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==Comments and Initiatives Related to ICANN's New gTLD Program==

==Comments and Initiatives Related to ICANN's New gTLD Program==

Andrea Calvaruso, partner and chair of the Trademark and Copyright practice group of Kelly Drye said in an interview that the new [[gTLD]] expansion program of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] provides inconvenience for companies and think that the $ 185,000 application fee is expensive and  her clients felt that they are over a barrel, skeptical and resentful to the idea that they need to acquire more domain names. According to her, "The cost of running an entire domain system involves not just registration but legal and IT services, unless a brand is already an IT firm, she says they will have to pay a specialist firm to help them manage the ten year commitment." <ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-internet-names-feared-loathed-by-all/ New Internet Names Feared, Loathed By All]</ref>

Andrea Calvaruso, partner and chair of the Trademark and Copyright practice group of Kelly Drye, said in an interview that the new [[gTLD]] expansion program of the [[ICANN|Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers]] provides inconvenience for companies and think that the $ 185,000 application fee is expensive and  her clients felt that they are over a barrel, skeptical and resentful to the idea that they need to acquire more domain names. According to her, "The cost of running an entire domain system involves not just registration but legal and IT services, unless a brand is already an IT firm, she says they will have to pay a specialist firm to help them manage the ten year commitment." <ref>[http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-internet-names-feared-loathed-by-all/ New Internet Names Feared, Loathed By All]</ref>

As part of its Internet, Trademark and Copyright Law Practice, the firm provide relevant information to its clients about the ICANN's new gTLD program through its publications and blogs. On November 21, 2011, the firm sponsored a seminar on New gTLDs-What in-House Counsel Need To Know:Making Informed Decisions and Protecting Your Brand. <ref>[http://www.kelleydrye.com/events/seminars/0164 New gTLDs-What in-House Counsel Need To Know:Making Informed Decisions and Protecting Your Brand]</ref>

As part of its Internet, Trademark and Copyright Law Practice, the firm provide relevant information to its clients about the ICANN's new gTLD program through its publications and blogs. On November 21, 2011, the firm sponsored a seminar on New gTLDs-What in-House Counsel Need To Know:Making Informed Decisions and Protecting Your Brand. <ref>[http://www.kelleydrye.com/events/seminars/0164 New gTLDs-What in-House Counsel Need To Know:Making Informed Decisions and Protecting Your Brand]</ref>