Last Friday ICANN took German registrar EPAG to court in Germany.German courts seem to be pretty fast, so instead of having to wait weeks or months to see how they'd rule, we've already got the answer.The German court in Bonn has ruled that EPAG (Tucows) is not obliged to collect extra contacts beyond the domain name registrant.The decision, naturally, is in German, … [Read more...] about ICANN vs Epag / Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN
Archives for May 2018
ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why
As I noted over the weekend, ICANN has instigated legal action against Epag, an ICANN accredited registrar based in Germany that is part of the Tucows group.ICANN claims that the case is to "preserve WHOIS data", but Tucows asserts in their statement that the ICANN approach is flawed. It's not a frivolous statement, but one they've backed with fairly detailed rationale - … [Read more...] about ICANN vs EPAG / Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They’re Doing and Why
Nominet Non-Executive Elections Nominations Open
This year Nominet's non-executive director elections are for two seats.David Thornton can be re-elected for at least another term and I gather that he is planning on running again this year.Dickie Armour has been a non-executive director of Nominet for several years and is not planning on running for another term this year.As always the voting thresholds will be … [Read more...] about Nominet Non-Executive Elections Nominations Open
ICANN Sues German Registrar Over GDPR
ICANN announced Friday that it is pursuing legal action in Germany against Epag. Epag is owned by Tucows, who are one of the largest registrars in the world.So what is going on?Why is ICANN taking legal action against a registrar?According to the announcement from ICANN the action is "to preserve whois data".However it's not that simple.ICANN has been … [Read more...] about ICANN Sues German Registrar Over GDPR
World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire
Europa Park in Germany has been the venue for World Hosting Days, now known as CloudFest, for several years. Every year the largest hosting conference in Europe is held in the theme park in Germany about a week before it opens to the public.This weekend the park is making headlines around the world for another reason. A very big fire broke out in one of the attractions on … [Read more...] about World Hosting Days / CloudFest Venue Damaged by Fire
Macron to Announce Paris as IGF Host
According to reports in the French media today French president Emmanuel Macron will be announcing France as the host of the 2018 Internet Governance Forum.In a report in today's Le Figaro the newspaper says that the announcement should be made later today: Le président de la République qui reçoit ce mercredi à l'Élysée une soixantaine de grands patrons d'entreprises de … [Read more...] about Macron to Announce Paris as IGF Host
IP Numbers Community Re-Elects Da Silva to ICANN Board
The ASO, which represents the IP numbering community globally, recently completed its election cycle for the ICANN Board. I posted about the original slate of nominees a few months ago.Ron da Silva has been re-elected for a 3 year term which will start at ICANN's autumn meeting later this year.Full details on the election process within the ASO may be found here, with … [Read more...] about IP Numbers Community Re-Elects Da Silva to ICANN Board
What’s Going on With ICANN and GDPR? Join the Webinar to Find out
The Internet Infrastructure Coalition and eco are hosting a webinar this afternoon on GDPR.With both organisations focussing on the internet infrastructure ecosystem the obvious focus of the webinar will be on ICANN and how they are dealing with GDPR.With only a few weeks until the May 25th deadline the internet overseer time has, effectively, run out.The presenters … [Read more...] about What’s Going on With ICANN and GDPR? Join the Webinar to Find out