In a newsletter to members, the Internet Commerce Association has expressed its "opposition and frustration" to the Kentucky Governor's seizure of over 140 gambling-related domain names through a court order. 5857
Third level registrations for the .cm ccTLD will be launched on 15 October with .com.cm, net.cm and co.cm domains all available. The launch will commence with a sunrise period for trademark holders and on 15 November registrations will be open to all.
NETCOM acknowledge .cm is a typo for .cn, but it is also a typo for .com. However with registrations at the third level, the confusion here should be somewhat minimised. 5856
Are we or aren't we running out of internet addresses? Well, the answer of course is yes, but as The Guardian's Jack Schofield says, this story is ten years old. "What's really happening is a too-slow transition to [IPv6]". 5854
The Greater Portland region in the United States state of Oregon has put its hand up for a gTLD with a push from the local community for the .pdx gTLD. 5853
The Ministry of Communications in Colombia has prepared a resolution for regulating the management of the .co (Colombia) ccTLD. Currently the ministry is preparing a process for a tender that will see the .co ccTLD registry run by a third party. 5852
Are we or aren't we running out of internet addresses? Well, the answer of course is yes, but as The Guardian's Jack Schofield says, this story is ten years old. "What's really happening is a too-slow transition to [IPv6]". 1774
The Greater Portland region in the United States state of Oregon has put its hand up for a gTLD with a push from the local community for the .pdx gTLD. 1773
An initial draft version of the RFP for new gTLDs, an "Applicant Guidebook", is due to be published by ICANN prior to their Cairo meeting in early November. 5851
Domain name registrars are being brought into the fight against child pornography in the United States, with registrars being included among those required to report child pornography. Failure to do so will be a federal crime. 5850
ICANN today posted the schedule for its public Meeting to be held in Cairo 2-7 November.
The meeting, which also serves as ICANN’s 2008 annual general meeting, takes place at the InterContinental CItyStars Hotel, Cairo. 5849