.Cam and Amazon IDN domain name decisions will be reviewed. ICANN is giving two new top level domain name applications another look after embarrassing inconsistencies in string confusion objections. The board's new TLD committee determined that ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Web and .Webs: “There can be only one”
· Policy & LawVistaPrint will have to duke it out with Web.com if it wants the .webs brand TLd. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution has handed in its final determination for the controversial String Confusion Objection process. In this case, Web.com ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ICANN plays “make believe” with string confusion review process
· Policy & LawICANN pretends other inconsistencies don't exist so it can resolve two of the most embarrassing ones. Yesterday ICANN posted a proposal for dealing with "perceived inconsistencies" in String Confusion Objections filed over new top level domain ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domains that were subject to string confusion objections could be on hold for a while…
· Policy & LawBoard considers if there's any sort of appeal mechanism to new TLD objections. The results of new TLD string confusion objections handled by International Dispute Resolution Centre were a mess. They were completely unpredictable and results were mostly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Donuts’ .Shopping found too similar to .shop, will be placed in contention set
· Policy & LawOnce again, who the string confusion panelist is determines the outcome of an objection. A string confusion objection panelist has ruled that having both .shop and .shopping as top level domain names will confuse the average internet user, and thus ... Continue Reading6 Comments
With .Sex, more proof the ICDR doesn’t have its act together
· Policy & LawDespite what the official list says, SX Registry lost its objection against .sex. So I'm going through the updated list of string confusion objection decisions when I think I've hit a great story: SX Registry SA has prevailed in its string confusion ... Continue Reading1 Comment
9 String Confusion Objections dismissed, Commercial Connect loses 8
· Policy & Law.Shop applicant Commercial Connect is the big loser in the latest batch of String Confusion Objections. After a long drought, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) has posted an updated list of String Confusion Objection decisions. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
String confusion objections grind to a halt
· Policy & LawNo string confusion objection decisions have been published since August 28. Has the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) ceased publishing results from string confusion objections in the wake of contradictory decisions? It sure seems ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Analyzing new TLD string objection panelists
· Policy & LawA breakdown of panelists' decisions and what went wrong. I've called String Confusion Objections a clusterf@ck based on seemingly conflicting opinions by different panelists. It's clear that which panelist is assigned to a case has a lot to do with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nau strikes again: Google wins .tours objection against Donuts
· Policy & Law.Tours and .Tour top level domain strings found too similar, will be placed in contention set. Another day, another inconsistent string confusion objection for new top level domain names. This time Google has won an objection (pdf) against Donuts' ... Continue Reading7 Comments