Why Are Brands Abandoning Their gTLD Applications?
June 6, 2013

There have been a number of brands withdrawing their applications for new generic Top Level Domains in recent weeks and months,...

Unit.com Tops Sales Chart
April 28, 2013

Unit.com was the top selling domain name in the week ending 17 March, selling for a very handy $115,000 through Domain Holdings/Zenchi.net....

ICANN Announces First 27 gTLDs Pass Evaluation
March 23, 2013

ICANN Friday announced the first 27 generic Top Level Domains passed initial evaluation. 10186

ICANN Releases List Of gTLD Applications In Contention
February 27, 2013

ICANN Tuesday published the contention sets identified by the string similarity review for applications submitted as part...

Trademark Clearinghouse To Protect Trademarks In New gTLDs To Launch 26 March
February 27, 2013

On 26 March 2013 ICANN will be launching what will be the global repository for trademark data for the protection of trademarks...

dotHIV Gets Onboard With NZ Bobsled Team Through The Ice Channel
December 3, 2012

DotHIV is the exclusive charity-partner for New Zealand's bobsled team in the lead up to the 2014 Winter Olympics, the gTLD...

Verisign .COM Registry Approval Held Up By US Govt Over Pricing Concerns, Which They Previously Agreed
October 26, 2012

Verisign may have successfully renewed their .COM Registry Agreement with ICANN and seemingly come to agreement with the US government,...

ICANN: Accountability & Transparency Review Team 2 (ATRT 2): Call for Volunteer ATRT Members: Representing ICANN Advisory Committees and Supporting Organizations; and Serving as Independent Experts
October 6, 2012

As prescribed by the Affirmation of Commitments (AoC), ICANN is to organize a review of its accountability and transparency...

Quiet Week At The Top For Domain Sales
October 5, 2012

The domain name sales chart has gone quiet, with the top seller of the week to 16 September being afterparty.com selling...

Seized Sites: The In Rem Forfeiture of Copyright-Infringing Domain Names by Andrew Sellars
September 9, 2012

Abstract: In the summer of 2010, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security began "Operation In Our Sites," an enforcement sweep targeted towards websites allegedly dealing in counterfeit goods and copyright-infringing files. The operation targeted the websites by proceeding in rem against their respective domain names. For websites targeted for copyright infringement, ICE Agents used recently-expanded copyright forfeiture remedies passed under the 2008...

ICANN: Period of 30 August-9 September: Public Comment Periods Recently Opened and Approaching Closing Date
August 31, 2012

The Following Public Comment periods are Recently Opened or are approaching their Comment or Reply Period Close dates between...

ICANN 2012 Nominating Committee Announces Selections
August 31, 2012

The 2012 ICANN Nominating Committee (NomCom) has completed its selections for seven leadership positions within ICANN. 9118

Melbourne IT Plans to Bring HARM to DC by Philip Corwin
August 30, 2012

Melbourne IT’s involvement with ICANN dates back to 1999, when ICANN awarded it one of the first five registrar licenses...

ICANN: Draft Recommendations Overall Policy for the Selection of IDN ccTLD Strings
August 30, 2012

Purpose (Brief): The IDN ccPDP report on the draft policy recommendations for the selection of IDN ccTLDs associated with...

FairWinds Gives Their Solution To How To Process gTLD Applications
August 22, 2012

ICANN this week published a roadmap for processing new gTLD applications with their proposed replacement for digital archery...