Image via Wikipedia Remember the draft IRT report? Well they’ve published the final version after supposedly taking into consideration comments and feedback. However you’d be forgiven for thinking that their view on the feedback process was ever so slightly biased. Basically they seem to have taken on board any comments and feedback that supported their… Continue reading IRT Final Report Ignores End User Concerns
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See You In Sydney?
ICANN Sydney is only a couple of weeks away… If you haven’t organised flights, hotels and visas by now you’d want to get a move on! So who is attending? If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or coffee and a chat please let me know (either via the comments or email… Continue reading See You In Sydney?
ICANN 37 To Be Held In Kenya
ICANN’s 37th public meeting, which is to be held from March 7th to March 13th 2010, is to take place in Kenya. Kenya had previously been slated to act as host for a meeting in 2008, but due to security concerns the slot was re-allocated.
Air France Win WIPO Case
One of the more recently reported WIPO UDRP cases that caught my attention was in relation to airfrance-suck.com The decision, which went against the registrant, makes for some interesting reading. The salient points being: The “suck” suffix can be a legitimate defence A lot of “suck” or “sucks” related WIPO cases end up being ruled… Continue reading Air France Win WIPO Case
Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains
Tucows is taking over the 33 thousand odd domains that were under the accreditation of Parava. The full announcement of the transfer on the ICANN site includes contact details and more. Unfortunately the deaccredited registrar did not transfer billing data, so registrants will need to contact Tucows (under their Hover.com brand) to renew their domains.… Continue reading Tucows Takes Over Parava’s Domains
IRT Draft Report Comments Phase 1 Closes Today
If you want your comments to be considered in the final IRT report then you need to get them in today. More details here and previously submitted comments here
New TLDs Need Sanity
The much vaunted launch of the new TLDs as announced at the ICANN Paris meeting last year is probably a bit of a damp squid in many respects. Don’t expect to see any actual progress there until next year at the earliest. In the meantime you can read all about the plans people have for… Continue reading New TLDs Need Sanity
EU Calling For Independent ICANN
As yesterday was a holiday in Ireland I didn’t get a chance to mention this … Yesterday morning Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, posted a video calling on ICANN to decouple itself from the US. You can see the full video here or download the text of the message (PDF). Further… Continue reading EU Calling For Independent ICANN
New gTLD Comment Period Closes
ICANN has been holding a public comment period on the second draft of the new gTLD handbook. This period was due to close yesterday. Prior to yesterday afternoon there was a healthy number of comments, but in the past 24 hours a significant number of new comments have been submitted. The tone and content of… Continue reading New gTLD Comment Period Closes
Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN
Whenever I hear the misinformed harping on about how “anyone will be able to get their own TLD” I sigh deeply. If only it was that simple. The most recent assault on the new gTLDs comes from the Olympics – the International Olympic Committee to be precise. You can read the full text of their… Continue reading Olympics Want Special Treatment From ICANN