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...]
As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps Are Withdrawn One Brand, One Famous Four
As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn reflected on ICANN's site. L'Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD, has withdrew its 7th application, all .Brand applications .REDKEN which is one of L'Oréal product lines which had a prioritization number of 1,228 has been withdrawn. Famous Four withdrew its 2nd new gTLD application, … [Read more...]
WIPO Panel Denies Constantine Roussos Objection Amazon’s Application For .Tunes
A one member WIPO panel has rejected the objection of Dot Tunes Limited, which is Constantine Roussos company, to Amazon's new gTLD application of .Tunes. Another one of Mr. Roussos company's DotMusic Limited is an applicant for .music and also filed objections to all other applicants for .music Here are the relevant facts and findings by the panel: "The Objector is the registered … [Read more...]
Sedo Gets StartingDot Sunrise, Landrush & Premium Domains For New gTLD’s .Ski; .Immo; .Bio & .Archi
Sedo announced today that they will run "sunrise" and "landrush" auctions for Starting Dot's new gTLD extensions, and assist with sales and brokerage of premium domains for .Bio, .Ski, .Archi and .Immo. It should be noted that while StartingDot has the only application for .Bio, they are not the only applicant for .Ski. Donuts has an application for that new gTLD as well. .Immo is heavily … [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...]
Internet Architecture Board: Dotless Domains May “Cause Significant Harm To The Security of the Internet”
The Internet Architecture Board, has come out strongly against Dotless Domains as proposed by Google to operate the .Search new gTLD. "It has come to the attention of the IAB that there are proposals for so-called “dotless” domains in the root zone, and that some existing top-level domains (TLDs) are already operating in such a mode. "TLD operators of dotless domains are intending that … [Read more...]