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Company suggests ICANN is only posting letters that “will advance its positions”. Verisign has sent a letter to ICANN questioning why it isn’t publishing certain correspondence on the ICANN.org web site. ICANN has a section on its web site where it publishes many letters it receives and sends. But Verisign says ICANN hasn’t published three [...]
SEC filing sheds (some) light on relationship for new top level domains. A lot of fuss has been made about the connection between Demand Media and Donuts and the new TLD program. What exactly is the relationship between the two companies? Demand Media’s latest 10-Q, filed today, explains the terms of the agreement: As part [...]
Many new TLD applicants will take a less-than-ideal contract if it means a faster time to market. When it comes to the new top level domain registry agreement, what you have to gain or lose from new TLDs being introduced will greatly shape your opion. Verisign has submitted two separate comments on the agreement, both [...]
Verisign says unilateral right to amend is alive and well in proposed contract. Verisign senior vice presidents Pat Kane and Richard Goshorn have sent a letter to ICANN blasting the inclusion of amendment right clauses in the proposed new registry agreement. In the sometimes snarky letter, Verisign claims that ICANN’s unilateral right to amend the [...]
.Com registry awarded patent for using registry data to trigger web crawling. With Verisign analyzing how to profit from its patent portfolio, competitors should pay close attention to the company’s new patents. Today Verisign was awarded U.S. Patent 8,433,700 (pdf) for “Method and system for triggering web crawling based on registry data”. The patent describes [...]
