TLD Registry inks deal with Chinese government for over 10,000 domains in each of its new TLDs. TLD Registry Ltd, which is launching the new top level domain names Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网), has inked a deal with the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign: we’re not afraid of new TLDs, and IDN transliterations will be delayed
· ServicesA defense of .com's staying power and bad news for IDN.com investors. On its investor conference call yesterday afternoon, Verisign CEO James Bidzos explained why he isn't afraid of new top level domain names. Also, in a blow to IDN.com investors, the ... Continue Reading18 Comments
It’s Official: first 4 new TLDs have been delegated
· UncategorizedFour new top level domain names delegated. It's October 23, 2013, and a few new top level domain name applicants can finally see the fruits of their many, many years of labor. ICANN announced today that four new top level domain names have been ... Continue Reading5 Comments
How right-to-left domain names work in practice
· UncategorizedDepending on your language, new TLDs might be about new opportunities to the left of the dot. When ICANN unveiled the list of top level domain name applications at a media event in London last summer, some in the community were upset that Arabic IDNs ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign reconfirms IDN transliteration plans, provides more details
· ServicesVerisign provides some details on how it will allocate top level domain transliterations. Have you ever invested a lot of money in something without a written contract? It can be a bit nerve racking, and occasionally you can feel like you got burned. ... Continue Reading15 Comments
.Co to offer Asian IDNs starting April 15
· UncategorizedMore .co internationalized domain name options available this month. .Co Internet announced that it will begin allowing registrations of Asian language .co IDNs starting April 15. Registrations will be available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company objects to Chinese IDNs over contractual and patent rights
· Policy & LawGroup that partnered with Chinese government for IDNs claims that new TLDs will infringe contractual and intellectual property rights. A legal rights objection is supposed to be filed based on trademarks, but a Singapore company has filed two ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Objections filed against .com and .org IDN top level domains
· Policy & LawRussian IDNs face legal rights objections. VeriSign and Public Interest Registry have hit a speedbump in their plans to role out versions of .com and .org for the Russian market. VeriSign's .com transliteration .ком and Public Interest Registry's ... Continue Reading10 Comments
IDN community reacts to Verisign’s .com transliteration selections
· UncategorizedThe good, the bad, and the ugly of Verisign's IDN plans. Verisign applied for 12 internationalized top level domain names as part of the new TLD program. These domain names are transliterations of .com and .net. A transliteration is different ... Continue Reading12 Comments
VeriSign applies for 9 transliterations of .com and 3 of .net
· UncategorizedVeriSign's IDN plans finally unveiled. Internationalized Domain Name investors, your wait is over. We now know the transliterations of .com and .net that VeriSign has applied for. You can read more about VeriSign's plans for how it will offer ... Continue Reading1 Comment