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European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

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The European Commission has launched a "call for evidence" for the "EU Toolbox Against Counterfeiting". What that means in practical terms is that they're expecting feedback and input from a variety of stakeholders on the subject. However the call is very broad and open, so I suspect they'll get a very big wishlist from IP interests. At the moment the official page for this … [Read more...] about European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting

EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

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The European Commission has issued a call for tender (PDF) for an EU DNS resolution service aka a DNS resolver. As a reminder, a DNS resolver is what computers and other devices use to find out where websites, domains and other services "live" on the internet. They're most often accessed via their IP addresses. So Google's public DNS is at 8.8.8.8, Quad 9's at 9.9.9.9 and … [Read more...] about EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service

ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

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ICANN's Brussels office is hosting a webinar briefing for European stakeholders towards the end of the month. The event, which is being held at 1530 UTC on February 26th, will focus on some recent EU initiatives on digital services and cybersecurity. While it's an ICANN hosted event the bulk of the speakers will be from the European Commission. At the moment there are … [Read more...] about ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing

Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations

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The Cypriot ccTLD registry has opened up direct registrations ie. company.cy They appear to have changed the rules back in December of last year and are giving priority to registrants of existing 3rd level names eg. thing.com.cy The wording on their site also suggests that the registrations are not in "real time" and that there is some form of manual review. More … [Read more...] about Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations

Namescon Europe Moves to Lisbon

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NamesCon Europe (formerly known as Domaining Europe) was recently held in Valencia, Spain. Next year's event, however, will be in Lisbon, Portugal. The exact dates and venue for the domain event have not been announced, though it's meant to be held in June. The event organisers are already selling "early bird" tickets for the event, though for some odd reason they're … [Read more...] about Namescon Europe Moves to Lisbon

CENTR Awards to Include Best Registry as Chosen by Registrars

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CENTR, the body which represent of European domain registries, will be holding its annual awards again this year. What's different for 2017 however is that they've added a new category: Registry of the Year And unlike with the other award categories, this one is open for voting to the registrar channel. The question registrars are being asked is: Based on the … [Read more...] about CENTR Awards to Include Best Registry as Chosen by Registrars

DNS Belgium Moves Backend to the Cloud

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DNS Belgium, who run the .be ccTLD domain registry, as well as .brussels and .vlaanderen, is moving its backend to the cloud. The domain registry announced last year that they would be migrating their backend to the cloud. Why? So they can focus on the software and services and not have to concern themselves with the hardware and colocation aspect of running clusters … [Read more...] about DNS Belgium Moves Backend to the Cloud

Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry

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Eco, which is the largest internet industry association in Europe, is holding a virtual meeting later this month to discuss Brexit. The meeting, which is scheduled for July 27th at 1200 UTC, will be the first of several dialogues among industry to discuss the potential impact of the UK's exit from the EU on the domain name industry. As I mentioned in a recent post, the … [Read more...] about Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry