Vietnamese registrar Mat Bao has been issued with a formal breach notice by ICANN Compliance. The registrar appears to be having pretty serious issues. They're not escrowing domain data to Iron Mountain (or anyone else) even though they're a relatively new registrar and would have been obliged to do so as soon as they started registering domains. Add to that their … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Registrar Gets Slapped By ICANN Compliance
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New TLDs The Movie
Pinky of DomainDiction put out a short tongue in cheek "trailer" earlier today. Enjoy: It uses some of our graphics from DotWhat.co :) The "draw" is taking place today in LA Related articles New gTLD lottery tickets now on sale (domainincite.com) … [Read more...] about New TLDs The Movie
Fadi Chehadé Explains Brussels Meeting
Philip Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association has published an email from Fadi Chehadé that explains this week's "secret" meeting in Brussels. Over the past week or so there had been rumours of a meeting being held in Brussels about the Trademark Clearing House. However it wasn't clear to many either who was organising the meeting, who had been invited or what the … [Read more...] about Fadi Chehadé Explains Brussels Meeting
Cayman Islands Joins GAC
Seemingly the Cayman Islands has appointed a representative to ICANN's GAC - where all the governments hang out. Their appointee, who should be attending the meeting in Toronto next week, is Mr Samuel Rose. Mr Rose hails from the Caymans' Ministry of Finance, Tourism and Development. This appointment might have something to do with Frank Schilling's Uniregistry being … [Read more...] about Cayman Islands Joins GAC
ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews
When ICANN signed the affirmation of commitments back in 2009 it committed to conducting regular reviews on its accountability and transparency. According to the AOC these are meant to happen at least once every 3 years. So, although the ink has only just dried on the first round, ICANN is now seeking volunteers for the 2nd round of reviews. Interested? Full details here. … [Read more...] about ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews
Strickling To Crocker – ICANN Needs To Do More To Protect IP
The US Department of Commerce's Larry Strickling has written to ICANN again. This time it's about new TLDs, the RAA, law enforcement and trademark protections in new TLDs. By the tone and choice of words it sounds like the US Department of Commerce either assumes that ICANN will be able to force registrars to agree to the LEA demands or is happy with the concessions … [Read more...] about Strickling To Crocker – ICANN Needs To Do More To Protect IP
ICANN Advertising For Director of gTLD Registry Services
ICANN currently has a number of job vacancies open, which isn't that surprising for an organisation of its size. One of them, however, caught my eye: Director, gTLD Registry Services, Los Angeles, United States Reading the job description this sounds very like the role formerly held by Kurt Pritz (well - one of his roles .. ): The Director, gTLD Registry Services will … [Read more...] about ICANN Advertising For Director of gTLD Registry Services
Cloud Registry’s Calendar For ICANN Toronto Is Now Available
The guys in Cloud Registry have made available a "sane" iCal feed of the ICANN Toronto timetable You can grab it here They'll try their best to keep it up to date, but it's a free service to the ICANN community, so you get what you pay for :) I'd recommend following them on Twitter for updates … [Read more...] about Cloud Registry’s Calendar For ICANN Toronto Is Now Available
Article 29 Working Party Deem RAA Asks In Violation of EU Law
The Article 29 Working Party has written to ICANN to express their concerns about some of the "asks" being tabled by law enforcement in the RAA negotiations. They focus on two areas of contention: Annual re-verification of contact details Data retention In both instances they find that the "asks" are in violation of EU law. They've also given ICANN a standing … [Read more...] about Article 29 Working Party Deem RAA Asks In Violation of EU Law
New ICANN Boss Rejigs Management
ICANN's new CEO Fadi Chehadé started working full-time for ICANN yesterday. His first order of business? Rejigging the organisation's management structures and bringing in new execs. It's going to take time to fully understand the implications and the impact of the changes that were made in yesterday's announcement, and you can probably expect to see more changes being made … [Read more...] about New ICANN Boss Rejigs Management