New York Times article covers this week's new TLD discussion in New York. I don't typically write about mainstream news articles about domain names. When I do, it's usually because the articles are inaccurate. But today on the New York Times' Bits ... Continue Reading5 Comments
IRT: Classic Case Study of How Not to Sell a Plan
· Policy & LawThe ICANN IRT needs a lesson in getting buy-in. Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) was set up by trademark interests to come up with a way to protect trademark owners during the launch of new top level domain names. The process by which it was ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Domain Name News Worth Reading
· UncategorizedTwo articles you should take the time to read. Over the past 24 hours I've read two great domain name articles I want to pass along. The first is an editorial by Jeremy Rabkin, Professor of Law at George Mason University. Rabkin discusses what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
ICANN Goes Back to Professor to Clarify New gTLD Demand
· Policy & LawOriginal report author to address feedback. In March 2009 ICANN released two reports from professor Dennis Carlton of The University of Chicago about demand for new global top level domain names and competition. At the time, Domain Name Wire ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Battle Erupts Between Domain Registries and Registrars
· Policy & LawExisting registries fight registrars over registry-registrar separation. Registries: In this corner we have three registry providers, Public Interest Registry, Afilias, and NeuStar. They provide the backend and management of domain names such as .org, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Intellectual Property Group Suggests Protections for New Domains
· Policy & LawImplementation Recommendation Team suggests drastic changes to existing protections for IP holders. The Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT), formed by ICANN's Intellectual Property Constituency, has released its preliminary report (pdf) of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New York: Deciding Between Domain Names and Trash Service
· Policy & LawCity points out an obvious reason why it may not want its own top level domain name. In comments (pdf) to Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), New York City Senior Counsel Katherine Winningham says application fees for new top ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Tim Berners-Lee’s Thoughts on New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawInventor of world wide web opposed to introduction of new TLDs. In 2004, prior to the approval and release of the .mobi top level domain name, Tim Berners-Lee wrote a paper explaining the dangers of the introduction of new top level domain names. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Olympics to ICANN: We’ll Sue You
· Policy & LawInternational Olympic Committee threatens legal action against ICANN over new TLDs. In a sternly worded letter to ICANN (here), International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it reserves the right to "take action against ICANN for damages resulting to the ... Continue Reading20 Comments
ICANN Shouldn’t Regulate Morality
· Policy & LawICANN should strike moral objections from new TLD process. The new top level domain process includes a mechanism for TLD applications to be rejected on morality and public order grounds. This should be eliminated. ICANN doesn't exist to determine ... Continue Reading6 Comments