Category: policy

ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language

ICANN has opened a public comment period on the “Inter Registrar Transfer Policy” (IRTP) You can read more about the announcement here What makes this comment period a bit different is that the request for comments has been published in the 6 UN languages ie. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.

Doteco Bids Heat Up – Catfight Anyone?

The new TLD process is occupying a lot of people in the domain name industry at present. While some people are obviously very much against the entire concept of new TLDs, there are plenty of people and organisations who support the project. But what happens when you have more than one organisation vying for the… Continue reading Doteco Bids Heat Up – Catfight Anyone?

ICANN Culls Three More Registrars

ICANN has announced that three more registrars have lost their accreditation due to non-compliance with the RAA. The three registrars have been informed that their agreements with ICANN will not be renewed. South American Domains (NameFrog), Simply Named and Tahoe Domains have been sent letters by ICANN outlining the decision and the reasons for it.… Continue reading ICANN Culls Three More Registrars

IEDR Annual Report 2008 – More Fluff

So what does a ccTLD operator do when they’re worried about cashflow? They go off and spend thousands on a glossy annual report obviously! The IEDR’s annual report and review for 2008 is the glossiest one they’ve produced to date. As usual it contains plenty of fluff while ignoring anything of substance. In the Chairman’s… Continue reading IEDR Annual Report 2008 – More Fluff

Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains

Tralliance, the registry operator for .travel, is seeking permission to offer both 1 and 2 character domain names and a public comment period has just opened. The .travel domain extension has had a bumpy ride over the last couple of years, but like other gTLD operators its latest pitch for the shorter names comes with… Continue reading Tralliance (.travel) Wants To Offer 1 and 2 Character Domains

Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

Lead Networks, an Indian based registrar, has been sent a “notice of breach” by ICANN. The letter goes into details of how the registrar has failed to meet its requirements under the RAA and also its obligations under the UDRP. Seemingly Lead Networks’ registrants have attracted no less than 61 separate UDRP proceedings and their… Continue reading Lead Networks In Breach of ICANN Rules

IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

Image via Wikipedia Remember the draft IRT report? Well they’ve published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you’d be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their… Continue reading IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns

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