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DIDP Request #28 - ICANN renews Verisign’s RZM Contract? — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 08:10 AM
Our request to ICANN was related to our (mistaken) assumption that Verisign and ICANN had signed an agreement for Root Zone Maintenance and had recently renewed it. In that context we had asked for information such as documents reflecting the decision making process, copy of the current RZM agreement, public comments and an audit report of Verisign’s RZM functions.
DIDP Request #27 - On ICANN’s support to new gTLD Applicants — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 08:03 AM
In order to promote access to the New gTLD Program in developing regions, ICANN set up the New gTLD Applicant Support Program (Program) which seeks to facilitate cooperation between gTLD applicants from developing countries and those willing and able to support them financially (and in kind).
DIDP Request #25 - Curbing Sexual Harassment at ICANN — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 06:14 AM
Markus Kummer at Public Forum 2 mentioned that ICANN has standards of behavior regarding sexual harassment that are applicable for its staff.
DIDP Request #23 - ICANN does not Know how Diverse its Comment Section Is — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 05:55 AM
While researching ICANN and the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG), we came across a diversity analysis report of a public comment section.
DIDP Request #22 - Reconsideration Requests from Parties affected by ICANN Action — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 03:52 AM
According to ICANN by-laws, ICANN has the responsibility to answer to reconsideration requests filed by those directly affected by its actions.
DIDP Request #21 - ICANN’s Relationship with the RIRs — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 03:42 AM
At CIS, we wanted a clearer understanding of ICANN’s relationship with the 5 internet registries. The large amount contributed by the RIRs to ICANN’s funding lead us to question the nature of this relationship as well as the payment. We wrote to ICANN asking them for these details.
DIDP Request #20 - Is Presumptive Renewal of Verisign’s Contracts a Good Thing? — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 30, 2016 02:01 AM
ICANN’s contract agreements with different registries contain a presumptive renewal clause. Unless they voluntarily give up their rights or there is a material breach by the registry operator, their contract with ICANN will be automatically renewed.
DIDP Request #19 - ICANN’s role in the Postponement of the IANA Transition — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 29, 2016 04:37 PM
In March 2014, the National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) of the United States government announced plans to shift the Internet Assigned Names and Numbers (IANA) functions from ICANN to the global multistakeholder community. The initial deadline set for this was September 2015.
DIDP Request #18 - ICANN’s Internal Website will Stay Internal — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 29, 2016 02:53 PM
ICANN maintains an internal website accessible to staff and employees. We requested ICANN to provide us with a document with the contents of that website in the interest of transparency and accountability.
USTR elaborates the Two Dozen Digital Rules of Club TPP — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 29, 2016 08:00 AM
Members of the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are now scrounging the world to include more countries in its fold. The Digital 2 Dozen(D2D) is a bite-sized document which packs the TPP into 24 key tenets. The D2D, aggressively championed by the US as the path forward for the global digital economy poses some critical questions for India: first, how will India position itself against US pressure in the larger scheme of US-India foreign relations, and how much is it willing to concede its policies in the name of trade; second, how will reduced barriers and establishment of a level field for Indian and foreign IT and internet companies alike, hurt Indian consumers and businesses? This week, the Deputy US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Holleyman discussed the Digital 2 Dozen document with Ambassador Shyam Saran (Chairman, RIS). The exchange was moderated by Samir Saran (Observer Research Foundation). I attended the discussion and this post is a summary of the key points.
Policy Shaping in the Indian IT Industry: Recommendations by NASSCOM on Transfer Pricing, 2014-2016 — by Pavishka Mittal — last modified Jul 29, 2016 08:39 AM
This is the final part of a series of three blog posts, authored by Pavishka Mittal, tracking the engagements by NASSCOM and iSPIRT in suggesting and shaping the IT industry policies in India during 2006-2016. This post aims to explain the law of transfer pricing in India, and the suggestions made by NASSCOM regarding the same. Transfer pricing is regarded as one of the most controversial operations of multinationals resulting in tax avoidance and arbitrage.
Letter to MPs on Concerns on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership — by Anubha Sinha — last modified Jul 29, 2016 02:39 AM
The Centre for Internet and Society sent a letter to Members of Parliament on July 27, 2016 to appeal to re-examine the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
DIDP Request #17 - How ICANN Chooses their Contractual Compliance Auditors — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 29, 2016 02:20 AM
At a congressional hearing on internet governance and progress, then President of ICANN Fadi Chehadi indicated that the number of people working on compliance audits grew substantially—from 6 to 24 (we misquoted it as 25)— in the span of a few years.
DIDP Request #16 - ICANN has no Documentation on Registrars’ “Abuse Contacts” — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 29, 2016 02:11 AM
Registrars on contract with ICANN are required to maintain an “abuse contact” - a 24/7 dedicated phone line and e-mail address to receive reports of abuse regarding the registered names sponsored by the registrar.
DIDP Request #15: What is going on between Verisign and ICANN? — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 29, 2016 02:01 AM
During a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on “Internet Governance Progress After ICANN 53,” President and CEO of ICANN - Mr Fadi Chehade indicated that ICANN follows up with registries and registrars on receipt of any complaint against them about violations of their contract with ICANN.
Roundtable: Identifying and Limiting Hate Speech and Harassment Online — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Aug 09, 2016 01:31 PM
Japreet Grewal attended this event organized by Software Freedom Law Centre at Constitution Club Of India, Rafi Marg, New Delhi on July 28, 2016.
DIDP Request #14: Keeping track of ICANN’s contracted parties: Registrars — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 28, 2016 04:34 PM
In September 2016, we filed two separate DIDP requests regarding ICANN’s Contractual Compliance Goals.
DIDP Request #13: Keeping track of ICANN’s contracted parties: Registries — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 28, 2016 03:40 PM
On multiple occasions, Fadi Chehade, then President and CEO of ICANN has emphasized the importance of conducting audits (internal and external) to ensure compliance of ICANN’s contracted parties. At a US congressional hearing, he spoke about the contract monitoring function of ICANN.
Facebook is censoring some posts on Indian Kashmir — by Prasad Krishna — last modified Jul 28, 2016 03:03 AM
Film makers, activists and journalists accused Facebook of blocking their accounts this week after they posted messages and images related to the violence in the trouble-torn province of Kashmir. In recent weeks, the India administered, Muslim-majority Kashmir state has been facing violence and curfews after protests erupted against the killing of a popular leader of a terrorist group.
DIDP Request #9 - Exactly how involved is ICANN in the NETmundial Initiative? — by Asvatha Babu — last modified Jul 27, 2016 03:53 PM
The importance and relevance of knowing ICANN’s involvement in the NETmundial Initiative cannot be overstated.
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