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… Continue reading Informal Working Group Publish Report On New TLDs
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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 online I’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… Continue reading ICM Registry (.xxx) Independent Review Documents Available
PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
PIR, which is behind the .org (dotOrg) registry, has issued a call for statements of interest from people interested in joining their board. According to the announcement on the ISOC site PIR is looking for two directors for the period covering July 2010 to July 2013. Full details of what they’re looking for and the… Continue reading PIR (dotOrg) Call For Directors
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:
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 here What 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.
Deaccredited Registrars – Domain Transfer Process Ploughs Ahead
ICANN’s latest announcement concerns the three registrars who recently lost their accreditation. The process is now underway to transfer the domains to other registrars….
ICANN Culls Three More Registrars
ICANN has announced that three more registrars have lost their accreditation due to non-compliance with the RAA. The three registrars have been informed that their agreements with ICANN will not be renewed. South American Domains (NameFrog), Simply Named and Tahoe Domains have been sent letters by ICANN outlining the decision and the reasons for it.… Continue reading ICANN Culls Three More Registrars
IEDR Annual Report 2008 – More Fluff
So what does a ccTLD operator do when they’re worried about cashflow? They go off and spend thousands on a glossy annual report obviously! The IEDR’s annual report and review for 2008 is the glossiest one they’ve produced to date. As usual it contains plenty of fluff while ignoring anything of substance. In the Chairman’s… Continue reading IEDR Annual Report 2008 – More Fluff
Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation
Lead Networks, who I mentioned a few weeks ago, have lost their ICANN accreditation. The ICANN announcement includes some of the details and ICANN are currently seeking expressions of interest from other registrars to take over the portfolio of domains (approximately 70 – 80 thousand names according to ICANN) According to ICANN Lead Networks was… Continue reading Lead Networks Lose ICANN Accreditation
Last Call For Trademark (IRT) Comment Period For New TLDs
Today marks the last day for public comments on the IRT (trademark protection) final report. The report, which I’ve mentioned a few times in the past, was drafted from the perspective of trademark holders in an effort to allay their fears and concerns associated with the launch of the new TLD program. You can see… Continue reading Last Call For Trademark (IRT) Comment Period For New TLDs