Over the last few months one of the areas of attention in the new TLD project has been "closed generics". I've written about this several times in the past and I've also raised the issue in as many fora as possible. Yesterday ICANN published a letter they'd received from Google with respect to several of their new TLD applications. Whereas Google had made it clear … [Read more...] about Google Does The Right Thing Opening Several Closed Generic Applications
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ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week
ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain, are getting into the search business. This Thursday they'll launch search.xxx, which is going to allow you to "search .XXX" ie. developed sites that use the .xxx top level domain. If you use a .xxx domain name and want to find out about getting it indexed (or not) then they've prepared some information for … [Read more...] about ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week
Closed Generics The Final Battle?
Over the past couple of years I've posted several times on the issue of "closed generics". In essence these are new TLD applications where the string is a "generic term" AND the applicant wanted to keep all domains in the registry for their own use. The baseline registry agreement with ICANN now contains language that resolves the issue, or at least it would appear to do … [Read more...] about Closed Generics The Final Battle?
Becky Burr Gets Second Term on ICANN Board
Becky Burr recently announced that she would be leaving Neustar to return to private practice. She currently serves on the ICANN Board in "Seat 13" which is appointed by the "contracted party house" (CPH) of the GNSO aka registries and registrars. Her current term ends at the 2019 AGM later this year. The CPH has decided to re-appoint Ms Burr for a second term, which was … [Read more...] about Becky Burr Gets Second Term on ICANN Board
Google’s Copyright Algorithm Change Welcomed By White House
Late last week Google announced a change to their algorithm to penalise copyright infringers in the search engine's results. The White House's Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Victoria Espinel, last night welcomed this move: On Friday, Google announced that it will incorporate valid copyright removal notices into its search algorithms, moving infringing sites … [Read more...] about Google’s Copyright Algorithm Change Welcomed By White House