IEDR will be releasing a small number of previously reserved domain names. In common with many domain registries, the .ie ccTLD has a number of domains that are reserved for a variety of reasons. In the case of .ie one of the legacy policies was a restriction on registering domain names that corresponded to top level domains. While that might have made sense when there was a … [Read more...] about IE ccTLD to Release Some Reserved Names
US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly
David Redl has written to ICANN in relation to the ongoing work around whois and GDPR. The letter, which was shared with the GNSO Council last night, is a mixed bag. On the one hand it offers the carrot in relation to what's been done so far, but then there's the not so veiled threat, which isn't a revelation by any means, of "domestic legislation". Bottom line the … [Read more...] about US Government to ICANN – Move Quickly
Baltic Domain Days 2019
The Baltic Domain Days conference was held for the first time last year in Riga, Latvia. Its focus being on the ccTLD domains in the Baltic region of Europe, which means .lv (Latvia) , .lt (Lithuania) and .ee (Estonia). This year sees the event move to Talinn, Estonia. When? 15-16 April Where? Kultuurikatel, Talinn, Estonia The event is free to attend, … [Read more...] about Baltic Domain Days 2019
Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
ICANN is transferring all domains from defunct registrar AlpNames to the Key Systems group of companies. Officially the transfer is to three different registrars, though all three are owned and controlled by Key Systems. The gaining registrars are: Moniker Online Services LLC for .biz .com .info .net .org Key-Systems GmbH for .proKey-Systems LLC for all other gTLDs … [Read more...] about Key Systems Takes Over AlpNames’ Domains
EuroDIG 2019 Registration Open
EuroDIG 2019 will be held in The Hague in June of this year. While the event is free to attend registration is required. The consolidated programme for the event is already available here. As you can see there are several events scheduled in the days running up to the official conference programme. Date: June 19 - 20Location: World Forum, The HagueCost: Free … [Read more...] about EuroDIG 2019 Registration Open
UK Right of Registration Ends June 25th
It's been nearly 5 years since Nominet introduced direct domain registrations in .uk. The introduction of .uk was very contentious as I wrote at the time. As part of the rollout the registry decided to give registrants of pre-existing .co.uk domains a pre-emptive right to the equivalent .uk domain name. While other country code registries, such as .nz, opted for shorter … [Read more...] about UK Right of Registration Ends June 25th
AuDA Consultation on Direct Registrations and Other Anti-Domainer Policies
At present the Australian ccTLD only allows registrations under extensions such as com.au, net.au, org.au etc., The registry's rules make it quite hard, though not impossible for non-Australians to register domain names. However if you hold a trademark that is valid in Australia you can get a domain. In common with other country codes they've been examining the possibility … [Read more...] about AuDA Consultation on Direct Registrations and Other Anti-Domainer Policies
Changes Coming to .eu Domains
As you may know the .eu ccTLD is a little different, in that it operates under contract to the European Commission. The EC in turn operates based on treaties, directives, regulations and a bunch of other legislative devices. More than 15 years ago the EC and European Parliament started work on what would become the .eu ccTLD. In order to do that they issued legislation and it's … [Read more...] about Changes Coming to .eu Domains
EURid Pauses Brexit Plans
When the UK announced its intention to withdraw from the European Union it was clear to some of us that this would cause complications with .eu and possibly other domain name extensions. Over the past year it's become clear that the European Commission, who mandate the .eu domain name policy, weren't interested in providing a "soft landing" for impacted registrants of .eu … [Read more...] about EURid Pauses Brexit Plans
RIPE Proposes Policy on BGP Hijacks
RIPE has published a policy proposal to deal with BGP hijacks. The policy proposal is fairly simple at one level: BGP Hijacking is a RIPE Policy Violation The text of the proposal goes on to explain that BGP hijacks happen frequently and that while some might be accidental the proposal is meant to address those that are intentional. this proposal aims to clarify … [Read more...] about RIPE Proposes Policy on BGP Hijacks