Following 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
Apple wins cybersquatting battle…for now
· Policy & LawApple has won the rights to the itunes.co.uk domain...for now. I suspect current owner Benjamin Cohen might win the domain on appeal. This assumes that he is telling the truth about why he registered the domain. It sounds more than plausible. For ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN blames Melbourne IT for Panix.com Debacle
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawEarly reports are surfacing today that ICANN has concluded its investigation of the Panix.com domain name hijacking and placed the blame solely on registrar Melbourne IT, clearing Dotster of any wrong doing. ICANN chief registrar liaison Tim Cole ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Name Embarrassment
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedNothing says you're an old school advertising agency like forgetting to renew your domain name...and having someone else pick it up. Adrants first broke a story about marketing firm ASABAILEY snapping Ogilvy & Mather's domain name. ASABAILEY then posted ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Neutral party to evaluate .NET applicants by March 28
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAccording to an announcement on ICANN's web site, third-party evaluator Telcordia will provide a report about the 5 applicants for managing the .net extension by March 28. ICANN will post this report, along with Telcordia's rankings, on its web site. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
