ICANN's Director of IDN discusses the importance of technical compliance for international domain names. ICANN Director of the IDN Program Tina Dam wrote about the importance of compliance with IDN technical requirements on the ICANN blog today. It's ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Telnic: A $35 Million Investment Gone Awry
· ServicesLuck seems to be running out for investors in .tel registry. And it hasn't even launched yet. A new top level domain, .tel, is getting ready to rollout in the first part of next year. The registry behind the domain -- Telnic -- has raised a stunning ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Forbes Covers New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawForbes Magazine covers new TLD launch, but has a few inaccuracies. The maintstream media has paid cursory attention to ICANN's opening of the top level domain name landscape. A new article in the November 17 issue of Forbes (available now online) ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Going Offshore? Watch Out for Australia, Too.
· Policy & LawMoving domain names out of the United States may not be safer. Last week I wrote about a growing movement for transferring domain names away from United States registrars to other countries. I argued that: -Even if you move your domains to a ... Continue Reading10 Comments
EstDomains Challenges ICANN De-Accreditation
· Policy & LawRegistrar says convicted president resigned in July. Domain registrar EstDomains might remain an accredited domain registrar after all. Yesterday Domain Name Wire reported that EstDomains received a notice of termination from Internet Corporation ... Continue Reading6 Comments
EstDomains Loses Accreditation, 280k Domains up for Grabs
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar loses ICANN accreditation. Domain registrar EstDomains, Inc has lost its ICANN accreditation. The registrar had been the subject of many negative stories, including allegations that it perpetuated malware and spyware sites as well as spam. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Trademark Holders Shouldn’t Rush to Get New TLDs
· Policy & Law.eBay probably not worth it. One of the examples the mass media has given for the potential of new TLDs is .ebay . "Imagine eBay (NADSAQ: EBAY) being able to create cars.ebay and electronics.ebay", is the general line of thought. I'm imagining, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN to Charge $185,000 for New TLD Applications
· Policy & LawFees estimated to cover actual costs of new TLD process. Want to offer .anything? Prepare to write a hefty check. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) estimates that total application fees for entities wishing to offer new ... Continue Reading7 Comments
ICANN Releases Four Updates for New gTLDs
· Policy & LawICANN releases draft "Explanatory Memoranda Papers" for review. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published four draft papers about the introduction of new global top level domains (gTLD). (For a primer on these new ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Fleeing U.S. Registrars? Not so Fast.
· Policy & LawKentucky ruling brings up old debate about switching to offshore registrars. A blog post over at Wall Street Journal today titled "Online Businesses Subject to Local Laws…Everywhere" discusses the Kentucky gambling domain seizure. It mentions that ... Continue Reading10 Comments