Apple Fights for Mexican Domain Name

[IPB Corporation]

If ICANN's battle with the United States isn't enough here comes
corporate America and
its lawers.

iPod and iTunes maker fights for Mexican country code domain name.

Apple, Inc. has launched a complaint with World Intellectual Property
Organization over the domain name iTunes.com.mx. .Mx is Mexico’s
country code, and .com.mx is the standard second level domain used in
the country (although Mexico is now opening up .mx at the first
level). The arbitration panel should render a decision on whether
Apple gets the domain name within a couple months.

This isn’t Apple’s first foray into arbitration for iTunes-related
domain names. In 2008, the company won iTunesLatino.com and
iTunesDownload.com through arbitration at National Arbitration Forum.
iTunesLatino.com now forwards to a Spanish-language version of
iTunes.com. The registrar that controlled iTunesDownload.com never
transferred the domain to Apple. (That registrar, Lead Networks of
India, is currently fighting with ICANN to keep its accreditation.)

As well they should! If Apple wants the domain they should pay Lead
Networks for it!!!

This is just an example of the mess ICANN is in for if they bend to
U.S. control and American
attorneys are turned loss on the world.

Let me take this opportunity to invite Lead Networks of India, to join
GlobalDNA where we will resolve iTunesDownload.com even if ICANN will
not.