Unlike with .com domains .eu actually lets you know when a domain is due for release ie. when it will be available for registration again. For example: % % WHOIS xxxxxxxxxx Domain: xxxxxxxxxxx Status: SUSPENDED(QUARANTINE) Registered: Sat Apr 22 2006 Available: Sat Jun 9 2007 I've removed the actual domain name from the whois output as it belonged to a client, … [Read more...] about EU Domain Release Dates
More Price Changes – NZ Drops Price!
Christopher Ambler reports a price drop announcement from the New Zealand nic. Since Verisign's announcement a few weeks ago a lot of the registries have been following their "example" and announcing price increases. NB: All price increases are at the registrar level and may or may not be passed on to regisrants … [Read more...] about More Price Changes – NZ Drops Price!
.tv relaunch
Demand Media and Verisign have joined forces to promote the .tv name space. The media company, which now owns both eNom and Bulk Register, will be joining forces with Verisign to promote the usage of the .tv namespace for multimedia and user generated content (alla web 2.0) The campaign will be kicking off towards the beginning of May. Further info … [Read more...] about .tv relaunch
More Adventures in .eu
So you register a .eu domain OR you want to register a .eu domain that someone else already has.... Should be relatively simple to see when the domain in question is up for renewal, shouldn't it? Well you would think so, but you'd be wrong. Let's take this domain as an example: Domain: isquattedyour Status: REGISTERED Registered: Mon Apr 24 2006 So we know we … [Read more...] about More Adventures in .eu
EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
I mentioned on my main blog some of the shenanigans at the EUrid session at ICANN in Lisbon. What I failed to mention was the much talked about code of conduct. (The temptation to make snide remarks about the choice of domain is strong, but I shall resist!) I would apologise for that oversight, however that would be hypocritical. I'm not sorry that I didn't mention it … [Read more...] about EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
RegisterFly Prolongs Execution – Hurts Registrants
According to the ICANN blog, RegisterFly are trying for a "stay of execution". The net effect of this latest legal action is that registrants continue to suffer. … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Prolongs Execution – Hurts Registrants
RegisterFly To Be Discussed At ICANN Lisbon
The implosion of RegisterFly is one of the hot topics at ICANN Lisbon. Its impact on the domain name industry is yet to be fully understood, and will be topic for discussion during tomorrow morning's sessions. … [Read more...] about RegisterFly To Be Discussed At ICANN Lisbon
RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN
ICANN have announced that RegisterFly is being terminated. ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide 15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate. Effective … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN
EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened
I mentioned only a couple of weeks ago the UDRP decision against EUBrowser (Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho) for buy-sell.ie. In that first UDRP the complaint was lodged by a relatively small Irish company, whereas in this case the stakes were higher: Adidas AG and Adidas (Ireland) Limited v. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho Some references to other domains that the pair have … [Read more...] about EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened
EUBrowser Loses UDRP – buy-sell.ie
While browsing the WIPO archives I came across a decision that caught my attention: B & S Limited v. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho Although I'm subscribed to the daily newsletter I must have missed that one which was published back in January. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho have registered a very large number of IE domains over the past year or so and while some of them may be … [Read more...] about EUBrowser Loses UDRP – buy-sell.ie