A preview with links to testimony for Wednesday's hearing. Wednesday morning, the House Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing on the expansion of top level domain names. Four witnesses will testify: Doug Brent, Chief Operating Officer of ... Continue Reading17 Comments
How to Make .Eco a Success
· Policy & LawHere's some free consulting for .eco top level domain supporters. You may have recently read about a tiff between two groups competing to launch .eco, a domain name for companies to showcase their environmental friendliness. In one corner you've got ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Congress: Create Permanent Tie to ICANN
· Policy & LawCongress throws wrench in ICANN's independence and new top level domain name plans. The Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Henry Waxman, as well as the Chairman of its Internet Subcommittee and eight other Committee members have ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Companies File Trademarks for New Top Level Domain Names
· Policy & LawFilings unlikely to give a leg up in application process. Companies are filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for service marks related to new TLDs. For example, Top Level Domain Holdings, Ltd (AIM: TLDH) has filed trademarks for ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Study Questions if Consumers Want New Top Level Domains
· Domain RegistrarsResearch report shows consumers not keen on new TLDs. A couple weeks ago I received an email from a researcher at The Future Laboratory, a UK-based research and trend forecasting company. The company was preparing a report, sponsored by domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Governments Want Control of New Geo Domain Names
· Policy & LawGovernmental Advisory Committee continues push for control of domains at top and second levels. One of the more disturbing debates about the launch of new top level domain names is a land grab by Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). Think of GAC as ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Will Software Makers Really Support New TLDs?
· Policy & LawUnclear if software makers will support all new top level domain names. One issue for top level domain name applicants is getting software makers, such as e-mail software companies, to approve their top level domains and make them work with their ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New Top Level Domain Demand Still Elusive
· Policy & LawHard to prove demand for new top level domain names One of the key questions facing ICANN and the internet community is if there is any demand for new top level domain names should they be released. So far no one has released convincing evidence of ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Man Claims Rights to .NYC, .Movies, and More
· Policy & LawNew Yorker says he already uses 118 top level domains. I thought I had heard it all about new TLDs until I read this article in The Villager. Now that a new process for top level domain names is underway, Paul Garrin and his company Name.Space claims ... Continue Reading20 Comments
New Top Level Domain Names Delayed
· Policy & LawApplications won't be accepted until early 2010. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has pushed back its estimated time frame to start accepting applications for new top level domains. ICANN had hoped to accept applications by ... Continue Reading2 Comments