Deja vu. Not so fast (or slow, as you might observe). Just weeks after ICANN's board decided the organization should move forward with contracting .web to Nu Dot Co, which plans to assign the domain to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN), the timeline is in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN Board: no foul play in .web auction
· Policy & LawICANN Board gives approval to contract the .web top level domain. The ICANN Board of Directors has determined that an agreement between Nu Dot Co and Verisign for the .web top level domain name did not violate the new TLD application terms. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN Board asks .web parties to rehash arguments
· Policy & LawBoard 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
