Hong Kong registrar loses its accreditation. Another day, another domain registrar losing its accreditation. Yesterday, ICANN notified (pdf) 0101 Internet, Inc., a Hong Kong-based registrar, that it is being terminated. The notice came a day ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN terminates small domain name registrar
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar didn't respond to breach notice. ICANN has issued a notice of termination (pdf) to the domain name registrar Brennercom Limited. The company was previously known as Webhosting24, Inc. Its website says that it typically works with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO and Internet Commerce Association release final UDRP report
· Policy & LawReport should help ICANN with its UDRP review. World Intellectual Property Organization and Internet Commerce Association have published the final report from their UDRP review project. The organizations convened a group of UDRP experts with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Seville, Muscat, and Vancouver added to ICANN meeting schedule
· Policy & LawICANN announces locations for upcoming meetings. Mark your calendars — ICANN now has locations for its next five meetings. It had previously announced that ICANN85, the Community Forum, will take place in Mumbai, March 7-12, 2026. ICANN86, the Policy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN explains Diversity, Equity & Inclusion pullback
· Policy & LawOrganization said it made changes to comply with EEOC guidelines. In May, Kevin Murphy of Domain Incite noted that ICANN had removed references to the words "diversity" and "inclusion" on its website. Shortly thereafter, the organization said it ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Top domain name stories: .com grows, clawback lawsuit, breach notice and more
· UncategorizedRead about last month's top news, including why .com is growing again. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Judge allows expired domain clawback lawsuit to proceed against GoDaddy - But two of the defendants ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic
· Domain RegistrarsDomain industry overseer says domain registrar is lax when investigating and responding to DNS abuse complaints. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc, a fairly large domain name registrar in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain registrars agree to pay ICANN more money
· Domain RegistrarsFee increases will hit drop-catching companies the most. ICANN-accredited domain name registrars have voted to increase the amount of money they pay ICANN each year. In October, ICANN announced plans to increase costs on registries and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
AFRINIC under scrutiny as ICANN warns of compliance review
· Policy & LawTurmoil at Africa's Regional Internet Registry is coming to a head. This site focuses on domain names, but there's another part of internet real estate that is extremely valuable: IP addresses. Specifically, IPv4 addresses. They are a scarce ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN warns that DNS abuse rankings vary widely depending on blocklist source
· Policy & LawAbuse rankings shift dramatically between open source and commercial blocklists, exposing blind spots in DNS monitoring. Many research organizations publish lists of top level domains and domain registrars that they claim have high rates of abuse. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
