Boston Marathon bombing generates dozens of domain names

MANILA, Philippines – More than a hundred domain names claiming to be possible charitable website for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings surfaced on the net hours after the deadly attack. TheDomains.com (http://www.thedomains.com/) said that at least 125 domain names related to the Boston Marathon bombing have been created. It said the “registered domains” …

DotConnectAfrica Participates at the ICANN 46 International Meeting in Beijing, China

DCA’s application for .Africa new gTLD received an ICANN GAC Policy Advice Objection which the organization hopes to resolve by following the due process provisions within the ICANN new gTLD Program. ICANN 46 Beijing International Meeting PRLog (Press Release) – Apr. 17, 2013 – The DotConnectAfrica Trust delegation led by its Executive Director/CEO, Ms. Bekele …

International Center for Despute Resolutions objections list

ICANN new gTLD’s gave the International Center for Despute Resolutions to deal with the string confusion objections According to the DRSP, The ICDR will constitute panels of independent experts to hear and provide expert determinations of disputes arising from objections to gTLDs (based on String Confusion only) for which applications have been submitted. The ICDR will …

International Chamber of Commerce posts its list of all filed Objections

In line with the New gTLD Dispute Resolution Procedure, ICC has published below a list of all the registered Objections filed with the ICC International Centre for Expertise. According to ICANN, International Chamber of Commerce will deal with the following cases, Limited Public Interest Objections String contradicts generally accepted legal norms of morality and public …

More Than 250M Domain Names Have Now Been Registered, Almost Half Are .Com And .Net

The total number of registered domain names passed 250 million in the last quarter of 2012, according to Verisign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief. More than 6 million domain names were registered in the fourth quarter of 2012, bringing the total to 252 million worldwide. The basic .com domains, of course, make up the majority …

Seasoned International Executive Named to Lead ICANN Communications Team

Duncan Burns to Guide Rapidly Expanding Communications Efforts Beijing, China… The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced that Duncan Burns has been named as the organization’s Vice President of Global Communications. Burns is leaving Hill+Knowlton Strategies in Washington, D.C. to lead ICANN’s rapidly expanding global communications team. “Duncan has the international …

ICANN Engagement Center to Open In Beijing

Beijing, China… ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement office in Beijing. “Engagement with China is not merely an option, we simply must engage at every level or we will lose our legitimacy,” said Chehadé. “This is part of our effort to …

Linguistic Diversity Essential For Innovation, Development, Roundtable Speakers Say

By Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch Multilingualism not only expands cultural horizons but also provides a tool for innovation, speakers gathered at an international roundtable yesterday said. However, language uniformity is a tempting road taken by many – often for cost-related reasons – while multilingualism should be promoted as a factor in development, they said. …

Breaking: ICANN Revised Registry Agreement Posted for Review

In the interest of transparency and accountability ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the community’s information and review. Clean [PDF, 458 KB] Redline [PDF, 455 KB] Summary of Changes [PDF, 155 KB] This revision reflects the inputs and comments received from our stakeholders and other …