Discuss Internet Governance, New TLDs, and the Harmful Effects of Cybersquatting

ATLANTA, September 25, 2008 -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its eighth educational forum on online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance on Tuesday, September 23. Hosted by CADNA, Turner Broadcasting System, and Alston & Bird at the CNN Center in Atlanta, the event featured expert advice on proactive, preventative and reactive online domain name strategies available to brand owners and provided a forum for frank discussion.

With the Help of New Members

WASHINGTON, September 17, 2008 -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is pleased to announce the addition of two new members: NIKE, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company. Nike and Wells Fargo have joined the leading brand owners of CADNA to help the Coalition achieve its goal of stopping illegal and unethical infringement of brands and trademarks online. Brand owners are growing increasingly concerned with the direction that Internet governance has taken and are looking to make an impact by getting involved in the public discussion of this issue. This is a positive and encouraging reaction, especially in light of the recent structural reorganization at ICANN, the Internet governing body, that conflicts with the organization’s duty to uphold public interest.

Global Brands Come Together on the Avenue of the Americas

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its seventh educational forum on Brand Abuses and Internet Governance on Thursday, July 17. Representatives from a wide range of industries traveled to New York City from across the country and around the world to hear expert advice on particular proactive, preventative and reactive strategies available to brand owners concerned with online brand infringement.

Brand Owners Working Together to Curb Domain Name Abuses and Improve the Internet

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- This past week, the 3rd Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) international domain abuse forum was held in Paris to coincide with one of the most contested ICANN meetings in years. Brands from around the world gathered at the CADNA forum with academic and business leaders to discuss the future of the domain name space and what can be done to improve the landscape for consumers and brand owners alike.

ICANN Solution to Domain Tasting is a Half Measure that Will do Little to Eliminate Tasting or Offer Protections to Internet Users

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2008 – The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), a coalition comprised of 11 globally recognized brand-name companies, would like to recognize ICANN's solution to the problem of “tasting” as a partial success.

Jonathan Zittrain of Oxford University Delivers Keynote

WASHINGTON, June 10, 2008 - This past Thursday, the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its London Online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance Education Forum. Broad in its geographical scope, the forum welcomed companies from the US, UK, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland, with half of the attendees representing Global 500 companies. These attendees came together because of concerns over issues such as online brand dilution and the often-ineffective governance of ICANN. This was the first of two international Online Brand Abuses & Internet Governance Education Forums to be hosted by CADNA, both aimed at creating a global network of brand owners in order to share the latest in proactive, reactive and preventative domain name strategies.

Senator Snowe’s Anti-Phishing Bill, Introduced Today, Will Combat Fraudulent and Deceptive Internet Practices That Harm Consumers and Businesses Alike

WASHINGTON, February 25, 2008 - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), comprised of ten globally recognized brand-name companies, strongly supports the Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act (APCPA), introduced today by Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and cosponsored by Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ted Stevens (R-AK).

How Insiders Leverage the AGP to Avert Domain Name Investment Risks

WASHINGTON, January 30 - The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is announcing the release of a study on drop-catching. Drop-catching is an enabler for other domain abuses such as tasting, kiting and typosquatting. Large registrars and others that have the means to test domains on a large scale have harnessed this technique and built a business around taking advantage of ICANN’s Add Drop Grace Period (AGP).

WASHINGTON, September 27 – CADNA welcomes the Internet Commerce Association’s (ICA) recently announced adoption of an eight-point member code of conduct detailing best practices designed to promote fair and ethical business conduct in the domain name industry.

On behalf of the Internet community, CADNA also welcomes the potential benefits of the member code of conduct adopted by the ICA, and we are encouraged by the proactive measures their member organizations are taking to combat and deter domain name abuse.

WASHINGTON, September 24 – ICANN’s Domain Tasting Ad Hoc group, who is tasked with examining the impact of domain tasting, recently conducted a survey intended to gather industry opinions and experiences with the Add Grace Period (AGP). The AGP is a five-day period during which registrants are able to cancel their domain and recuperate registration fees paid to the registry.