Non-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
Donuts loses appeal in .Web case
· Policy & LawCourt of Appeals agrees that covenant not to sue is valid. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth District has ruled against top level domain name company Donuts over the .Web domain name. Donuts was one of the applicants for the .web ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Afilias plans to file IRP to halt .Web
· Policy & LawMore slowdowns for .web domain name. A lawyer for domain name registry Afilias says the company plans to file a Cooperative Engagement Process (CEP) and subsequent Independent Review Process (IRP) should ICANN move forward with delegating .Web to Nu ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Department of Justice closes investigation on Verisign running .web
· Policy & LawVerisign believes ICANN will now sign the .web contract with Nu Dot Co, and then transfer the domain to Verisign. Verisign has announced that the antitrust investigation into the company's plans to run the .web domain name has been closed, apparently ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN files response in Donuts lawsuit
· UncategorizedICANN reiterates that Donuts agreed not to sue. ICANN has filed its response in Donuts' appeal of a lawsuit to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th District. The lawsuit stems from the $135 million auction for .web. Donuts was one of seven applicants for ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Donuts files opening brief in .Web appeal
· Policy & LawCompany believes covenant not to sue is invalid. New top level domain name company Donuts, through its company Ruby Glen, LLC, filed its opening brief (pdf) last week in an appeal over the .web domain name. Donuts was one of the applicants for the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Can .Web revive .Wed ?
· UncategorizedJean Guillon argues that the similarity between .web and .wed might help the latter as companies register them defensively. We're talking about two Registries: one which is live and the other which should be live sometime soon. Two Stories The ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Donuts’ appeal means .Web is a long way off
· Policy & LawCourt case for .web works its way through appeals court. Question: When will .web domain names grace the internet? Answer: no time soon. In late November, Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, granted ... Continue Reading14 Comments