The IEDR, the body that is responsible for .ie domains (Ireland), is currently consulting with its resellers about introducing a greater level of transparency.At the moment there is very little transparency with respect to the sales rank of the various companies that offer .ie domain registration services. The IEDR's own newsletter refers to the companies by letter!If the new … [Read more...] about IEDR Attempts Transparency
Nominet AGM Announced
Nominet's AGM has been announced.It will take place on Wednesday July 8th in the Hilton London KensingtonTwo non-executive director seats are up for grabs...More information on the AGM is available on the Nominet site … [Read more...] about Nominet AGM Announced
IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
Image via WikipediaRemember 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 views and either ignored … [Read more...] about IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
See You In Sydney?
ICANN Sydney is only a couple of weeks away...If you haven't organised flights, hotels and visas by now you'd want to get a move on!So who is attending?If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or coffee and a chat please let me know (either via the comments or email me directly. All my contact details are over hereRelated articles by Zemanta Blacknight Goes Down Under … [Read more...] about See You In Sydney?
ICANN 37 To Be Held In Kenya
ICANN's 37th public meeting, which is to be held from March 7th to March 13th 2010, is to take place in Kenya.Kenya had previously been slated to act as host for a meeting in 2008, but due to security concerns the slot was re-allocated. … [Read more...] about ICANN 37 To Be Held In Kenya
DotMobi Wins Net Visionary Award
Last night the Irish Internet Association celebrated its annual awards ceremony in Dublin - the Net Visionaries. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, Trey Harvin, dotMobi CEO, was shortlisted for the Mobile Internet Innovation award. I'm delighted to report that Trey went home last night with the award!Congratulations to all the dotMobi team! … [Read more...] about DotMobi Wins Net Visionary Award
Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments
One of the WIPO decisions published today relates to gillette.ro. The registrant (respondent) didn't make any submissions in their defence, so the decision could have been quite banal. However some of the panelist's comments under the "Registered and Used in Bad Faith" section are quite interesting under:The Panel disagrees with the Complainant's submission that the only … [Read more...] about Gillette.ro WIPO Decision Provides Interesting Comments
Air France Win WIPO Case
One of the more recently reported WIPO UDRP cases that caught my attention was in relation to airfrance-suck.comThe decision, which went against the registrant, makes for some interesting reading.The salient points being:The "suck" suffix can be a legitimate defenceA lot of "suck" or "sucks" related WIPO cases end up being ruled in favour of the trademark holderIf you're going … [Read more...] about Air France Win WIPO Case
Domain Roundtable Early Bird Pricing Ends Today
I love the way some of the domainer events are using Facebook to keep people like me up to date! In any case, the Domain Roundtable tickets go up in price after midnight tonight (not sure which timezone). If you register before midnight you can avail of the $895 rate. More details on their site … [Read more...] about Domain Roundtable Early Bird Pricing Ends Today
Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains
Tucows is taking over the 33 thousand odd domains that were under the accreditation of Parava.The full announcement of the transfer on the ICANN site includes contact details and more. Unfortunately the deaccredited registrar did not transfer billing data, so registrants will need to contact Tucows (under their Hover.com brand) to renew their domains.More information on the … [Read more...] about Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains