DomainForum is being held today in Sofia, Bulgaria with a firm focus on newTLDs. The event was opened by one of the Bulgarian ministers who spoke about Bulgaria's open policy towards the internet. ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom was the opening speaker and the rest of the day's speakers is varied (disclosure - I'm one of them) The full schedule may be found … [Read more...] about DomainForum in Sofia Focuses On NewTLDs
RIPE Members Vote To Continue RPKI Work
RIPE 63 is on this week in Vienna, Austria. Yesterday evening saw the General Meeting where members were asked to vote on a number of motions. While some of the motions were more formalities than anything else, the votes on RPKI and the membership fee structure for 2012 provoked some emotive debate. As a member organisation RIPE's general meetings offer an opportunity to … [Read more...] about RIPE Members Vote To Continue RPKI Work
CoCCA Ploughs Ahead With Policy Changes
CoCCA is implementing a number of significant policy changes effective 7th November. The changes, which were only announced today, will impact registrations in several cctlds, namely: .af .cx .gs .gy .ht .ki .ms .nf .sb You can read about the actual changes here, but basically they're going to be sending lots of emails to registrants and confusing the life out of … [Read more...] about CoCCA Ploughs Ahead With Policy Changes
ICANN 43 Costa Rica Regisrations Open
With ICANN 42 Dakar closing yesterday registrations have now opened for the next public ICANN meeting in Costa Rica. The meeting is being held in March, which is in the middle of the new TLD application window. … [Read more...] about ICANN 43 Costa Rica Regisrations Open
ICANN 42 Kicks Off This Weekend
The 42nd public ICANN meeting officially opens next Monday, but, as usual, a cursory glance at the event schedule shows a different story. GNSO, At-Large, GAC and other stakeholders will be meeting from 9am (local time) on Saturday onwards. What's on the menu for this meeting? With the launch date for newTLDs announced don't expect any "huge" announcements, though … [Read more...] about ICANN 42 Kicks Off This Weekend
For Dummies Win WIPO Case Against Dummy
Why did this case catch my eye? Well when the respondent tells WIPO that the domain is "available to lease" it's going to catch my attention WIPO have awarded John Wiley & Sons the domain webhostingfordummies.com following a UDRP dispute. What surprised and amused me was the reply the registrant sent WIPO on being notified of the dispute: The Respondent did not reply … [Read more...] about For Dummies Win WIPO Case Against Dummy
Norid (.no) To Permit Companies To Register More Domains
That a ccTLD registry would restrict companies in the number of domains they can register is peculiar in some respects, as no such limitation exists in gTLD space .. The .no (Norway) domain registry will be expanding the number of domains entities may register from 30 November 2011. The permitted number will be increased to 100 domains from the current 20. Full details … [Read more...] about Norid (.no) To Permit Companies To Register More Domains
GoDaddy Breaks 50 Million Domain Mark
GoDaddy's growth has been phenomenal. Over the weekend the Arizona based registrar broke a new record as it crossed the 50 million domain mark - which is not only a first for the company, but a first in the history of the internet. Full release on their site … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Breaks 50 Million Domain Mark
GoDaddy’s 60 Day Lock Finally Explained
GoDaddy's 60 day lock is something that tends to provoke emotive responses. Up until now, however, the company has never provided a clear public explanation of why and how it is implemented. Finally this has happened, with GoDaddy's Christine Jones providing a very clear explanation over on her personal blog. Go read it. Seriously. The blog post comes in the wake of … [Read more...] about GoDaddy’s 60 Day Lock Finally Explained
Comments On CoCCA’s Proposals
CoCCA have published a set of proposals under the title of "Best Practice Recommendations for Minimising Harm ( and increasing trust ) in small ccTLDs". While the spirit of the proposals is admirable I find the proposals themselves to be more than a little disturbing from both a registrant and registrar viewpoint. Since I'm not sure if the comments on the proposal will be … [Read more...] about Comments On CoCCA’s Proposals