. Department of Commerce.

"After an exhaustive study and ...
Advisory Concerning Afternic Litigation - 📅 - Overview

On June 8, 2000, the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was named in a lawsuit
by Afternic.com, Inc., a New York company that operates a domain-name
auction site. In the lawsuit, which is pending in White Plains,
New York, Afternic claims that ICANN treated Afternic unfairly
in handling its application for accreditation by ICANN as a ...
ICANN Posts Materials for Yokohama Meeting - 📅 - ICANN has posted materials for public comment in
connection with the July 13-17
meeting in Yokohama, Japan. These materials can be accessed through
<https://www.icann.org/yokohama/agenda.htm>.
Topics covered in the posting include:

...

Managed Web Hosting Takes Off In Canada - 📅 - As recently as last year, there seemed to be little interest in Canadian-based managed and complex hosting services. Most Canadian firms stored their Web presence in the United States because of the wider range of choice and a perceived lack of bandwidth in Canada. However, many Canadian hosting companies and telecoms are starting to sing a different tune now that high-end Web hosting has become the sole focus of many companies down south, coinciding with increased bandwidth availability up ...
Update on ICANN Meetings in Yokohama (13-17 July) - 📅 -  
This email is an update on plans for the July ICANN
meetings in Yokohama, Japan. For regularly updated details, please visit
<https://www.icann.org/yokohama/>. The
ICANN meetings in Yokohama will be free and open to any interested person.
The meetings will generally focus on the following three policy areas:
At Large membership elections ...
Comments due by June 1 on ICANN Budget for FY00-01 - 📅 - (May 24, 2000 - Marina del Rey, California, USA) --
A proposed ICANN budget for FY00-01, beginning July 1, 2000, has been
posted at <https://www.icann.org/financials/proposed-budget-04may00.htm>.
Comments on the proposed budget are invited and may be made at <https://www.icann.org/mbx/budget/>.
The deadline for comments that will be considered by ...
At Large Election - 📅 - Two important documents relating to ICANN's At Large Membership
election process have been recently been posted on the ICANN website. Members
of the Internet community are encouraged to review them, and to provide comments
and input.
(A) NomCom Call for Recommendations and Expressions
of Interest

The Nominating Committee has posted a ...
ICANN Announces CPR Institute as New Dispute Resolution Provider - 📅 - (May 15, 2000 - Marina del Rey, California,
USA) -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
(ICANN) announced today that the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
has been designated an approved provider under their Uniform
Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for domain name disputes. CPR
will begin accepting complaints on Monday, 22 May 2000. For the
first two months of operation it will commence a maximum of ...
New Accredited Registrars Announced; Public Comments Invited on Proposed ICANN 2000-2001 Budget - 📅 - New Accredited Registrars
Announced

(May 11, 2000) The Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced today that fourteen
additional companies have qualified to be accredited as domain
name registrars in the .com, .net and .org domains. They are:

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Internet Limited dba ...