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February 29, 2012
CADNA Supports the Multi-Stakeholder Model of Internet Governance
WASHINGTON, February 29, 2012 –The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) appreciates and supports the U.S. government’s commitment to the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance, and to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). CADNA finds disturbing the recent discussion about efforts to undermine ICANN’s authority and to reassign certain ICANN functions to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). ICANN is not perfect and there remains much work to be done to improve the recently implemented New gTLD Program.
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January 3, 2012
CADNA Calls for Changes Before the New gTLD Program Moves Forward
WASHINGTON, January 3, 2012 – The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is strongly encouraged by the level of attention that the New Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program has recently received from the U.S. Congress, the Obama Administration and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
CADNA - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse, Inc. (CADNA), a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit corporation founded in 2007, seeks to make the Internet a safer and less confusing place for consumers and businesses alike. Its mission is to decrease instances of cybersquatting in all its forms by facilitating dialogue, effecting change, and spurring action on the part of policymakers in the national and international arenas.
Objectives
- Reduce online infringements across all top-level domains (TLDs) and reduce the rate of unnecessary new TLD launches
- Increase penalties for cybersquatting and cybercrime to deter these practices
- Make the monitoring and enforcement of online infringements more manageable for trademark owners so they can better protect consumers in a timely manner
- Implement policies within ICANN that discourage registrants and others who enable domain abuses
- Educate elected officials about domain-related policy reform that will improve consumer safety
CADNA is dedicated to building awareness about and advocating action to stop illegal and unethical infringement of brands/trademarks online. Taking action against the practices of cybersquatting, CADNA provides a framework for brand owners to protect themselves—as well as their investors, customers and partners—from illegal trademark infringement. Learn more.
