The guys over on Domain Name News had quite an amusing story earlier today. It transpires that the Hollywood Renaissance let their domain lapse! With the Renaissance playing host to DomainFest this week the timing couldn’t have been worse!
Nominet Statement On Board Activity
Nominet have, not surprisingly, issued a statement this afternoon regarding recent activity on their board: Statement from the Chairman of Nominet regarding the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet We acknowledge the resignation of Jim Davies as a Non-Executive Director of Nominet, published on 20th January 2009. His resignation follows a… Continue reading Nominet Statement On Board Activity
Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth
DNS.be, who run the Belgian (.be) registry have announced their figures and report for 2008. Unlike some registries that focus purely on number, the Belgian registry has done some analysis on the type of registrant. Some of the results are not surprising. Most .be domains are registered to Belgians (over 70%). 69% are registered by… Continue reading Belgian Registry Reports Strong Growth
Want To Run A ccTLD?
Who needs new gTLDs when you can grab your own ccTLD! Last year I noticed a trend in the ccTLD world, with a lot of governments and interest groups taking an interest in governance of their namespaces. AFNIC, which runs .fr and several other cctlds, came under review from the French government. Less than a… Continue reading Want To Run A ccTLD?
Nominet Board Member Resigns
Jim Davies, who was at the centre of a recent debacle involving Nominet, has tendered his resignation from the board. In a letter to Bob Gilbert, which Mr Davies also posted to a members’ mailing list this afternoon, Davies cited his continued disagreement with the Board’s conduct and that of the organisation’s executives as reasons… Continue reading Nominet Board Member Resigns
Oversee.net Lays Off Staff
Doom and gloom stories are never pleasant, but especially so when you know people involved. Oversee.net, which runs DomainFest among other things, laid off a further 39% of their staff earlier this week. Whether this round of layoffs will have an impact on the upcoming DomainFest event in downtown Hollywood is hard to tell, though… Continue reading Oversee.net Lays Off Staff
NZRS Appoints Jay Daley CEO
NZRS, which runs the .nz registry, has announced the appointment of Jay Daley as CEO. Mr Daley was previously Director of IT at Nominet.
Comreg Finally Publish IEDR Report
Although it’s several months later than announced, Comreg (Irish Communications Regulator), has finally published its report on the consultation of IEDR and the IE ccTLD. The regulator published a press release (below) as well as all submissions received and the consultation conclusions based on the submissions. The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has today published… Continue reading Comreg Finally Publish IEDR Report
WIPO Paperless Process Proposal
WIPO, which manages domain disputes on behalf of the gTLDs and a lot of the ccTLDs, has put forward a proposal to ICANN for a paperless UDRP process. In a very interesting and insightful article on CircleID George Kirikos looks at the implications of such a process. If you have an interest in domains then… Continue reading WIPO Paperless Process Proposal
Enom and Netsol Win WIPO Case
Enom and Network Solutions won a WIPO case involving the domain “nameje.com”. The domain is a very close typo to “namejet.com”, which eNom and others use for an aftermarket service. Full details of the case may be found on the WIPO site