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Archives for May 2009

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

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Image via WikipediaRemember the draft IRT report? Well they've published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you'd be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their views and either ignored … [Read more...] about IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

See You In Sydney?

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ICANN Sydney is only a couple of weeks away...If you haven't organised flights, hotels and visas by now you'd want to get a move on!So who is attending?If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or coffee and a chat please let me know (either via the comments or email me directly. All my contact details are over hereRelated articles by Zemanta Blacknight Goes Down Under … [Read more...] about See You In Sydney?

Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments

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One of the WIPO decisions published today relates to gillette.ro. The registrant (respondent) didn't make any submissions in their defence, so the decision could have been quite banal. However some of the panelist's comments under the "Registered and Used in Bad Faith" section are quite interesting under:The Panel disagrees with the Complainant's submission that the only … [Read more...] about Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments

Air France Win WIPO Case

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One of the more recently reported WIPO UDRP cases that caught my attention was in relation to airfrance-suck.comThe decision, which went against the registrant, makes for some interesting reading.The salient points being:The "suck" suffix can be a legitimate defenceA lot of "suck" or "sucks" related WIPO cases end up being ruled in favour of the trademark holderIf you're going … [Read more...] about Air France Win WIPO Case

Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains

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Tucows is taking over the 33 thousand odd domains that were under the accreditation of Parava.The full announcement of the transfer on the ICANN site includes contact details and more. Unfortunately the deaccredited registrar did not transfer billing data, so registrants will need to contact Tucows (under their Hover.com brand) to renew their domains.More information on the … [Read more...] about Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains

IE Domain Registry Announces Record Growth

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The IEDR, which is the current registry operator for dotIE (.ie), announced today that its quarter 1 registration figures were the highest to date. Close to 10 thousand IE domains were registered in the period up to the end of March 2009, which is a 28% increase over Q4 2008. Though the press release doesn't mention that Q4 is shorter due to the Christmas break, which leads to … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Announces Record Growth

Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features

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Nominet maybe attracting some undue attention due to behind the scenes squabbles, governance reviews and proposed policy changes, but the registry is also developing new features and services.Today they announced a number of things that are worthy of attention.The biggest one in many respects is the introduction of a new domain locking mechanism - "phishing lock".This new … [Read more...] about Nominet Introduces Phishing Lock and Other New Features