According to a recent post on the ICANN blog Kevin Medina, head of RegisterFly, is being held in contempt of court: The Court held Registerfly and Kevin Medina personally to be in contempt of the Court’s earlier Preliminary Injunction Order. So the Court has has ordered Kevin Medina and RegisterFly to publish on its website, within 48 hours, a notice telling people about the … [Read more...] about Yet Another RegisterFly Update
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GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Jay Westerdal suggests that GoDaddy maybe buying part of RegisterFly. Anyone who has been folllowing the domain industry in recent months would be aware of the RegisterFly meltdown, which has caused issues for thousands of registrants worldwide. There will be mixed feelings surrounding this type of acquisition, but it is surely preferable to the limbo that many of … [Read more...] about GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
It looks like 2007 is going to be an awkward year for the domain world. Earlier we had the collapse of RegisterFly, now we have the strong possibility of the .travel domain going bust. The .travel domain has always been an oddity. The idea behind it is fairly obvious, but when you combine the strict rules, price and length of the domain it becomes apparent why it has been … [Read more...] about Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
Will you drop your .eu domain?
Will you be renewing your .eu domain? Even if you renew it for year two, will you bother for year 3? How many .eu domains are going to be dropped this year? It's an interesting question. At its height .eu had over 2.6 million domains active, though that has already dropped to 2.3 million and is still dropping.... … [Read more...] about Will you drop your .eu domain?
EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
I mentioned on my main blog some of the shenanigans at the EUrid session at ICANN in Lisbon. What I failed to mention was the much talked about code of conduct. (The temptation to make snide remarks about the choice of domain is strong, but I shall resist!) I would apologise for that oversight, however that would be hypocritical. I'm not sorry that I didn't mention it … [Read more...] about EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
RegisterFly Prolongs Execution – Hurts Registrants
According to the ICANN blog, RegisterFly are trying for a "stay of execution". The net effect of this latest legal action is that registrants continue to suffer. … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Prolongs Execution – Hurts Registrants
RegisterFly To Be Discussed At ICANN Lisbon
The implosion of RegisterFly is one of the hot topics at ICANN Lisbon. Its impact on the domain name industry is yet to be fully understood, and will be topic for discussion during tomorrow morning's sessions. … [Read more...] about RegisterFly To Be Discussed At ICANN Lisbon
RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN
ICANN have announced that RegisterFly is being terminated. ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide 15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate. Effective … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN
Where are all the domains?
If you were to give a cursory glance at the top list on WebHosting.info you would have to be forgiven for not thinking that there are some very odd patterns: A disproportionate number of the nameservers listed would appear to belong to domain parking companies, while the remainder would probably have a large percentage of "parked" domains as well. While there is nothing … [Read more...] about Where are all the domains?
Dot Asia – Ramping up for launch
The dot.asia registry team are currently touring the globe to promote and inform the domain market about the next big thing. When you take into consideration the overall Asian market, then it's easy to see how the new regional domain could become an important force. Dot asia have the distinct advantage of having been able to observe both the .eu launch and that of … [Read more...] about Dot Asia – Ramping up for launch