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French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit

January 28, 2021 by Michele Neylon

While the .eu ccTLD's handling of UK registrants post-Brexit has grabbed headlines, they aren't the only domain name registry that is impacted. Many of the European country code domain names have or had policies that link registration requirements to membership of the EU. Bear in mind that one of the core tenets of the EU treaties is to allow ease of commerce across the entire … [Read more...] about French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit

Afnic Annual Report Shows 84% Renewal Rate

July 14, 2019 by Michele Neylon

Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, has released their annual report for 2018. The report covers the organisation's activities during 2018, which included hosting the IGF in Paris last November, as well as winning the contract to provide backend registry services to the .museum domain extension. They've also produced a nice simple graphic that highlights some of their … [Read more...] about Afnic Annual Report Shows 84% Renewal Rate

Afnic Selects New Board Members

June 21, 2016 by Michele Neylon

Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, held it's General Assembly on June 10th. During the meeting they elected both a new chair to the Afnic board, as well as several new board members. Board members are drawn from a number of eligible groups. The new board members are: Two members for the “Registrars” college: Mr. Eric Lantonnet (NAMEBAY) for a 4-year mandate Mr. Tristan … [Read more...] about Afnic Selects New Board Members

French Domains Popular With Individuals

April 22, 2013 by Michele Neylon

According to the .fr registry's latest report .fr domain names are popular with private individuals. One in two new .fr domain names is registered to a private individual. Currently over about 40% of .fr domains are registered to individuals, compared to approximately 20% 6 years ago. AFNIC's latest report is available here. … [Read more...] about French Domains Popular With Individuals

AFNIC (.fr) Trying For Their Own Meme?

October 26, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Is AFNIC getting into social media and memes in a big way? They've already got a Facebook page, Twitter and are even pushing out infographics.. now it appears they're trying to harness memes. This appeared on some social media sites earlier this morning: Sure, it's not exactly "revolutionary", but it's a breath of fresh air to see an established ccTLD's marketing team … [Read more...] about AFNIC (.fr) Trying For Their Own Meme?

Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes

October 24, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Unless you're really fascinated by domain names and trademark law and disputes, domain name disputes aren't exactly an "exciting" topic. Afnic, the .fr registry, however, are trying to change that in their own little way. Earlier this morning they released an infographic that is packed with information, facts and figures about their new domain name dispute resolution … [Read more...] about Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes

AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again

July 2, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Due to a rather odd Gallic twist AFNIC was forced to bid on the .fr registry contract again. They announced on Thursday that the French government had awarded the contract to them (again) for a 5 year period: In an Order published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 28 June 2012, Ms Fleur Pellerin, Junior Minister for the Digital Economy, appointed Afnic as … [Read more...] about AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again

AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants

June 4, 2012 by Michele Neylon

AFNIC have announced that they are partnering with 16 new TLD applicants. The press release does not reveal who those applicants are, but it does hint at the type of applications that are involved: With diverse mission and dimension, these projects, led by local public authorities, companies and associations, will contribute to the evolution of the Internet in … [Read more...] about AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants

Peter Vergote New Chair of CENTR

February 3, 2012 by Michele Neylon

Peter Vergote has been elected chair of CENTR. Mr Vergote works in the legal and policy team with the .be registry. The election took place at the organisation's meeting earlier today in Salzburg. The previous chair was Mathieu Wiell, AFNIC's CEO.   … [Read more...] about Peter Vergote New Chair of CENTR

First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published

January 17, 2012 by Michele Neylon

AFNIC's new dispute resolution system, Syreli,  is now live with one decision published so far. The first case involved infragenius.fr The case was processed fully in less than a month, with the initial complaint being logged on November 22nd 2011 and the decision being handed down on December 19th 2011. The first case was pretty simple and wasn't that contentious with … [Read more...] about First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published

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