The (current) owner of itunes.co.uk is appealing Nominet's decision that forces him to hand the domain name over to Apple. And with good cause. As owner Benjamin Cohen said in a statement, "I must admit that we were not expecting the decision by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN proposed $2 domain transfer tax?
· Policy & LawIn a disturbing development, ICANN has proposed a $2 fee on the registry for a domain name transfer on its proposed .jobs and .travel domain extensions. However, the language is somewhat unclear: (c) Registry-Level Transaction Fee. Commencing as of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO publishes domain name dispute results summary
· Policy & LawWIPO has published an extremely useful tool for anyone involved in a domain name dispute that is considering arbitration (or is forced to defend). WIPO has posted a list of common questions in disputes and how the panels generally interpret those ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
USAToday covers Mattel.org dispute
· Policy & LawIn an article titled David beats Goliath in domain-name dispute, USAToday reports on the case of Gopi Mattel. Gopi successfully beat Mattel Inc's assualt on this mattel.org domain name. Mattel Inc. claimed it was trademark infringement and even claimed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN Approves EURid’s Agreement for .eu Domain Name
· Policy & LawFollowing is a press release that details ICANN's progress on the .eu domain. See "Critical .eu meeting today". ICANN Approves EURid's Agreement for '.eu' Domain Name LUXEMBOURG, March 23 /CNW/ - - EURid's '.eu' Domain Application ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hillary Clinton wins domain name
· Policy & LawHillary Clinton won the rights to hillaryclinton.com in a recent a National Arbitration Forum decision. It may have been a battle for Clinton to get her domain name, given that she's a politician, but the owner of the domain didn't even respond to the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Critical .eu meeting today
· Policy & LawAccording to The Register, "The .eu domain may finally come alive, five years after its conception, following a meeting this coming Monday. ICANN will discuss "Delegation of .EU and EURid-ICANN Agreement" at a special board meeting on 21 March and if it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Hijacking under ICANN’s new transfer policy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawSearchEngineJournal.com has a great first-person story about trying to hold a domain name that is facing repeated hijacking attempts. ICANN's policy used to require a confirmation from the current domain name owner before a transfer. Now the transfer ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.au to release 20,000 geographic domain names
· Domain Registrars, Policy & Law.au, Austrialia's CCtld, will remove restrictions on 20,000 geographic domains opening them up for registration. A full list of these domain names will be available in about six weeks, according to this article. Domains will not be auctioned off. If ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN may review domain transfer procedures
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawFollowing its review of the Panix.com domain name hijacking (see ICANN blames Melbourne IT for Panix.com debacle), ICANN will review its recently implemented domain transfer procedures. In a letter about the hijacking, ICANN Chief Registrar Liaison Tim ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
