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Whois Oddities Again

September 1, 2007 by Michele Neylon

I've never been wholly satisfied with whois output. But when you see inaccuracies at certain levels you have to giggle. There's not much else you can really do.DomainBlog points to the "oldest domain" which whois currently shows as having been registered in 1950!!Not bad! … [Read more...] about Whois Oddities Again

Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting

September 1, 2007 by Michele Neylon

A few short days ago I mentioned that Eurid had taken action against a Chinese individual who had registered over ten thousand domains.While I initially did not expect to hear anything more about this story until the court made a declaration it seems that I was mistaken.According to a story published by French domain news site DomainesInfo there could be a link between the … [Read more...] about Eurid Registrar Possibly Implicated in Squatting

Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums

August 30, 2007 by Michele Neylon

Nominet currently has a number of mailing lists which are open to members. Some of the lists are for announcements, others for technical matters and others for policy.In the last couple of days Nominet members and list members have been asked to express a preference for future communication, as some people it would seem are in favour of forums over mailing lists.Personally I … [Read more...] about Nominet Considering Dropping Mailing Lists in Favour of Forums

Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise

August 29, 2007 by Michele Neylon

I've written about .mobi quite a bit over the last few months.There are a few reasons for this:I've met most of the team and thought they were cool peopleThey're actually based in Ireland and employ Irish people (yes that is a bit of national pride you're seeing!)They seem to have a vision and a missionThey're trying (and succeeding) to make the mobile web a realityThey've been … [Read more...] about Neil Edwards Dispels Myths and Makes a Promise

Eurid Suspends More Domains

August 29, 2007 by Michele Neylon

Eurid, the entity charged with managing the .eu namespace, is reported to have taken action against an alleged cybersquatter based in China, Zheng Qingying.John over on WhoisIreland picked up the story from DomainsInfo. He's also provided a list with some  of the domains affected.The last suspension "en masse" was directed against Ovidio when over 74 thousand domains were … [Read more...] about Eurid Suspends More Domains

Where do you draw the line with domain typos?

August 27, 2007 by Michele Neylon

Domain Blog's most recent article covers an issue that is close to the heart of anyone with intellectual property to protect - typo squatting.While I can see that registering the most obvious typos makes sense, the question is where do you stop?At what point are the typos just plain silly?If you try out one of the online typo generators - and there are plenty to choose from - … [Read more...] about Where do you draw the line with domain typos?

Shaping a TLD – Policy and more

August 25, 2007 by Michele Neylon

Caroline Greer's latest article on the dotMobi blog caught my attention, as I was thinking about registry policies and development quite a bit over the last few days, especially in light of recent news concerning the IE namespace.Dotmobi, in common with a lot of other registries, has an advisory group that is able to influence its development and policies. This may sound a bit … [Read more...] about Shaping a TLD – Policy and more

Irish Internet Association Boss Clarifies Position on Squatting

August 24, 2007 by Michele Neylon

Fergal O'Byrne, who is CEO of the Irish Internet Association, was one of the panelists involved in the interview regarding cybersquatting the other day.Yesterday afternoon he posted at length explaining and clarifying his and the association's position on squatting. Head over there if you want to give them your thoughts. … [Read more...] about Irish Internet Association Boss Clarifies Position on Squatting

Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence

August 23, 2007 by Michele Neylon

What do Bebo and Adidas have in common?At first glance, probably very little, however they've both fallen prey to an Irish based domain squatting operation based in Dublin's Digital Hub.Gabor Varga seems to think that he is a legitimate businessman, whereas trademark holders and their legal teams would probably have a very different view of his activities. In fact, if the WIPO … [Read more...] about Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence

The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues

August 22, 2007 by Michele Neylon

One of the sessions I attended at the ICANN meeting in Lisbon earlier this year centred on whois. It became abundantly clear to me that the various stakeholders had very different views and objectives on how to treat and publish registrant data.I wouldn't care to get into the finer points of the arguments, as the parties involved have done so time and again without reaching an … [Read more...] about The Battle Over Whois Policy Continues

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