ICANN has just opened up a comment period on whether new gTLD strings should be allowed to register, sell and allocate two character new gTLD domain names i.e (LL, NN, NL, LN)…
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The DotCom Act and Why Democrats Think It is Unnecessary
The DotCom Act is starting to get a little more steam behind it, over the past week Grover G. Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter urging support and in…
Special Rights for IGOs and INGOs Could Lead To Registrant Rights Disappearing When it Comes to UDRP
A slight change of one word could open the door for domain registrant rights to evaporate over time. Currently ICANN is looking at a Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs (Inter…
Politico: House Appropriations Proposes To Cut NTIA Funding To Prevent ICANN Transition
According to Politico.com the House Appropriations Committee is proposing to slash NTIA spending by 20% to defund the IANA transition. “The House Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations subcommittee report on its FY15 funding bill unveiled…
ICANN Seeks Provider To Conduct A Review of The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is seeking a provider to conduct an independent review of the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO), as mandated by ICANN’s Bylaws. The GNSO…
After 50 ICANN Meetings, Its Amazing ICANN Never Held A Meeting In These 10 Places
ICANN is about to hold its 50th meeting in London from June 21st. June 25, 2014. Looking back at the previous 49 ICANN general meetings and where they have been held. I…
The ICA Comments on ICANN Preliminary Issue Report on IGOs and INGOs
Phil Corwin of the ICA has sent a comment to ICANN regarding the Preliminary Issue Report on Access by IGOs and INGOs to the Curative Rights Protections of the UDRP and URS….