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French Registry Opens Consulations

Afnic, the .fr domain name registry, has opened two public consultations which are related to mitigating DNS abuse. Afnic is the domain registry for .fr, which is France’s country code top level domain (ccTLD). They also run the registry for several of Frances “overseas territories” (.re, .pm,, .wf and .yt).  The consultations are covering two… Continue reading French Registry Opens Consulations

French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit

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… Continue reading French Domain Registry Blocking UK Registrations due to Brexit

Afnic Annual Report Shows 84% Renewal Rate

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… Continue reading Afnic Annual Report Shows 84% Renewal Rate

Afnic Selects New Board Members

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… Continue reading Afnic Selects New Board Members

AFNIC (.fr) Trying For Their Own Meme?

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… Continue reading AFNIC (.fr) Trying For Their Own Meme?

Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes

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… Continue reading Afnic Release Infographic On Domain Disputes

AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again

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… Continue reading AFNIC Win .FR Bid Again

AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants

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… Continue reading AFNIC Partner With 16 New TLD Applicants

Peter Vergote New Chair of CENTR

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.  

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