Well some 13 years after I registered my first domain, I'm heading off to my first ICANN meeting. I'm really not sure what to expect, but we are off to Brussels. If you have attended a show in the past, please feel free to give me some tips or pointers. This show looks like an very important one with the new gTLD's and all the ancillary issues in play. The Guidebook V4 just came out … [Read more...]
ICANN Predicts 500 new gTLD Applications & A $2M Profit, but It’s Budget Is Flawed
Courtesy of our friends at Mind +Machines, it appears ICANN has based it budget on its prediction of 500 applications for new gTLD's on the initial roll out. The document showing this is ICANN’s New gTLD Program Budget. As M+M states, ICANN estimate of 500 applications doesn't take into account duplicate or conflicting applications. "If we suppose that 25% are in conflict, that would … [Read more...]
If Your Planning On Applying For A New gTLD You Better Plan On Being Patient
The 312 page ICANN gTLD Gudebook v4, was released over the weekend and all I can say if your going to apply for one of these new extensions you best be patient. Under the guidebook if all goes well the minimum time from close of the application period to acceptance is going to be 8 months, although many things according to the guide book can push it back. Depending on the application, and … [Read more...]
Will A Domainer Who Lost A Few UDRP’s Be Barred From Owning Or Being Involved With A New gTLD?
One of the nuggets in the The 312 page ICANN gTLD Guidebook 4th edition, released over the weekend was a catch all disqualification clause: (Guidebook 1-16/1-17) "Circumstance where ICANN can deny an otherwise qualified application include, but are not limited to: ""Where the applicant or any partner, officer, director, or manager or any person owning more than 15% of the applicant: ""Is … [Read more...]
ICANN Comment Period Closes Today On “Registration Abuse Policies” Report
Your chance to comment to ICANN on the "Initial Report (IR) of the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group ("RAPWG") ends today, March 28, 2010 According to ICANN, the Report includes concrete recommendations to address domain name registration abuse in gTLDs for Community consideration and input. Included are recommendations related to: Cybersquatting: recommending the … [Read more...]
Wired.com Interviews ICANN’s Beckstrom, & Covers The New gTLD’s, Trademarks & More
A new article published today by Wired.com entitled: Domain Name Czar Seeks .OnlineUnity interview Rob Beckstrom CEO of ICANN discusses the proposed gTLD's and various ICANN and domain issues. My favorite quote from the article by Beckstrom is in response to the issue about the new gTLD's and trademark holders complaints that they will have to spend too much to buy domain names in each of the … [Read more...]
Will ICANN On Now Approve .XXX? ICM Says Yes; ICANN Seems To Say No
As we wrote about over the weekend the independent panel that reviewed ICANN's handling of the application of ICM Registry to run the .xxx registry, ruled that since ICANN voted to approve the application it should have allowed it to move forward without the additional review it understook. So the question now becomes whether ICANN will follow the report of the panel and approve the ICM … [Read more...]