I bet few domainers have an interest in the proposed .Eco domain, which is one of those new gTLD's, that has more than one interested party wanting to own the extension. (.nyc is another propose new extension with expected multiple applicants ) .Eco its looking like its going to be a battle between two political heavyweights, former United States, VP Al Gore and former Russian ex-president … [Read more...]
VeriSign Reports 7% Increase In Domain Registrations & $1.3 BILLION In Cash
VeriSign reported earnings today VeriSign reported revenue of $257 million from continuing operations for the 2nd quarter of 2009. Here are some interesting notes from the report: VeriSign ended the quarter with approximately 93.5 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net representing a 7% increase year-over-year. VeriSign also reported, having on hand at the … [Read more...]
Front Running On Proposed g’TLD’s: Companies Are Getting Trademarks On g’TLD’s
You need to check out a very interest article just published by Michael Palage, who is an adjunct Fellow with The Progress & Freedom Foundation, entitled "New gTLDs: Let the Gaming Begin, Part I: TLD Front Running" The article talks about how certain companies, which are prospective g'TLD applicants, have already filed trademark applications associated with generic TLD strings such as … [Read more...]
Rod Beckstrom’s ICANN Message: Our Take
The New CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom Posted a "Message From The CEO" on ICANN site a few days ago. We welcome Mr Beckstrom to his new position and agree with him when he says: ""In the end, every single name must be unique and only one party can own it."" True. ICANN, WIPO, trademark holders disputes, UDRP's, The IRT, the URS all summarized perfectly in one sentence by Mr. … [Read more...]
UDRP Panel Is Barred From Deciding Credit Disputes Forever, Why Is it Still Honest Enough to Decide Domain Disputes?
Last week the Minnesota attorney general Lori Swanson, filed a lawsuit against the National Arbitration Forum, the largest arbitration company in the country for consumer credit disputes, alleged that the agency deceived consumers into thinking it was a neutral arbitrator for debt collection matters, when in fact it was working FOR the creditors. Swanson said that credit card companies, banks, … [Read more...]
ICA Meets ICANN ON Broadway Over The URS
The following is the report on the ICANN forum on the new URS proposal which was held in New York Yesterday by Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association, (the "ICA") that attended to represent domainers interests: Here are Mr. Corwin comments: """" On Monday, July 13th, ICANN opened its global consultation summer road show on Broadway in the ornate Hudson Theatre in the Millennium … [Read more...]
The Australian Government Says No To .XXX
The Australian government said today opposes an .XXX or any other gTLD that would establish a RedLight District on the Internet. According to a story appearing in the Australianit.news.com.au, the AusRegistry, which operates the domain registry for .au, said that it has been approached by several entities planning to apply to register adult-themed gTLDs including, .xxx and .sex, however, a … [Read more...]