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… Continue reading Ted Cruz Now Using Video To Mislead Public On IANA Transition
Month: June 2016
Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants
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,… Continue reading Brexit Could Impact EU Domain Registrants
How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
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… Continue reading How Diverse Is ICANN? New Study Explores Organisation’s Makeup
Afnic Selects New Board Members
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… Continue reading Afnic Selects New Board Members
DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board
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… Continue reading DNS Belgium Adds Registrar Association and Others To Board
Centralnic Win BRS Media Contract
BRS Media announced to registrars earlier this week that they had chosen Centralnic to run registry backend services for their extensions. BRS Media run the .fm domain name registry, as well as offering a form of proxy registrar for .am. They had also originally applied for the .radio new TLD. Here’s the announcement: CentralNic has… Continue reading Centralnic Win BRS Media Contract
Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom
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:… Continue reading Cruz and Duffy Introduce Legislation To Block IANA Transition Citing Internet Freedom
ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool
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… Continue reading ICANN Unveils New Meeting Schedule Tool
Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job
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… Continue reading Australian ccTLD Registry Advertises CEO Job
New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change
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… Continue reading New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change