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| ==The First ICANN Working Group== | | ==The First ICANN Working Group== |
− | Historically, the first working group was created on June 12 1999 during the transition period of the management of the domain name system from the US government to ICANN. The interim [[Domain Name Supporting Organization|DNSO]] Names Council of ICANN formed '''Working Group A''' to examine the Chapter 3 of the [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]] recommendations regarding the [[UDRP|Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy]].[[Amadeu Abril i Abril]] of [[Nominalia]] and [[Jonathan Cohen]] of [[FICPI|Federation International des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle]] were appointed co-chairs of Working Group A. Its initial members include: <ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19990612.NCtelecon.html Results of DNSO Names Council Teleconference on June 11th, 1999]</ref> | + | Historically, the first working group was created on June 12th, 1999, during the transition period of the management of the [[DNS|domain name system]] from the US government to ICANN. The interim [[Domain Name Supporting Organization|DNSO]] Names Council of ICANN formed '''Working Group A''' to examine Chapter 3 of the [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]]'s recommendations regarding the [[UDRP|Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy]]. [[Amadeu Abril i Abril]] of [[Nominalia]] and [[Jonathan Cohen]] of [[FICPI|Federation International des Conseils en Propriete Industrielle]] were appointed co-chairs of Working Group A. Its initial members include: <ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19990612.NCtelecon.html Results of DNSO Names Council Teleconference on June 11th, 1999]</ref> |
| * [[Mark Partridge]] | | * [[Mark Partridge]] |
| * [[Susan Anthony]] | | * [[Susan Anthony]] |
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| * [[Dr. Willie Black]] | | * [[Dr. Willie Black]] |
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− | Working Group A was criticized by University of Miami Law Professor [[Michael Froomkin]]. He described the working group as a failure and it is not properly constituted based on ICANN rules.He cited that working group A was not properly represented from each of the constituency under the DNSO, which is a requirement under the ICANN rules. According to him, the working group was manipulated and railroaded by the chairman by creating sub-groups, minimizing and disenfranchising inputs and points of view.<ref>[http://osaka.law.miami.edu/~amf/icann-udp.htm Comments on ICANN Uniform Dispute Policy]</ref> | + | Working Group A was criticized by University of Miami Law Professor [[Michael Froomkin]], he described the working group as a failure and that it was not properly constituted based on ICANN rules. He cited that working group A was not properly representative of each of the constituencies within the DNSO, which is a requirement under ICANN rules. According to him, the working group was further manipulated and railroaded by the chairman, by creating sub-groups, and minimizing and disenfranchising input.<ref>[http://osaka.law.miami.edu/~amf/icann-udp.htm Comments on ICANN Uniform Dispute Policy]</ref> |
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− | Despite criticisms, subsequent Working Groups were also created by the DNSO Names Council on June 25, 1999 to perform specific tasks such as: | + | Despite criticisms, subsequent Working Groups were also created by the DNSO Names Council on June 25, 1999, to perform specific tasks such as: |
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| * '''WG B''' - Protection on famous trade-marks | | * '''WG B''' - Protection on famous trade-marks |