ICANN GAC concerned about community priority evaluations but not two-letter domain names. The Governmental Advisory Committee to ICANN has issued its GAC Communique (pdf) from this week's meeting in Los Angeles. There are a couple notable items on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cheers! .Wine and .Vin domains ready to be bottled
· Policy & LawWine domain names can move forward without additional restrictions. The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN's board has given the green light for the .wine and .vin top level domain names to move forward without additional restrictions. [Update: put a ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Hardheaded governments vs. Amazon.com
· Policy & LawAmazon details some of the concessions it was willing to make to governments in the Amazon region. One of the more peculiar new top level domain name battles is the one between Amazon.com and and governments of the Amazon area, including Brazil and ... Continue Reading18 Comments
ICANN still considering IGO protections, but adds deadline to discussions
· Policy & LawNo acronym protections if IGO protections not resolved by Buenos Aires. One of the Governmental Advisory Committee's (GAC) requests for new top level domain names is that both the names and acronyms of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) be ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GAC plays God with the Durban Communiqué
· Policy & LawNew TLD applicants' disdain for the GAC must be growing. The Governmental Advisory Committee has released its Durban Communiqué (pdf), summarizing what it did during this week's meeting in Durban and its advice to ICANN's board. Even as someone ... Continue Reading6 Comments
What they’re saying about the GAC’s safeguard advice
· Policy & LawIs the GAC right? It depends on who you ask. The ICANN New gTLD Board Committee request for comment on the GAC's safeguard advice has closed, and the reply period will open soon. Here are some select comments, along with links to the full ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Stupid, incompetent, or both?
· Policy & LawA Generally Atrocious Communiqué. I've learned a lot over the years while writing about the domain industry. In the past three years I've learned that if there's a laborious article I need to research and write that has to do with new TLDs, I can just ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Governments Deliver Another Blow to New Top Level Domain Timeline
· Policy & LawGAC asks to postpone expressions of interest for new top level domain names. The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) is asking ICANN to delay a decision on the so-called "Expressions of Interest" process for new top level domain names. In a letter ... Continue Reading12 Comments