In an interesting move several members of the ICANN community formed an "informal" Working Group to discuss the concept of "expressions of interest" in new TLDs. This all happened very quickly, which is more or less the opposite to how most ICANN related activities progress.Earlier this evening the group submitted its report / paper to ICANNThe report, which runs to about 11 … [Read more...] about Informal Working Group Publish Report On New TLDs
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New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?
During the ICANN meeting in Seoul it became very clear that new TLDs were not going to progress on schedule (which schedule doesn't matter).It also became clear that:ICANN still wants them to go aheadICANN wants to make everyone happyThere's an obvious flaw there.You cannot appease all interest groups AND move forward with new TLDs.The "overarching issues" need to be addressed … [Read more...] about New TLDs – Progress? Or Just More Chaos?
ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update
ICANN staff informed the Registrar Stakeholder Group at the meeting in Seoul, Korea, that 638 registrars have either signed the new RAA or are in the process of signing it. While it may prove difficult to encourage all registrars to signup voluntarily ie. prior to contract expiry it's encouraging to see that the bulk of domain registrations are now covered by the new … [Read more...] about ICANN Registrars Switching to new RAA Update
ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICANN's website contains a LOT of information. Some of it is useful, some of it is fascinating, but it's all valuable (to someone)The problem with the current site is that has grown so much over time that it is practically unusable. Unless you spend a silly amount of time using it (and I do!) it's nigh on impossible to find anything. Even when you spend a lot of time using the … [Read more...] about ICANN Site Revamp Unveiled
ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
The independent review of the ICM Registry bid for .xxx was held towards the end of September in Washington and the documents from this are now available onlineI'd love to summarise them, but there is a very large volume of information (hundreds of pages)If you have the time to read over them all they include witness statements from Vint Cerf, Milton Mueller, Paul Twomey and … [Read more...] about ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available
ICANN has published the 3rd version of the applicant guidebook and it is now available for comments.The texts (more than one!) are available here.Jothan Frakes has posted some initial observations as wellDue to the sheer size and complexity of the guidebook it will probably take time for people to fully digest it and come up with sane critique. … [Read more...] about New TLD Applicant Guidebook v3 Now Available
Beckstrom Explains The New ICANN Deal
ICANN CEO, Rod Beckstrom, explains in plain English what the new "arrangement" for ICANN means both for the organisation and for the global internet community: … [Read more...] about Beckstrom Explains The New ICANN Deal
ICANN’s New Affirmation of Commitments
ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom has signed the new "Affirmation of Commitments" which replaces the JPA.More details here including full text and some reactionsFurther updates to follow ... … [Read more...] about ICANN’s New Affirmation of Commitments
AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
The Mayor of Paris was very upbeat about the new TLD project when he spoke during the ICANN meeting in Paris. Not surprisingly Paris is one of the European cities that is pushing hard to get its own tld .paris.According to news released earlier today the .paris bid is going to be using a combination of AFNIC and CORE.AFNIC already runs the .fr cctld operations, while CORE runs … [Read more...] about AFNIC / CORE To Run .Paris
ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language
ICANN has opened a public comment period on the "Inter Registrar Transfer Policy" (IRTP)You can read more about the announcement hereWhat makes this comment period a bit different is that the request for comments has been published in the 6 UN languages ie. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Russian. … [Read more...] about ICANN Inter Registrar Transfer Policy Comment Period Opens – In More Than One Language