China has announced its own internet address naming system - but what are the implications? If you haven't already heard, China has announced that it is releasing its own domain name system. It will be used in China as competition to ICANN's domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2006 Domain Name Wire Survey results
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, Policy & Law, ServicesI've finally released the complete results of the 2006 Domain Name Wire Survey! Here is the press release that goes out tomorrow morning: Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 28, 2006 -- DomainNameWire.com has released results from its 2006 Domain Name Wire ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Survey: No more new domains
· Policy & LawThe majority of the domain community doesn't want ICANN to approve new domains. [Editors note: this is the tenth in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] Only ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Swiss government claims domains
· Policy & LawThe government of Switzerland is trying to get its hands on three domain names owned by a Swiss citizen. The government claims to have a right to three specific URLs - www.schweiz.ch, www.suisse.ch and www.svizzera.ch (all translate to the country's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Survey: Do not hand control of internet to international body
· Policy & LawOnly 38% of respondents to our survey approve of transferring control of the internet and domain name system to an international body. [Editors note: this is the ninth in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Survey: Domain Name Owners reject ICANN/VeriSign Settlement
· Policy & LawSurvey shows only 25% of domain owners support agreement. [Editors note: this is the eighth in a series of posts with results from the 2006 Domain Name Wire survey. The complete results of the survey will be posted soon.] Opposition to the proposed ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Book to tell the Sex.com story
· Policy & LawFreelance Journalist Kieren McCarthy has signed a publishing deal for an upcoming book "Sex.com". Everyone in the domain name business knows the basics of the Sex.com domain. A domain name so valuable that it was stolen from the rightful owner who, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
China, Trademarks, and Cybersquatting
· Policy & LawChina isn't known for respecting intellectual property rights and its latest domain name policy reinforces its stance. According to reports by vmunet and Sina.com, China is changing the way it rules on trademark disputes for its .CN domain names. In ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
URGENT: threat to domain name owners
· Policy & LawThe domain industry might crumble if the Unites States Congress gets more involved in domain name policy. I've seen a lot of scary things that could knock the domain name industry off its upward trajectory. But this takes the cake. According to an ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign’s Big Dreams
· Policy & LawAn article in Red Herring talks about Verisign, its Network Solutions disaster, and where it's headed. The article in the January 30 print edition discusses CEO Stratton Sclavos' vision to make the company last into the future. But its past isn't so ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment