As you know the comment period on the IRT committee recommendations to ICANN, which included the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) ended yesterday and from the comments of trademark holders, they are not perfectly happy with the URS either. In reviewing the comments of many of the trade groups and trademark holders I saw a consistent message; the URS is not tough enough or cheap enough. You … [Read more...]
Our Comments To ICANN On The URS
Today is the last day to submit your comments to ICANN for the proposed Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). Although the URS on its face only applies to the new gTLD’s, comments made by representatives of ICANN clearly indicate that they will in fact apply to all existing extensions (.com. .net. &.org) meaning all the domains you own sooner than later. If you didn’t read our initial post on … [Read more...]
Domainers We Got A Problem: WAKE UP
I saw a very troubling stat on the blog last night. A post I did a month ago about a joke going around around the Internet about domain names, got 5 times the readership as the post I wrote on Friday about the comment period closing on the URS proposal, which would give trademark holders a fast track to take down any domain that had a trademark and was parked. Only 64 of you had the interest … [Read more...]
Comment Period For The Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Closes On Monday:
We have talked about it since it came out, and now the time to put your comments on record at ICANN for the proposed Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS). The comment period closes on Monday July 6th. Although the URS on its face only applies to the new gTLD's, comments made by representatives of ICANN clearly indicate that they will in fact apply to all existing extensions (.com. .net. &.org) … [Read more...]
Beckstrom is ICANN New CEO
ICANN made is official today named former U.S. National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) director Rod Beckstrom as its new CEO, replace the retiring Paul Twomey. In March Beckstrom resigned as US cybersecurity chief in what appears to be a turf war with the National Security Agency (NSA). ICANN's Board Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush, said in a statement: "Rod Beckstrom has exactly the sort of … [Read more...]
It’s Official: ICANN Wants The Proposed Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) Rules To Apply To .Com’s
Back on June 1 we told you about a new proposal by the IRT a group of trademark holders who have committee status with ICANN and their proposal for a Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) for all new gTLD's. In that post we told you that this was going to be a problem for all domains holders, including existing extensions like .com, .net and .org. Today, in a very negative article on domaining, … [Read more...]
Group Of Registries Want ICANN Privatized & Out Of US Control
The world's regional Internet registries (RIRs) have annoucend they support the European Union's demand, proposed by European Commissioner Viviane Reding last month, for ending of the collaboration agreement between ICANN and the US Department of Commerce. The RIRs, responsible for IP address allocation within geographic regions, have put out a joint statement saying that it was time for … [Read more...]