Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse
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| Type: | Non profit Organization |
| Industry: | Internet |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| Founder(s): | Josh Bourne Phil Lodico |
| Headquarters: | Washington, D.C. |
| Country: | USA |
| Website: | www.cadna.org |
| Blog: | CADNA Blog |
| Key People | |
| Josh Bourne,co-founder & President Phil Lodico, co-founder | |
CADNA is an acronym for 'Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse a non profit organization dedicated in fighting against illegal cyber activities, domain name abuse particularly cybersquatting.
Background[edit | edit source]
FairWinds Partners co-managers Josh Bourne and Phil Lodico together with several brand owners such as Dell Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Marriott International Inc. established the organization in 2007. The organization's main objective is to campaign for the legislation of the Anti-cybersquatting Protection Act. The organization hired Alston and Bird LLP law firm to work in lobbying with the members of the United States Congress to pass the law.CADNA is also campaigning for the policy reforms within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.[1] [2]
Specific Objectives[edit | edit source]
CADNA aims to achieve the following specific objectives:[3]
- Reduction of online infringements on all top level domains (TLDs) and the introduction of new and irrelevant TLD
- Preventing cybercrime and cybersquatting practices by increasing penalties
- Creating a manageable online infringement monitoring and enforcement strategies for trademark owners to protect consumers effeciently
- Implementation of ICANN policies that prevent registrants who conducts domain abuses
- Educating elected officials regarding domain-related policy reform that will improve consumer safety
Membership[edit | edit source]
The member organizations of CADNA are owners of several global brands. They jointly believe in the significance of online brands and trademarks protection. These organizations are represented by individuals who are expert in the field of Trademark Counsel, Online Marketing, Corporate and Government Affairs and Risk Management.A complete list of CADNA's membership can be found here
Comments on ICANN[edit | edit source]
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse openly criticized the current ICANN structure and claimed that the international internet governing body abandoned some of its decision-making power and were taken over by some of the stake holders within the ICANN commity that are profiting from domain names. The organization is participating in the activities of ICANN to represent the interests of businesses and consumers and to push its objective to evaluate the internet governing body's organizational structure to be able to implement necessary reforms.[4]
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