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
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Nominet To Hold Consultations On “Direct.uk” With Stakeholders
Nominet, who operate .uk, have announced plans for a number of “roundtables” on their “direct.uk” proposal, which we covered recently. There will be events held in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Belfast. An “open house” is also planned for 8 November in London. Full details of the various events are on the Nominet site Later in… Continue reading Nominet To Hold Consultations On “Direct.uk” With Stakeholders
IEDR Lose Google.ie?
This could prove to be quite embarrassing. It looks like IEDR have allowed the nameservers for the domain google.ie to be updated to point to a 3rd party and away from Google. Effectively this means that google.ie and any services that rely on it are currently not working. Here’s the current whois record for Google.ie.… Continue reading IEDR Lose Google.ie?
ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews
When ICANN signed the affirmation of commitments back in 2009 it committed to conducting regular reviews on its accountability and transparency. According to the AOC these are meant to happen at least once every 3 years. So, although the ink has only just dried on the first round, ICANN is now seeking volunteers for the… Continue reading ICANN Launching 2nd Round of Accountability & Transparency Reviews
Strickling To Crocker – ICANN Needs To Do More To Protect IP
The US Department of Commerce’s Larry Strickling has written to ICANN again. This time it’s about new TLDs, the RAA, law enforcement and trademark protections in new TLDs. By the tone and choice of words it sounds like the US Department of Commerce either assumes that ICANN will be able to force registrars to agree… Continue reading Strickling To Crocker – ICANN Needs To Do More To Protect IP
IEDR Data Dump
As regular readers probably know, I run Blacknight. Blacknight is Ireland’s largest hosting provider and domain name registrar. We’re also the only Irish company to ever have been accredited with ICANN. And we’re the single largest registrar of .ie domain names on the planet. If you peruse the archives here and on my personal blog… Continue reading IEDR Data Dump
Chilean Registry Drops Registrant Update Fee
NIC Chile has updated their domain transfer policies. Changing the registrant / holder of a .cl domain name is no longer a billable action effective October 1 2012. Previously the change of registrant / holder, sometimes referred to as a “trade”, also prolonged the registration period by 2 years. This is no longer the case… Continue reading Chilean Registry Drops Registrant Update Fee
Nominet Sucking Up To Law Enforcement With New Proposals?
Nominet, the registry for *.uk, has opened a public consultation on the re-introduction of .uk domain names ie. domains directly under .uk such as businessname.uk The proposals from the registry, however, sound like they’re heavily influenced by the law enforcement “asks” during the current RAA negotiations. They also ignore the recent Article 29 Working Party… Continue reading Nominet Sucking Up To Law Enforcement With New Proposals?
Cloud Registry’s Calendar For ICANN Toronto Is Now Available
The guys in Cloud Registry have made available a “sane” iCal feed of the ICANN Toronto timetable You can grab it here They’ll try their best to keep it up to date, but it’s a free service to the ICANN community, so you get what you pay for 🙂 I’d recommend following them on Twitter… Continue reading Cloud Registry’s Calendar For ICANN Toronto Is Now Available
ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week
ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain, are getting into the search business. This Thursday they’ll launch search.xxx, which is going to allow you to “search .XXX” ie. developed sites that use the .xxx top level domain. If you use a .xxx domain name and want to find out about getting it… Continue reading ICM To Launch Search.xxx This Week