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…
Category: New gTLD’s
Wolfgang Puck Is Going After Some Tasty Names: .Food, .Wine, .Restaurant
According to a report, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is heading to the ICANN meeting in Sydney to support his efforts to launch new gTLD’s and has several new extensions on his menu….
.XXX Extension Heading To Arbitration To Beat The New gTLD Clock
ICM Registry’s top-level domain .XXX proposal is going to arbitration in Washington in late September. ICM Registry is asking for a three-judge panel to rule in favor of its application to serve…
.NYC Is A Hot Commodity
Most of our stories about the new gTLD’s are negative, as we think the releasing of hundreds or thousands of extensions are trouble for the net. However, there are definitely some of…
Congress Finally Calls ICANN Out On It’s Finances
Florida Republican Cliff Stearns (a fellow Gator) called ICANN out on its finances , noting that the last balance sheet the nonprofit group showed a $7 million surplus. “You should take that…
Verizon Testifies To Congress Against the New gTLD’s
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Verizon, testified in front of the House Energy and Commerce Internet Subcommitteepanel, which is holding hearings on ICANN, that new gTLD’s shouldn’t be allowed unless…
The ICA’s Take On The Uniform Rapid Suspension & What’s it’s Going To Do About It
The Internet Commerce Association (the ICA) has just released its statement regarding the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) proposal of the trademark group making up the IRT committee of ICANN. Yesterday we published…