David Curtin, head of the Irish Domain Registry (IEDR) suspects that there are a high number of domains being squatted in the .eu namespace. Speaking to Silicon Republic Curtin made reference to the numbers of .eu domains registered to Irish companies during both the landrush and sunrise periods: According to Curtin, to date 24,754 .eu domains have been registered from … [Read more...] about IEDR Head Suspects High Level Of Squatting
Domain Squatters
Squatters Lose .eu based on technicality
The domain frankfurt.eu like many others, was assigned to Traffic Web Holding B.V. a company registered in the Netherlands. Interestingly the same company registered: Short before the start of the sunrise period, on 30 November 2005, Traffic Web Holding B.V. filed in total 822 trademark applications with the Benelux Trademark office So how can a private company justify that … [Read more...] about Squatters Lose .eu based on technicality
Eurid Updates Policy On Domain Releases
Eurid have now decided that they won't be publishing a list of domain releases. Instead they are opting to include the release date in the whois: The first names unsuccessfully applied for during Sunrise will be released on June 7. Names released will include all expired domain names and those for which the last application in the queue for that name was rejected 45 days … [Read more...] about Eurid Updates Policy On Domain Releases
Are The Eurid Registration Rules Being Applied?
According to the rules regarding .eu registration the domain is meant to be reserved for EU residents, so how come some of the US hosting companies and registrars that have little of no presence in the EU market have managed to register so many domains???? … [Read more...] about Are The Eurid Registration Rules Being Applied?
Don’t ask Eurid why your eu domain wasn’t registered?
If you applied for a .eu domain under sunrise one or two you may have been lucky and actually got it. On the other hand you may have received a negative response from Eurid. If you got a negative response then you are in good company, as thousands of applications have been rejected without any proper explanation: Dear Sir, Madame, We regret to inform you that your … [Read more...] about Don’t ask Eurid why your eu domain wasn’t registered?
Is Eurid Breaking the rules?
By allowing .eu domains to be registered without any nameservers is Eurid breaking the rules? … [Read more...] about Is Eurid Breaking the rules?
Eurid To Run Another Landrush
Remember that domain you wanted to get under sunrise 1 or 2 that Eurid rejected? Well it seems those domains are going to be released in a new "landrush" on June 7th. The problem of the squatters and the phantom registrars, however, as not been dealt with, so whether or not anyone will really gain from this is debatable. In their defence Eurid adds: It has been suggested … [Read more...] about Eurid To Run Another Landrush
EU Commission May Take Action Against .eu abuse
According to some sources the EU commission may be taking action to stem the abuse of the EU namespace. Unfortunately coverage of this potential action has been limited, so it is not clear if any action is being considered. … [Read more...] about EU Commission May Take Action Against .eu abuse
Typo Squats
Domain monetisers employ many tricks to draw traffic to their websites. One of them is using typographical errors, which can be due to people either typing in the wrong address (bad typing) or simply not being sure of the spelling. A quick look at some of the bigger brand names reveals at least one prominent typo squat in the .eu namespace: gooogle.eu - note the three o's … [Read more...] about Typo Squats
Eurid On Disputes
The .eu dispute resolution mechanism is called ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). You can find more information about the system and how to avail of it on the dedicated site Funnily enough Eurid have registered the domain adr.eu, but for some odd reason have not created any DNS entries nor are they actively using it. Unfortunately nobody seems to have told the web designers … [Read more...] about Eurid On Disputes