Chinese government entity files U.S. patent application for blockchain-based DNS. The Chinese government wants a U.S. patent for a decentralized, blockchain-based DNS that could compete with the existing domain name system overseen by ICANN. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Report suggests bright future for Chinese domain market
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines data from a recent CNNIC report. If you invest in the Chinese domain market, you need to know CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) because it publishes a national survey report twice a year on China's internet ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign signs deal with China’s CNNIC for real name verification
· Policy & LawGroup that operates .CN will assist Verisign with identity verification of .com and .net registrants. Verisign has signed an agreement with China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) for real name verification. Back in December, I wrote about ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Company objects to Chinese IDNs over contractual and patent rights
· Policy & LawGroup that partnered with Chinese government for IDNs claims that new TLDs will infringe contractual and intellectual property rights. A legal rights objection is supposed to be filed based on trademarks, but a Singapore company has filed two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
China reopens .cn to individuals, but registrars may be slow to follow
· Domain RegistrarsIndividuals can now register .cn domains, but domain registrars may still be cautious about offering the domains. After clamping down on .cn domain registrations a few years ago, China is beginning to open up its country code top level domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
China Puts Domain Registrars in Tough Spot, Again
· Policy & LawCNNIC reverses role of registry and registrar, and communicates poorly to boot. [Update 7/1: Go Daddy is sending out an email to its .cn customers today, which also links to CNNIC's notice.] Imagine if VeriSign sent an email to the all .com ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verify your .Cn Email Address in 15 Days or You Might Lose your Domain
· Policy & LawCNNIC wants you to verify your email address, like, today. This may sound like a really bad phishing scheme, but it's coming from a legitimate source. RRPproxy is reporting that all owners of China's .cn domain names are receiving an email notice ... Continue Reading1 Comment
China’s .Cn to Quickly Lose Status as Top Country Code Domain Name
· Policy & LawFrom "anything goes" to "nothing goes", changes to .Cn registration enforcement will reduce the number of .cn domain names. China's domain name strategy has always perplexed me. For a country known for censoring just about everything, I found it odd ... Continue Reading3 Comments
China May Re-Open Individual Registration of .Cn Domain Names
· Policy & LawCNNIC plans to re-open registration. Individuals may regain the ability to register .cn domain names sometime in the future, China Daily is reporting. CNNIC, which manages the .cn country code domain name for China, banned individuals from ... Continue Reading2 Comments
How Long Until China Confiscates Google.Cn Domain Name?
· Policy & LawThe Google.cn domain name is in jeopardy. If there's one lesson learned about country code domain names, it's that you have little protection as a domain registrant. With Google announcing that it will stop censoring its Google.cn search results, it ... Continue Reading9 Comments
