I just got that letter in the post this morning.I must say I am touched - how sweet of them! But also how dumb! … [Read more...] about Scammers Targetting Owners of IE Domains Again
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IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!
One of the more frustrating rules covering IE domains is that related to personal names. Under the current rules you can only register yourfullname.ie if you are a celebrity or trade under that name (there are workaounds, but they're not nice!).I've been nagging the IE Domain Registry about this policy for quite some time (see my rant here) and several months ago they started a … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry Updates Policy on Personal Domains – Finally!
Shaping a TLD – Policy and more
Caroline Greer's latest article on the dotMobi blog caught my attention, as I was thinking about registry policies and development quite a bit over the last few days, especially in light of recent news concerning the IE namespace.Dotmobi, in common with a lot of other registries, has an advisory group that is able to influence its development and policies. This may sound a bit … [Read more...] about Shaping a TLD – Policy and more
Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence
What do Bebo and Adidas have in common?At first glance, probably very little, however they've both fallen prey to an Irish based domain squatting operation based in Dublin's Digital Hub.Gabor Varga seems to think that he is a legitimate businessman, whereas trademark holders and their legal teams would probably have a very different view of his activities. In fact, if the WIPO … [Read more...] about Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence
Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Today's Irish edition of the Sunday Times has an article on the cybersquatters referred to commonly as "EUBrowser" entitled "Cybersquat Firm Lurks in Digital Hub". I've mentioned them in the past, as they lost several WIPO cases including adidas.ie, buy-sell.ie and a couple of Google squats (googl.ie and googel.ie) that were settled before WIPO had a chance to publish a … [Read more...] about Defending the indefensible – EUBrowser Denies CyberSquatting
Secondary Market Frowned Upon by IE ccTLD
Whenever I meet up with colleagues in the domain industry from outside Ireland they are always amazed at the size of the IE namespace. While it's not the smallest ccTLD in the world, it is one of the smallest in Europe, especially when compared to its neighbours. Of course one of the many reasons for this is the policy. While the policy surrounding registrations has relaxed … [Read more...] about Secondary Market Frowned Upon by IE ccTLD
Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement
A surefire way of losing a domain name is when you register one which you have zero entitlement to. It's one thing when the domain name in question is madeup of words or is an expression of some kind, but when it is a peculiar word it's very hard to defend that position. Take the example of skype.co.uk. While most of the WIPO decisions regarding IE domains have involved a … [Read more...] about Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement
IEDR Clarifies Policies
The IEDR have updated and clarified some of the policy documentation on their website. While the policies themselves remain unchanged the more detailed text helps remove some of the ambiguity and subjectivity. … [Read more...] about IEDR Clarifies Policies
IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
The board of the IE Domain Registry are to vote on the proposed change to the registry rules governing "personal" IE domains. The registry consulted the main stakeholders prior to sending the proposal to the board for vote. It looks likely that the change will be introduced within the next two months. … [Read more...] about IEDR Board To Vote On Rule Change
IE ccTLD Breaks 80k Barrier
John mentions that the IE ccTLD has broken the 80 thousand mark. The current count stands at 80216 live domains. (source IEDR) While not a huge ccTLD, the .ie namespace has been growing steadily. As the rules have become relaxed you can see a nice growth in the graph (see IEDR stats for details) … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD Breaks 80k Barrier