https://www.circleid.com/blogs/ Postings from on CircleID en Copyright 2026, unless where otherwise noted. 2026-03-31T21:29:00+00:00 https://circleid.com/posts20111215_stopping_sopas_anti_circumvention https://circleid.com/posts20111215_stopping_sopas_anti_circumvention More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/postsicann_the_stakes_in_registrar_accreditation https://circleid.com/postsicann_the_stakes_in_registrar_accreditation More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20110610_deceptive_assurances_of_privacy https://circleid.com/posts20110610_deceptive_assurances_of_privacy More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/postseditorials_against_protect_ip https://circleid.com/postseditorials_against_protect_ip More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20110512_debugging_legislation_protect_ip https://circleid.com/posts20110512_debugging_legislation_protect_ip More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20110506_dhs_takedown_frenzy_mozilla_refuses_to_delete_mafiaafire_add_on https://circleid.com/posts20110506_dhs_takedown_frenzy_mozilla_refuses_to_delete_mafiaafire_add_on More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20110203_super_bust_due_process_and_domain_name_seizure https://circleid.com/posts20110203_super_bust_due_process_and_domain_name_seizure More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20091208_personalized_search_opacity https://circleid.com/posts20091208_personalized_search_opacity More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20090921_the_freedom_to_innovate_without_permission https://circleid.com/posts20090921_the_freedom_to_innovate_without_permission In a speech this morning, widely heralded (and criticized) as a call for "network neutrality," FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski: "Why has the Internet proved to be such a powerful engine for creativity, innovation, and economic growth? A big part of the answer traces back to one key decision by the Internet's original architects: to make the Internet an open system." Now "open system" doesn't mean anarchy. The Internet has rules, technical standards codified in the unassuming sounding "Requests for Comment." More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts20090324_susan_crawford_white_house_ada_lovelace_day https://circleid.com/posts20090324_susan_crawford_white_house_ada_lovelace_day Ada Lovelace Day comes the news that Susan Crawford (Wikipedia, CircleID) is headed to the White House as special assistant to the president for science, technology, and innovation policy... More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/postsicann_new_tld_hype https://circleid.com/postsicann_new_tld_hype Junket Meeting last week, ICANN's Board approved the GNSO Council's recommendations for the eventual addition to the root of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This means that eventually, when the staff drafts, community comments upon, and Board approves implementation processes, those with deep pockets will have the opportunity to bid for new TLD strings... More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts86257_fcc_internet_filtering https://circleid.com/posts86257_fcc_internet_filtering More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts710254_whois_privacy_domain_name_registration https://circleid.com/posts710254_whois_privacy_domain_name_registration Doc's post and the impending comments deadline for the next iteration of ICANN's never-ending WHOIS saga finally pushed me to write up my thoughts on the latest iteration of ICANN debate. As Doc points out, much of the current debate is very inside baseball, tied up in acronyms atop bureaucratic layers. Small wonder then that ordinary domain name registrants and Internet users haven't commented much, while the fora are dominated by INTA members turning out responses to an "urgent request" to "let ICANN know that Whois is important to the brand owners I represent"... More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/posts79713_lawyer_domain_registrant_guilty https://circleid.com/posts79713_lawyer_domain_registrant_guilty lawyers sending out improper cease-and-desists, Wired News reports that a Nevada man has pleaded guilty to impersonating a lawyer to extort domain registrants to turn over their domain names. "A Nevada man pleaded guilty Thursday to his plotting to steal domain names from their legitimate owners by impersonating a California intellectual property lawyer and send threatening letters to domain name owners in hopes of convincing them to turn over the domains to him..." More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00 https://circleid.com/postsnew_domain_names_internet https://circleid.com/postsnew_domain_names_internet blogging about ICANN's new gTLD policy or lack thereof [also featured on CircleID], I've had several people ask me why I care so much about ICANN and new top-level domains. Domain names barely matter in a world of search and hyperlinks, I'm told, and new domains would amount to little more than a cash transfer to new registries from those trying to protect their names and brands. While I agree that type-in site-location is less and less relevant, and we haven't yet seen much end-user focused innovation in the use of domain names, I'm not ready to throw in the towel. I think ICANN is still in a position to do affirmative harm to Internet innovation. More...]]> 2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00