I’ve written about “closed generic” new TLD applications several times over the last year. I’m opposed to them, as I’ve said in the past and continue to say today. However I’ve generally been supportive of “restricted” TLDs. The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) has serious concerns about Google’s application for .app and want ICANN’s board… Continue reading Google’s .App Under Fire
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Article 29 Working Party To ICANN – EU Registrars Exempt From Data Retention Requirements
The 2013 RAA was approved by ICANN’s board of directors less than a week ago. The new contract introduces a number of new obligations on ICANN accredited registrars, among them are several related to data validation, verification and retention. The Article 29 Working Party, however, has written to ICANN and made it very clear that… Continue reading Article 29 Working Party To ICANN – EU Registrars Exempt From Data Retention Requirements
ICANN Board Set To Approve New RAA
ICANN’s board of directors is set to approve the new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a “special” board meeting at the end of the month The board meeting agenda for their 27th June meeting includes several “consent” items, but tucked the main agenda items include the 2013 RAA. If the board votes to approve it… Continue reading ICANN Board Set To Approve New RAA
Making Sense of GAC Advice?
On the final day of the recent ICANN meeting in Beijing the GAC, which includes representatives from many countries’ governments, issued their communique as they do at all ICANN meetings. While the contents of a GAC communique always attracts commentary and reaction, the GAC communique from Beijing has probably provoked more debate, anger and confusion… Continue reading Making Sense of GAC Advice?
ICANN Board Seeks Input On Government Advice
ICANN has opened a comment period to get feedback and guidance on the GAC advice from Beijing. The comment period details and some background may be found here. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out, as it’s very clear that a lot of new TLD applicants are very angry when faced with potentially… Continue reading ICANN Board Seeks Input On Government Advice
ICANN Publish 2013 For Comment
Following on from talks during the ICANN public meeting in Beijing the final text of the proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement has been published for comment Full details here
Latin American Countries Reject .Amazon & .Patagonia
While the ICANN 46 meeting in Beijing was warming up on the other side of the globe the “Cuarta Conferencia Ministerial sobre la Sociedad de la Información de América Latina y el Caribe” (4th ministerial conference on information society of Latin America and Caribbean) was taking place in Montevideo. The “Montevideo Declaration” (PDF) runs to… Continue reading Latin American Countries Reject .Amazon & .Patagonia
European Hotel Association Files Objections Against .Hotel Applications
HOTREC, the European association of hotels, restaurants and cafes has filed four community objections with the ICC. They’re concerned about several of the “closed generic” applications for .hotel and derivatives of the string. With that in mind they’ve filed against the following: Application # 1-1016-75482 for HOTELS by Booking.com B.V. Application # 1-1249-36568 for HOTEL… Continue reading European Hotel Association Files Objections Against .Hotel Applications
ICANN Launch New WHOIS Inaccuracy System
ICANN’s Compliance team put the new WHOIS inaccuracy reporting system live earlier today. (Oddly enough Google alerts picked up on the new page!). The new system should make reporting issues easier for all parties involved ie. reporters, ICANN and the affected registrars. They’re also including generic information on how registrants may update their own domain… Continue reading ICANN Launch New WHOIS Inaccuracy System
More DotConnectAfrica Fun And Games
If you’ve been following the ICANN new TLD program over the last couple of years you’ll probably be aware of some of the applications and the applicants. However in the case of the competing bids for the .africa string the competitors, or at least one of them, has brought more “colour” to the proceedings than… Continue reading More DotConnectAfrica Fun And Games