Advertisers: That’s exactly what we said when you started this By Katy Bachman Try to follow this. Icann, the international organization that has begun to roll out hundreds of new generic top level domains over the objections of brands worried about domain abuse, is now warning brands that they are at risk of domain abuse. …
The European Commission is not a big fan of the David versus Goliath ICANN new gTLD auction scenario. On December 12 last year, ICANN released a set of revised public auction rules. These auctions are presented as the avenue of last resort for resolving new gTLD contentions. As is ICANN’s custom, the rules were put …
Exclusive Interview with “.CO” CEO Juan Diego Calle with Robert Schoon latinpost.com The internet is about to erupt with thousands of new domain name extensions, supplementing the familiar “.com” with new website address endings from “.company” to “.photography.” Juan Diego Calle, CEO of “.CO”, a preexisting domain focused on startups, tells LatinPost why he’s not …
Next week, ICANN opens the Internet up to new domains like .ski, .sexy, and .berlin — and Fadi Chehade has to handle people unhappy with the change. Also: time for the US to let go of its Net oversight? Starting next week, the Internet is going to look very different — and ICANN Chief Executive …
100 New Generic Top Level Domains Delegated Into Internet 21 January 2014 Los Angeles, California… ICANN‘s Global Domains Division today announced that the number of new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) delegated into the Internet’s Root Zone has topped 100. Delegation is one of the final steps before the Registries that control the domains may begin …
DotConnectAfrica in a published Press Release yesterday announced that its Amended Notice of IRP is the latest step towards resolution of the dispute between ICANN and DCA Trust over ICANN Board decisions and actions taken with regard to DCA Trust’s application for the .africa new gTLD. Notice further says ICANN is committed to publishing documents …
Elisa Cooper the Chair of the ICANN Business Constituency in a letter dated December 30, 2013 has told ICANN not to allow singular and plural’s strings of the same word. New gTLD Program Committee: We urge you to take immediate action to avoid the significant problems of allowing both singular and plural forms of the …
As various groups discuss their ideas for the Brazil Conference on the Future of Internet Governance in April, one issue is rising to the top of the agenda: stakeholder roles. Increasingly, it looks as if the Brazil conference will be used to challenge a definition of multistakeholder governance that assigns different ‘roles’ to state actors …
In an effort to prepare for the upcoming launch of a new Registry/Registrar accreditation tool, ICANN is inviting Registries and Registrars to participate in a Beta Test session of Automated Registrar Onboarding System (AROS). This session will allow users to explore the various accreditation functionalities of the system and provide valuable feedback to ICANN for …
As reported by Michael Berkens on thedomains.com. Vox Populi Registry Inc. (VOX) was in the news last week when it put up a site taking Priority Registrations for .sucks domain names for $250 per domain, per year, and Trademark Priority Registrations of $2,500 per domain threatening trademark owners to act now because if they wait …