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Archives for June 2016

Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition

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Senator Ted Cruz really has it in for ICANN, the current US president and the rest of the internet .. Oh and by the way, he also seems to think that the US owns the internet .. After a protracted letter writing campaign the senator has now turned to video to help drive home his message. The video, which was released yesterday, is to push support for the rather bizarrely … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition

Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

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The current policies for .eu domain name registration restrict registration to organisations, businesses and individuals that meet certain criteria. In order to get a .eu domain name you need to be resident within the EU, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein. This is laid out in the current policy as follows: (i)an undertaking having its registered office, central … [Read more...] about Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants

How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup

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ICANN is a strange beast. Even the term "ICANN", which is itself an acronym, has more than one meaning. There are at least two "ICANNs", one is the "community", which is made up of everyone who engages with the ICANN "circus" and then there is ICANN the organisation itself - a California not-for-profit. While people outside the internet industry probably have never heard of … [Read more...] about How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup

Afnic Selects New Board Members

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Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, held it's General Assembly on June 10th. During the meeting they elected both a new chair to the Afnic board, as well as several new board members. Board members are drawn from a number of eligible groups. The new board members are: Two members for the “Registrars” college: Mr. Eric Lantonnet (NAMEBAY) for a 4-year mandate Mr. Tristan … [Read more...] about Afnic Selects New Board Members

DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

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DNS Belgium, who run both the .be ccTLD as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, have announced some additions to their board of directors. The newly formed Belgian Registrars Association, Bereas, is joining the board, as is Comeos, BeCommerce and IAB Belgium. Full details in the release below: Leuven, 20 June 2016 -- DNS Belgium, the non-profit association responsible for … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board

Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom

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Senator Ted Cruz has upped the ante in his campaign against ICANN and the IANA transition. Over the past few months Cruz has written multiple letters to ICANN and others. Today, however, he switched gears and introduced a bill to the US Senate. The bill's very title gives an indication of its tone and content: "The Protecting Internet Freedom Act". The "freedom" line isn't a … [Read more...] about Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom

ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool

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Over the past year or so ICANN's meeting team and IT team have been working on a number of things to help make the overall meeting experience better. They introduced a mobile app (search for "ICANN56" on the app store to download it) and now they've rolled out a new look and feel for the actual meeting schedule itself. For those of you who attend events around the globe the … [Read more...] about ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool

Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job

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Back in March of this year auDA announced that they weren't renewing their then CEO's contract. So after over 15 years in the role Chris Disspain was leaving the organisation. Obviously his position could not be left vacant indefinitely, so it's little surprise that they recently published a job advertisement. There's no indication of salary or benefits that come with the … [Read more...] about Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job

New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change

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In common with several other ccTLDs, the .nz ccTLD is split into two bodies. While the registry operator is NZRS, the policies are managed by a different entity The Domain Name Commission. They've recently been reviewing their whois related policies and have come up with a proposal which would allow private individuals to opt out of public whois. However the proposal is … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change