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… Continue reading European Commission Call for Submissions on Anti-Counterfeiting
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EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service
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… Continue reading EU Issues Call for Proposals for DNS Resolution Service
ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing
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… Continue reading ICANN Brussels to Host EU Briefing
Namescon Europe Chooses Budapest
NamesCon Global 2020 is being held in Austin, Texas next week. The event organisers have also just announced the location for the European edition of the domain event. NamesCon Europe will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 6th to August 8th. The event will take place at the Budapest Marriott Hotel on the banks… Continue reading Namescon Europe Chooses Budapest
Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations
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… Continue reading Cypriot (CY) ccTLD Now Offering Direct Registrations
Namescon Europe Moves to Lisbon
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,… Continue reading Namescon Europe Moves to Lisbon
CENTR Awards to Include Best Registry as Chosen by Registrars
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… Continue reading CENTR Awards to Include Best Registry as Chosen by Registrars
Eco and i2Coalition Strengthen Ties
Last week most of the hosting and domain name industry was in Rust, Germany for WHD.global. During the event i2Coalition and Eco worked together on several sessions and also signed a new MOU. Details below. Here’s the full release: Leading Internet Associations Strengthen Cooperation eco Internet Industry Association e.V. , Europe’s largest Association serving the… Continue reading Eco and i2Coalition Strengthen Ties
DNS Belgium Moves Backend to the Cloud
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… Continue reading DNS Belgium Moves Backend to the Cloud
Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry
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… Continue reading Eco to Address the Impact of Brexit On the Domain Industry