Board wants .web participants to make their argument...again. ICANN's Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee (BAMC) is set to decide the fate of .web. But first, it wants everyone involved to rehash what has happened. The quick backstory: a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign, Altanovo and ICANN trade barbs over .web
· Policy & LawMore ill-will exposed in newly-published letters. This week, ICANN published a series of letters related to the fight for .web. The quick backstory: a company called Nu Dot Co won the auction to run the .web top level domain for $135 million. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Panel admonishes Afilias over .web appeal, Verisign claims victory
· Policy & LawIndependent Review Panel says appeal was frivolous and orders it to pay ICANN's legal costs. An Independent Review Panel (IRP) has denied Afilias' latest attempt to wrest control of .web away from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and has ordered the company to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign applies pressure to ICANN to delegate .web
· Policy & LawVerisign is tired of delays (as it should be). Verisign is applying pressure to ICANN to delegate the .web top level domain name to it. Today, the company published a blog post that follows up to a letter (pdf) that Nu Dot Co sent to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Top 5 domain name stories in May
· UncategorizedHere's a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Frank Schilling new TLD auction grosses more than $40 million - Schilling's UNR sold 23 top level domains to 10 different buyers. 2. Lawsuit: Bird.com and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What’s next for .Web
· Policy & LawThis week, ICANN published an Independent Review Panel (IRP) decision in a long-running dispute about .web. You can read the background and the result of the decision here. So, what's next for .web? It depends. Afilias was the runner-up in the ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Panel faults ICANN and tells it to make a decision on .web
· Policy & LawPanel determines that ICANN violated its bylaws by failing to make a decision about Verisign's deal for .web. "...[ICANN] has violated its commitment to make decisions by applying documented policies objectively and fairly." This is the big ... Continue Reading14 Comments
ICANN responds to Afilias’ .Web emergency stay request
· Policy & LawNon-profit domain overseer argues that an emergency stay isn't required. ICANN has responded to a request by Afilias to stay any ICANN actions that would further the delegation of the .Web top level domain while the International Centre for Dispute ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign jumps in on .Web dispute, here’s what it could mean
· Policy & LawActions suggest Verisign is ready to bring .web to market, not to bury it. Shortly after domain name registry Afilias filed for Independent Review over the .Web top level domain, Verisign filed an amicus brief asking for an end to the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afilias files for Independent Review on .Web, further delaying domain name
· Policy & LawIt's still going to be a long time before .web domain names are available to register. Following a lengthy ICANN process and failed lawsuit filed by Donuts, Afilias has filed a complaint about .Web under ICANN's Independent Review Process. Here's ... Continue Reading2 Comments
