ICANN just opened a comment period to get input on a portion of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Beijing Communiqué in which it provided advice on New gTLDs. ICANN is looking for input on "how the New gTLD Board Committee should address GAC advice regarding safeguards applicable to broad categories of New gTLD strings". Comments can be left from now until the period closed on May … [Read more...]
NAF Sets URS Fees $375-$500 Per Complaint & $400 For Domain Holder
The National Arbitration Forum, (NAF) has just released its proposed Supplemental Rules for Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) , including complainant fees that range from $375 - $500 depending on number of domains involved. The fee for the domain holder who gets hit with a URS is $400 if the complaint is for more than 16 domain names. However all domain holders will have to pay for a … [Read more...]
38 More New gTLD Pass IE: .Hiv. .Eco, .Green. .Wiki, .Coupon
38 more new gTLD applications passed Initial Evaluation (IE) today in results released by ICANN. Those passing today includes an .Eco application by Donuts, the application for .Green filed by dotgreen.org, .Hiv, and Google application for .Docs. Other applications passing IE today include those for the new gTLD strings; .Blog, .Online .Cam, .Wiki, Tattoo .insurance and Amazon's new gTLD … [Read more...]
.Bloomingdales Becomes 45th WIthdrawn New gTLD Application
Macy's Inc. just withdrew its new gTLD application for .Bloomingdales with ICANN. The application had a prioritization number of 1150 and becomes the 45th new gTLD application to be withdrawn. The .Bloomingdales registry was going to be operated on a closed basis. Here is how Macy's described registry, the new .bloomingdales gTLD will operate as a restricted registry, in which Macy’s Inc … [Read more...]
1&1 Owner of Mail.com Withdraws Application For New gTLD .Mail
1&1 Mail & Media GmbH, whose parent company is United Internet AG, just withdrew its application to operate the new gTLD .Mail. I think this is a very meaningful withdrawal because of the fact that as the applicant owns Mail.com and stands to be the biggest benfificaly of having the .Mail new gTLD and the most at risk for loss of business to a .Mail new gTLD. .Mail for this … [Read more...]
38 More New gTLD Pass Initial Evalutions: 1st Non-IDN’s Passed is .Play: .Church & .Mormon Pass Too
39 more New gTLD applications have passed ICANN's Initial Evaluation (IE) and for the record the first non-IDN new gTLD extension to pass IE, is Amazon's application for .Play. Other applications passing today are for the generic .Party, .Energy, .Food Some of the new religion new gTLD's passed today as well as both .Mormon.and .Church passed IE Other generic applications passing today … [Read more...]
The GAC Puts The Brakes on Hundreds of New gTLD Applications Including Closed Generics
The GAC issued Its Advice from the ICANN meeting in Beijing and its a long one. The very long list effecting hundreds of applications which is going to push back the program for some time and may shut the door on all closed generic applications unless the company can show issuing the close generic to one company is in the "public good". We long ago said at TheDomains.com that closed … [Read more...]