Rules will make it easier for people to submit reports and (loosely) define what registrars and registries must do in response. ICANN's contracted parties have approved changes to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and base Registry ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Major email providers blocking some RAA verification emails
· Policy & LawBlocking could lead to website suspensions. Beginning January 1st domain name registrars are required by the new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) to verify contact details for registrants. Most registrars do this by sending an email to domain ... Continue Reading5 Comments
2013 Top Stories: the 2013 RAA
· Policy & LawA new Registrar Accreditation Agreement is finalized and signed by many registrars. 2013 saw the finalization of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), which is the contract between ICANN and domain name registrars that offer domain names to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
First five domain name registrars sign 2013 RAA
· Domain RegistrarsFive domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN's meeting in Durban ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New RAA ushers in big changes (and demands) on domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsDevelopers at domain name registrars will be working overtime this fall. ICANN announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. It's the conclusion of a long and contentious process that has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN sends breach notice to large Argentinian domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsDattatec late on fees, slow to respond to whois inaccuracy claims. ICANN has sent a breach notice to a relatively large domain name registrar based in Argentina. ICANN claims (pdf) that Dattatec.com, SRL is in breach of a number of provisions of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN will now be able to suspend domain name registrars
· Domain Registrars[Well, looks like ICANN actually had a similar provision in its 2009 RAA, just in a different section. Sorry about that.] One of the big improvements in the proposed 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) over the 2009 version is the ability for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What the new RAA means for YOU, the domain registrant
· Policy & LawYour responsibilities when registering a domain name will soon change. Late yesterday ICANN published the proposed "final" new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment. The update RAA will have an impact on how you register domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ICANN letting registrar negotiations hold new TLDs hostage
· Policy & LawNo new agreement, no new TLDs. Last week I wrote about how ICANN's latest proposed registry agreement for new TLD operators. The agreement mandates that new TLD operators use only domain registrars that have signed the new Registrar Accreditation ... Continue Reading3 Comments
RAA negotiation updates and how it affects domainers
· Policy & LawGet ready for whois verification. Maybe. Huge changes might be coming to the way you register a domain name, and domain investors need to pay attention. Negotiations for a new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the agreement between registrars ... Continue Reading2 Comments