2015-05-26

Updated article of the week -- Cybersquatting.

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<big><b>[[
LACNIC
]]</b></big><br>

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<big><b>[[
Cybersquatting
]]</b></big><br>



[[File:Lacniclogo.png|thumb|left]]
'''
LACNIC
''' is the
acronym for ''' Latin American
and
Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry'''
,
which
is of the
five regional
[[
RIR
]]
s that allocate and administer [[IP Address]]es.<ref>[http
:
//www.webopedia.com/TERM/L/LACNIC.html LACNIC definition]</ref> LACNIC's central aim
is to
manage Internet number resources
,
including IPv4
,
IPv6, and ASN
.
The organization's
has
approximately 3,000 members spread across 18 countries
.

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'''
CyberSquatting
''' is the
action of attempting to profit by purchasing domain names made of marketable
and
trademark related terms
,
and later reselling or licensing those names back to the companies that developed the trademark.



<br />

<small><strong>Related: [[
Oscar Robles-Garay
]]

- [[
IPv4
]] - [[
RIR
]] </strong></small>

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That
is
, CyberSquatters undertake the deliberate, abusive registration of domain names in violation
of the
rights of trademark owners. Abusive registration of a domain names is defined by
[[
WIPO
]]
as
:

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* Registration of a domain name which
is
identical or misleadingly similar to a trademark.

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* A registration which the registrant has no rights
to,
or legitimate interests in
,
with respect to the domain name
.

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* Wherein the domain name
has
been registered and is used in bad faith
.

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<br /><small><strong>Related: [[
Domaining
]] - [[
Sunrise Period
]] - [[
Phishing
]]</strong></small>

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<big><b>[[ICANN 53 - Edit-a-thon]]</b></big><br>

<big><b>[[ICANN 53 - Edit-a-thon]]</b></big><br>



[[File:ICANNWiki Edit-A-Thon.jpg|thumb|left| June, TBD 2015]] ICANNWiki is a small team of editors and contributors who have helped shape over 5,000 articles about [[ICANN]], the [[DNS]] and [[Internet governance]] as a whole. Our goal is continue to create and collaborate on relevant and educational articles that serve as a touchstone for our community. An edit-a-thon is a small, but powerful tool to start, grow or edit the information on ICANNWiki, and build a community of contributors.

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[[File:ICANNWiki Edit-A-Thon.jpg|thumb|left| June, TBD 2015]] ICANNWiki is a small team of editors and contributors who have helped shape over 5,000 articles about [[ICANN]], the [[DNS]] and [[Internet governance]] as a whole. Our goal is
to
continue to create and collaborate on relevant and educational articles that serve as a touchstone for our community. An edit-a-thon is a small, but powerful tool to start, grow or edit the information on ICANNWiki, and build a community of contributors.

Changes can start small--create or fill in your personal or company page, fix a small error. Or perhaps you have some insight into the history and trajectory of the [[new gTLD Program]]? Or, you're at the forefront of initiatives such as [[NETmundial]] or have something factual to contribute to our [[IANA Transition]] article? Come to our edit-a-thon and choose your level of participation!

Changes can start small--create or fill in your personal or company page, fix a small error. Or perhaps you have some insight into the history and trajectory of the [[new gTLD Program]]? Or, you're at the forefront of initiatives such as [[NETmundial]] or have something factual to contribute to our [[IANA Transition]] article? Come to our edit-a-thon and choose your level of participation!

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<small><strong>Related: [[ICANN]] - [[
Internet Governance
]] - [[
Steve Crocker
]]</strong></small>

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<small><strong>Related: [[ICANN
53
]] - [[
ICANN
]] - [[
ICANN Meetings
]]</strong></small>

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