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Sage.ai Dispute Gives Guidance on Common One Word Domains

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Sage Global Services Limited is a well-known British company that is commonly known as Sage and operates on Sage.com. The company recently filed a UDRP at the World Intellectual Property Organization against the Sage.ai domain name, which is owned by a domain investor. The decision was published on Friday, and it was brought to my attention by the Internet Commerce Association.

The three member WIPO panel – John Swinson, W. Scott Blackmer, and Tony Willoughby – ruled in favor of the domain registrant. The panel declined to rule that this was Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, but that has little bearing on the outcome since the registrant will retain the domain name.

ICA Releases More Details About 2024 Member Meeting

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Earlier this Summer, the ICA announced it would hold its 2024 Member Meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20, 2024. The event will be held at Resorts World. Tickets for the meeting are now available to purchase for an early bird price of $399 – valid until September 10.

The price will continue to rise up until the event is held, but the ICA has a series of special offers for people who aren’t members of the ICA but sign up to become members. Here is the breakdown of ticket prices and the special new ICA member offer:

ICA Introduces Broker Code of Conduct Badge

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The  Internet Commerce Association (ICA) recently developed and announced a Voluntary ICA Broker Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct is a voluntary set of guidelines created with the input of ICA members to help establish best practices for professional conduct expected from domain brokers.

Yesterday afternoon, the ICA invited domain name brokers, who are Bronze-level members or higher, to commit to abide by the Voluntary Broker Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct covers topics like working with a client’s best interests in mind, using a brokerage agreement that lists all terms and fees, disclosing any conflicts of interests, and quite a few other expectations and best practices that professional domain brokers should maintain.

2024 ICA Member Meeting in Las Vegas

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The Internet Commerce Association, an organization that advocates on behalf of domain investors and industry service providers, announced it would be hosting its 2024 annual meeting in Las Vegas. Although the details have not been finalized, the event will be held from January 17 – 19.

Here’s what was announced to the ICA membership in an email this morning:

ICA to Host Meeting in Las Vegas in January

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced that it will host its Annual Member Meeting early next year at Resorts World Las Vegas. The members only event will be held January 22 – 24, 2023. Early bird tickets are now for sale via EventBrite.

Here are some of the details about the event tickets and costs that were shared by the ICA:

ICA Submits Comment to ICANN on Transfer Policy Report

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George Kirikos published several articles on FreeSpeech.com about the ICANN public comment period for the domain name transfer policy review. George submitted a comment requesting additional time for the comment period, and the submission deadline was extended to August 16th. I chatted with George, and he doesn’t feel that this new deadline is sufficient time for him, and continues to believe that more time is required to complete a full submission.

One of the reasons I am a member of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is because I rely on their advocacy on behalf of domain investors. The ICA participates in ICANN discussions, and I believe their submissions hold more weight than an individual submission I would make. In addition, I believe the ICA is more knowledgable about various ICANN policy-related topics and can provide more comprehensive commentary than I could.

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