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==Education==
==Education==
Mr. Leibowitz received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in American History from the University of Wisconsin and his Degree in Law from New York University School of Law.<ref name="Leibowitz" />
Mr. Leibowitz received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in American History from the University of Wisconsin and his Degree in Law from New York University School of Law.<ref name="Leibowitz" />
==Comments on ICANN==
On December 7, 2011, Mr. Leibowitz expressed his concern over the ICANN's new gTLD program during a hearing conducted by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Although the House inquiry is about "Oversight of the Antitrust Enforcement Agencies," Cong. Bob Goodlatte, chair of the committee asked Leibowitz opinion regarding the possibility of introducing thousands of [TLD]]s. In response, Leibowitz said that FTC is "very, very concerned that this roll-out of new gTLDs has the potential to be a disaster for consumers and for businesses." He points the inaccuracy of information in the [[Whois]] database as the main reason of the concern because it makes law enforcement difficult to track criminals on the internet. He also added that adding more TLDs would make the situation "exponentially worse." Furthermore, he cited that the program provides less benefit to businesses and consumers and the Commission sees enormous costs. On the other hand, when Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren asked Leibowitz regarding ICANN's performance on internet governance and consumer protection, the FTC chair said, "I don't mean to disparage ICANN itself. I think they do a lot of very good things." <ref>[http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/12/07/ftc-chairman-slams-gtld-program FTC 'very, very concerned' about new gTLD program]</ref>
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