The New gTLD Program Committee (NPGC) of ICANN denied several requests for reconsideration in its latest meeting of which the minutes published last night, while punting on reconsideration requests Amazon on .Amazon….
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Verisign Rolls Out 4 Part Series On Why Second Level Domain Blocking For New gTLD’s Isn’t Good Enough
Verisign just published the 1st of a new 4 part series on the potential collision issue arising from new gTLD’s this one authored by Burt Kaliski. Verisign message is “the introduction of…
New gTLD Program Committee Accepts GAC Advice On Cat 1 & 2 Beijing Communiqué Safeguards
In a letter sent to Heather Dryden , Chair, Governmental Advisory Committee by the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) , they are intending to accept the GAC’s Beijing Communiqué advice concerning Category 1…
.Sport Fallout: 12 Applicants Call On ICANN To Add An Appeals Proceess For Community Objection Proceedings
The fallout from the .Sport objection continues as 12 new gTLD applicants sent a letter to ICANN today signed “expressing our ever-growing concerns relating to the Community Objection process”. A ICC panel…
ICANN Board Of Directors Get Over $1.7 Million In Compensations & Reimbursements in FY 2013
This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments made to third party vendors such as hotels, restaurants, and travel agencies on behalf of Board Members as well as…
Wrap Up From OTA’s New gTLD Domain Collisions Workshop: Collision Issue Is Like Y2K
The Online Trust Alliance‘s (OTA) held a new gTLD Domain Collisions Workshop yesterday in Herndon, VA over what “many stakeholders believe there are significant risks of “domain collisions” occurring with the introduction…
WOW: ICC Upholds Community Objection Of SportsAccord To Famous Four’s App For New gTLD .Sport
The ICC has Upheld the Community Objection of SportAccord against the application of Famous Four for the new gTLD .Sport SportAccord is also an applicant for the new gTLD .Sport, actually the…