Registrar says ICANN hasn't taken action after IRP ruling. Over one year after winning a partial victory against ICANN over price caps, domain registrar Namecheap is asking a court to push ICANN into action. Namecheap filed a complaint under the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Identity Digital retains .org deal
· UncategorizedLucrative registry services contract remains with Identity Digital. Top level domain name company Identity Digital has retained the contract to run Public Interest Registry's (PIR) top level domain names. PIR, best known for managing .org, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR calls for nominations for this year’s (bigger) .ORG Impact Awards
· UncategorizedMore awards and an in-person awards ceremony are on tap this year. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that runs .org, has put out a call for nominations for this year's .ORG Impact Awards. It's the fifth year that PIR will honor ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN on Namecheap decision: it was a mixed bag
· Policy & LawAfter pointing out that Namecheap didn't get everything it asked for, ICANN says it's up to the organization what to do with the decision. ICANN has published its spin on the Independent Review Panel decision in the complaint brought by Namecheap ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Namecheap claims victory in .org and .info price cap battle
· Policy & LawRegistrar says panel found largely in its favor in dispute over uncapped registry prices. Domain name registrar Namecheap is claiming victory in a battle it waged to keep price caps on .org and .info domain names. The company filed for the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
PIR announces winners of 4th Annual .ORG Impact Awards
· UncategorizedFood Rescue Hero is named .ORG of the year. Public Interest Registry, the registry behind .org, today announced the winners of its annual .ORG impact awards. A record 947 organizations and individuals from 68 countries submitted entries this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR (.org) calls for nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards
· Uncategorized.Org registry to donate $105,000 to organizations using .org domains. Public Interest Registry, the registry that operates .org and other charitable domain names, has announced the return of the .ORG Impact Awards for a fourth year. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR acquires 4 charitable top level domains, announces RSP contract bidding
· UncategorizedNon-profit expands its TLD portfolio and announces bidding for backend registry services. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages .org, has acquired four top level domain names in two transactions. First, the non-profit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR announces winners of 2021 .Org Impact Awards
· UncategorizedPIR crowns annual winners and donates cash to worthy causes. Public Interest Registry, the organization behind the .org top level domain, announced the winners of its third annual .Org Impact Awards today. A record of 633 organizations and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.ORG Impact Awards draw record number of nominations
· UncategorizedPIR receives over 600 nominations for this year's awards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) received a record number of nominations for this year's .ORG Impact Awards, the organization announced this week. 633 organizations applied for the awards, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment