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| | |date_founded = 2006 | ||
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| founders | |focus = Trade Organization | ||
| | |founders = [[Marc Ostrofsky]] | ||
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| | |organization_type = Non-Profit | ||
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'''The Internet Commerce Association''', or '''ICA''', is a Washington based trade organization that represents the interests of domain name investors and developers and the direct search industry through their education of advertisers, working with policy developers, and their lobbying of diverse groups.<ref>[ | '''The Internet Commerce Association''', or '''ICA''', is a Washington based trade organization that represents the interests of domain name investors and developers and the direct search industry through their education of advertisers, working with policy developers, and their lobbying of diverse groups.<ref>[https://www.internetcommerce.org/about-us/ ICA About]</ref> | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
The ICA identifies [[ICANN]] and the U.S. government as the bodies it tries hardest to monitor and work with; and it claims to be the only trade group working with and within these bodies.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/23/catching-up-with-the-internet-commerce-association/ Domain Name Wire]</ref> The ICA was created in 2006, following the lawsuit between [[ICANN]] and [[Verisign]]. They claim that; "After reviewing that back room-negotiated no-bid perpetual contract, domain name monetization industry leaders concluded that permanent representation within [[ICANN]], in Washington, and in other critical decision-making arenas was needed to protect its collective interests".<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/initiatives_achievements ICA Achievements]</ref> | The ICA identifies [[ICANN]] and the U.S. government as the bodies it tries hardest to monitor and work with; and it claims to be the only trade group working with and within these bodies.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2010/08/23/catching-up-with-the-internet-commerce-association/ Domain Name Wire]</ref> The ICA was created in 2006, following the lawsuit between [[ICANN]] and [[Verisign]]. They claim that; "After reviewing that back room-negotiated no-bid perpetual contract, domain name monetization industry leaders concluded that permanent representation within [[ICANN]], in Washington, and in other critical decision-making arenas was needed to protect its collective interests".<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/initiatives_achievements ICA Achievements]</ref> | ||
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==ICANN== | ==ICANN== | ||
*On January 15th, 2018, ICANN introduced the idea of examining and reforming the UDRP with its Version 1.0 of the ICA UDRP Reform Policy Platform, A Re-Examination of the Defense of Laches After 18 Years of the UDRP <ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20180115_re_examination_of_the_defense_of_laches_after_18_years_of_the_udrp/ A Re-Examination of the Defense of Laches After 18 Years of the UDRP]</ref> | |||
*In June, 2011, The ICA urged [[ICANN Board|the board]] to adopt a policy that no incumbent registry seeking to affiliate with a registrar be allowed to simply elect to transition to the new gTLD Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/06/04/exclusive-ica-letter-to-icann-brass-on-variable-pricing-urs-application-to-existing-tlds-including-com/ ICA Letter to ICANN Brass- TheDomains.com]</ref> | *In June, 2011, The ICA urged [[ICANN Board|the board]] to adopt a policy that no incumbent registry seeking to affiliate with a registrar be allowed to simply elect to transition to the new gTLD Registry Agreement.<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2011/06/04/exclusive-ica-letter-to-icann-brass-on-variable-pricing-urs-application-to-existing-tlds-including-com/ ICA Letter to ICANN Brass- TheDomains.com]</ref> | ||
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