Three strikes, and OpenTLD is out. ICANN has sent a notice of termination to OpenTLD, the domain name registrar associated with the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain registrations, most famously .tk, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN sends breach notice to Freenom’s accredited domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsICANN has sent a breach notice to the registrar for the third time. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to OpenTLD B.V., an accredited registrar that's part of the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Meta Platforms sues .tk registry operator Freenom
· Policy & LawMeta Platforms alleges registry operator is infringing its marks such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta Platforms has filed a cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against Freenom and associated companies. Freenom is best known for operating the .tk ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign removes .tk and other Freenom domains from industry brief
· UncategorizedCompany excludes five free top ccTLDs from its calculations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q4 2021 Domain Industry Brief today, and at first glance, it looks like domain registrations have dropped a lot. But that's because Verisign has ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Domain name registrar’s suspension stayed after it files for arbitration
· Domain RegistrarsOpenTLD argues it should have received a formal breach notice first. Domain name registrar OpenTLD, which had its ability to register new TLDs suspended by ICANN, is back in action for now. ICANN suspended the registrar for cybersquatting on other ... Continue Reading1 Comment
