The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) to which our company is a Silver Level Supporter of wrote today on its blog that ICANN has gone back on its word that it would create a standardizes contract for all Uniform Rapid Suspension providers to prevent forum shopping. Phil Corwin on behalf of the ICA writes today that ICANN "staff today stated in Durban that it is NOT developing a standard and … [Read more...]
ICANN Still Has No Idea What’s Its Going To Do With The Surplus From New gTLD Fees & Auctions
We have been saying for quite sometime that ICANN has not committed on how what its going to do with the surplus from the new gTLD program and today at the ICANN meeting in Durban ICANN confirmed it. Speaker at the meeting of the ICANN Board and Governmental Advisory Council (GAC) Steve Crocker Chairman of the Board of ICANN stated: "Although there's a lot of money that's been raised, … [Read more...]
GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA)
According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN's new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offer the upcoming new gTLDs and sets the standard for the future of the Internet. Signing the new agreement enables GoDaddy to offer the new top level … [Read more...]
ICANN’s Update Of New gTLD Program Status By The Numbers + 1st 50 Start Contracting Proceess
ICANN's Christine Willett just gave an update on the New gTLD program from the first session at the ICANN meeting in Durban: "As Yesterday my team has published results for through priority number 1,200 of the application. so we've released 1,100 initial evaluation results. Over 1,000 applications having passed initial evaluation. we have had 13 applications identified as eligible for … [Read more...]
95 New gTLD Pass IE: .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam; .Bible; .Adult; .Landrover; .Amazon; .Dodge; .Jaguar; .Bestbuy
95 new gTLD application passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and 2 applications are headed for the dreaded Extended Evaluation. Leading the way passing IE, today are the Geographical applications for .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam. Beyond that a couple of very interesting new gTLD passed IE today .Bible which was filed by the American Bible Society and .Adult which was filed by ICM … [Read more...]
Patagonia, Inc. Withdraws Its Application For New gTLD .PATAGONIA
In what I would say is not great shock, Patagonia, Inc, has withdrawn its application to operate the .Patagonia new gTLD. Patagonia, Inc. has been in a well documented battle (and here) with Argentina over its application for .patagonia. Patagonia is geographic area and the application drew early warning GAC objections from both the governments of Argentina and Chile. The ICANN … [Read more...]
Rabbi’s Say ICANN Unequal Treatment Of .Halal Is Not .Kosher
In a letter to ICANN, several Kosher certification organizations, responsible for certification of approximately 63% of kosher ingredients worldwide, objected to the "unequal treatment of the new gTLD applications for .Kosher and .halal The letter was sent on "behalf of leading kosher certification organizations the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU Kosher), STAR-K Kosher … [Read more...]