Kurt Pritz responds to Congress. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz has responded (pdf) to a written question and expanded on his answers to questioning from U.S. representatives during a hearing about new TLDs on May 4. Representative Howard ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN “Hedge” In Singapore Will Kick off New gTLD Communications Plan
· UncategorizedI predict new TLD marketing will start after ICANN's Singapore meeting this month. Just about everyone -- including me -- is horrible at predicting what ICANN will do and when it will do it regarding new top level domain names. The only people who've ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN: We Might Still Be Able To Approve New TLDs in June
· Policy & LawOrganization says it still might be able to move ahead with program next month. ICANN's Board thinks it might still be able to approve the new top level domain name program at the beginning of next month's meeting in Singapore. The approval was put ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New TLD Guidebook May Be Approved in March After All
· Policy & LawNew TLD supporters received good news today. After what seemed like disappointing news last week, now things are looking up for potential new top level domain name applicants. ICANN just released resolutions from its board meeting on January 25 and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN to Neustar: Yes, You Can Own a Registrar
· Policy & LawRegistry-Registrar separation will create interesting circumstances for established registries. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz sent a letter to Neustar Vice President Jeff Neuman last week (pdf) regarding registry-registrar separation. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Demand Media Demands Three-Strikes Rethink
· UncategorizedBy Kevin Murphy Demand Media has asked ICANN to reconsider an anti-cybersquatting provision in the new top-level domain Applicant Guidebook that may ban the company from running a TLD. ICANN will do background checks on the companies applying for ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Tomorrow is a Big Day for New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawBig issue on the table at ICANN retreat. In about 24 hours the ICANN Board of Directors will kick off a retreat. It's not an official board meeting, but it's anticipated that the two day retreat will finalize an important issue: registry/registrar ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Should Create Filter Before Opening Comments on New TLDs
· Policy & LawAdvocacy groups will have open season on new top level domain name applications. On page 1-6 of the fourth draft applicant guidebook for new top level domain names, ICANN has moved its language regarding a comment periods. I hadn't really paid ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Canon Announces Plans for .Canon Top Level Domain Name
· Policy & LawUSA.canon instead of USA.canon.com? Electronics company Canon has announced plans to apply for the .canon top level domain name, when such domain names become available. In a press release, Canon states: With the adoption of the new gTLD system, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How Tiered Pricing Could Lower the Cost of Domain Name Registration
· Domain Registrars...for some domains, anyway. A lot of the talk around new top level domain names is the lack of pricing controls on providers. A company that launches a new TLD can set prices however they wish, and owners of existing TLDs worry that this idea would ... Continue Reading3 Comments