Second level .au registrations are coming later this year and last week auDA, the .au policy and regulatory body, announced the cut-off dates determining which priority category an existing third…
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Monthly Archives: June 2019
[news release] ICANN will hold its 65th Public Meeting in the Palmeraie Conference Center Marrakech from 24-27 June 2019. This meeting is ICANN‘s fourth Policy Forum, focused solely on policy…
[news release] ICANN and India’s National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) today [18 June] announced a joint collaboration on research and engagement activities that will foster innovation in…
CIRA has added another tool to its growing portfolio of cybersecurity solutions with the introduction of D-Zone Cybersecurity Awareness Training. CIRA, the Canadian ccTLD registry manager, has partnered with Beauceron…
The .club registry has reduced the prices of some of their premium domain names, part of their twice a year adjustments to their premium domain name inventory available through registrars….
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission is seeking input to review how dispute resolution services for .nz are handled. They’re asking interested parties to tell them what type of dispute services…
In a hastily put together announcement, auDA have announced their Chair Chris Leptos resigned on 18 June. It’s an announcement that doesn’t do any more than check the required boxes…
Block.one, a publisher of software blockchain technologies, has splurged a mammoth $30 million on the voice.com domain name in a sale brokered by GoDaddy. The domain name’s new owner says…
EURid have announced they are the first European TLD registry that registered for the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) back in 2011. Since then EURid, the registry for .eu…
A couple of 6-figure domain names topped the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 26 May, with free.games easily coming out top selling for…
Total numbers of new gTLD registrations have slid to their lowest number since October 2018 and the decline seems set to continue. In October 2018, according to nTLDstats, registrations were…
For ICANN community members with kids up to age 12 years, commencing at ICANN66 in Montréal there will be assistance for offsetting childcare costs that might otherwise deter them from…
The ICANN organization is seeking expressions of interest for leadership roles in the 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) – that of the 2020 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect. In September 2018, the…
The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) Policy Support Team is pleased to announce two planned events to help you get prepared for ICANN65. To optimize your participation at these events,…
This article by Professor Christine Haight Farley originally published in the Akron Law Review anticipates doctrinal disorder in domain name disputes as a result of the new generic top-level domains…