ICANN responds to comments from first draft guidebook. [I'm on a plane to New Orleans so have had little time to review ICANN's many documents released today. But here's a summary.] After receiving hundreds of comments, mostly requesting major ... Continue Reading5 Comments
VeriSign to Pay $6M More to ICANN in FY 2010
· Policy & LawProposed budget includes increased contractual fee from VeriSign. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published its Proposed Framework for FY10 Operating Plan and Budget (pdf). ICANN's Financial Year 2010 runs July 1, 2009 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Single Letter .Biz Domains Closer to Reality
· Policy & LawPublic comment period open for 1 and 2 character .biz domain names. Last Friday Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened up a public comment period on .biz registry NeuStar's proposal to offer one and two character .biz domain ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Take Your Pick: Your Safety or ICANN Participation
· Policy & LawNext ICANN meeting in Mexico City should be postponed and moved to a safer location. The next Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) meeting is in Mexico City March 1-6. I've never been to an ICANN meeting, but would like to. ... Continue Reading29 Comments
Larry Seltzer Struggles with “Whois Identity Theft”
· Policy & LaweWeek writer can't get copycat whois record changed. I've heard people complain about "whois identity theft" before. Essentially, this is when someone uses your name on their whois record. You can imagine how this could potentially be troubling for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Register.com Must Stop “Call In” Practice by March
· Domain RegistrarsTransfer authorization code process will be easier under new ICANN policy. Under ICANN's new Policy on Transfer of Registrations between Registrars, which goes into effect March 15, Register.com will no longer be able to require customers to call the ... Continue Reading16 Comments
VeriSign Notifies Registrars About Domain Tasting Changes
· Policy & LawVeriSign sends notice about changes to add grace period rules. As required by a new ICANN policy, VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has notified its registrars about changes to the Add Grace Period policy. These changes were made to limit the practice of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Advertises to the Mainstream, Update on New TLDs
· Policy & LawAd in The Economist likely the first of many. As I finished the Christmas Double Issue of The Economist, I flipped through the final pages of ads and was surprised to see this: Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) promised ... Continue Reading13 Comments
3/31/09: Death of Domain Tasting (Or is it?)
· Policy & LawDomain tasting is down, and will take another hit in March. But that may not be the end of it... Domain tasting -- the practice of registering a domain to test for traffic and deleting it for a refund within a specified grace period -- is down 84% ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Analysis: U.S. Government Has Domainers’ Backs
· Policy & LawDocuments from U.S. Government question ICANN's actions. You've probably read a lot about ICANN's introduction of new top level domains. Now, as reported over at DNJournal, the U.S. Government is weighing in. Domainers should be happy with its ... Continue Reading16 Comments