Category: policy

New TLDs Need Sanity

The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don’t expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest. In the meantime you can read all about the plans people have for… Continue reading New TLDs Need Sanity

ICANN IRT Report Open For Comment With Short Timeframe

The Intellectual Property Constituency’s draft report on trademark issues is now available for comment. The draft report was put together behind closed doors, which would appear to go against the normal policy development process at ICANN, which is quite worrying. Its contents, however, are even more disturbing. While reading the 48 page document, which is… Continue reading ICANN IRT Report Open For Comment With Short Timeframe

New gTLD Comment Period Closes

ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday. Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted. The tone and content of… Continue reading New gTLD Comment Period Closes

IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report

The IEDR is currently in discussions with its resellers with a view to implementing some of the aspects of the Comreg report published in January of this year. There are two key issues that need to be addressed, however whether they can be treated separately or not is another matter. In the first instance the… Continue reading IEDR Working On Implementing Comreg Report

ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process

ICANN is looking for public feedback and comment on a proposed policy / process for disqualifying registrars. The idea behind the process is to put in place a policy to deal with “bad actors”, however in its current form the document is far from ready. You can download the document here (pdf) and see existing… Continue reading ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process

Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn

Nominet was expected to announce the nominations for the PAB election this afternoon. What we got instead took me by surprise. Since there were only three nominations put forward by the deadline all three get appointed without any election, leaving one free seat on the PAB. In other words, there won’t be a PAB election… Continue reading Nominet PAB Election Takes A Strange Turn

Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations

Nominet’s Policy Advisory Board (PAB) elections are coming up soon, with the call for nominations being issued earlier today. There are four seats available for a period of two years. Full details on the election process and timelines are available on their site. You don’t need to be a member of Nominet to stand for… Continue reading Nominet Policy Advisory Board – Call For Nominations

Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

Nominet are currently seeking feedback from members and the public on governance matters: The governance review, which we announced last year, led by Professor Bob Garratt, is making good progress. As part of that process, we have engaged an independent company, Mutuo, to conduct research into stakeholders’ views on governance.  The results of this research… Continue reading Nominet Seeking Feedback on Governance

Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

The depletion of remaining IPv4 space is not a “sexy” topic, but it’s a very important one. RIPE, which is charged with the IP space for Europe, has implemented a policy change regarding the reallocation of IP space. While this may sound very technical, what it means is that they’re streamlining the process for freeing… Continue reading Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change

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