They're coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machines, ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Verisign announces another .com price hike
· Policy & LawGet ready to pay more for .com domains starting in September. Verisign today announced that it will raise prices on .com domains again this year. Prices will increase from today's wholesale price of $8.39 to $8.97 on September 1, 2022. (Registrars ... Continue Reading8 Comments
ICANN’s version of Freedom of Information requests
· Policy & LawIt's not easy, but here's how you can get ICANN to publish information. Whenever I see someone file a request with ICANN under its Documentary Information Disclosure Policy (DIDP), I roll my eyes and try to figure out how ICANN will deny the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The future of Whois access is on the table today
· Policy & LawICANN and GNSO Council will meet to discuss the future of SSAD. Today, the ICANN board and the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Council will meet to discuss ICANN's first-ever Operational Design Assessment for the proposed System of ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Dot Hip Hop withdraws request after it served its purpose
· Policy & LawGroup says that it spurred ICANN to take action. As Jeff Neumann commented last week, Dot Hip Hop has withdrawn its reconsideration request regarding the assignment of the .hiphop TLD from Uniregistry to Dot Hip Hop (DHH). It's only the thirteenth ... Continue Reading5 Comments
ICANN explains its side of UNR registry transfer holdup
· Policy & LawNew "contractual-right-counter-parties" still waiting for transfers. ICANN published an explanation last week for why it still hasn't approved any UNR registry transfer requests from last year. Frank Schilling auctioned off his 23 top-level ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Panel admonishes Afilias over .web appeal, Verisign claims victory
· Policy & LawIndependent Review Panel says appeal was frivolous and orders it to pay ICANN's legal costs. An Independent Review Panel (IRP) has denied Afilias' latest attempt to wrest control of .web away from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and has ordered the company to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
November’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedWhat happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Here are the metaverse-related domains Meta (Facebook) has registered - It turns out it registered a lot more with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN warns about alt-root blockchain domain names
· Policy & LawOrganization is worried that consumers will be confused. ICANN has published a warning to consumers about alt-root domain names. Alt-root domains are domain names that aren't compatible with the existing domain name system (DNS). They require ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Ron da Silva, former ICANN board member – DNW Podcast #363
· PodcastsA discussion on governance. On today’s show, I chat with former ICANN board member Ron da Silva, who finished his term at the conclusion of the last ICANN meeting. We talk about board independence, how much of its deliberations should be public, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment