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==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]]

* [[Susan Anthony]]

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* [[Dr. Willie Black]]

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>

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:

* '''WG B''' - Protection on famous trade-marks

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 ==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]]
 * [[Susan Anthony]]
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 * [[Dr. Willie Black]]
-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>
-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:
 * '''WG B''' - Protection on famous trade-marks