Now that VeriSign settled the CFIT case, I thought we should take a look at what that means in dollars and cents to domain holders. Verisign contract to run the .Com registry (.Net too) calls for presumptive renewals and the ability to increase the wholesale cost of domain name registrations and renewals, 7% in 4 of every 6 years. Currently the wholesale price of domain name registrations … [Read more...]
Tucows Comes Out Swinging Against Applying the URS To .Net’s
Bill Sweetman, General Manager, has just filed comments on behalf of Tucows against applying the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) to .Net domains. Its a very good comment and though worth a read especially for those who still have to submit their comments which are due by midnight tonight. "As an ICANN-accredited registrar with nearly 1 million .Net domain names under management, Tucows is … [Read more...]
The ICA Files Its Comment To The .Net Contract, As IP Groups Push For URS To Be Included
The Internet Commerce Association has just filed its comments to ICANN on the renewal of the .Net registry contract with VeriSign. Yesterday the Business Constituency of ICANN came out in support of placing the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proposal into the .Net contract. Earlier today we told you that though the hard work of Phil Corwin of the ICA, the BC dropped its request. However … [Read more...]
Breaking: ICA Gets Proposal To Apply The Uniform Rapid Suspension To .Net Dropped
Yesterday we wrote about the Business Constituency (BC) group of ICANN that proposed including the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) into the renewal of the Verisign contract to operate the .Net registry. Today word comes from Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association that the BC has dropped this proposal in its new comments to ICANN. In his letter to the BC today Mr. Corwin … [Read more...]
ICA Sounds The Alarm: Mark Monitor Pushes For Uniform Rapid Suspension Be Applied To .Net’s & Deadline Is Tuesday
Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association, (the "ICA") sounded the alarm yesterday on a sleepy Mothers Day that trademark interests led by Elisa Cooper, Director of Product Marketing at MarkMonitor, are pushing for ICANN to add the URS (Uniform Rapid Suspension) to the propose .Net VeriSign contract currently opened for public comment. Ms. Cooper was the primary drafter of a proposed … [Read more...]
From House Hearing; ICANN: Domainers Are Against New gTLD’s Because They Will Lose The Value Of There Beachfront Property
The House subcommittee on the new gTLD's just ended in Washington and it was as bloody as expected. Of course the representative from ICANN, Kurt Pritz its Senior Vice President, didn't help himself or ICANN but making inaccurate statements, failing to explain the new gTLD process properly or putting the new gTLD process in a positive light. IP trademark interests dominated the hearing not … [Read more...]
Industry Leaders Send An Open Letter To The House Subcommittee on IP Regarding Today’s Hearing & Why I Signed It
Today some industry leaders submitted an open letter to the United States House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and the Internet regarding the Oversight Hearing on new Top-Level Domains to be held on today, Wednesday 4 May. As you will note I signed the Letter. Actually somehow I wound up as the first signature on the letter, although its not alphabetical. I signed the letter … [Read more...]