Some consolidation in the New Zealand registry space as Site Direct announced the acquisition of DomainsDirect.nz. Scoop.co.nz reported: SiteTech Group is proud to announce the acquisition of New Zealand based company, Domains Direct, who specialise in providing low cost .nz domain names. Domains Direct will continue to operate alongside SiteTech Group’s flagship cloud and infrastructure … [Read more...]
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission wins appeal in lawsuit against Domain Tools
Domain Tools lost a case against New Zealand's Domain Name Commission (DNC). The issue is over Domain Tools publishing personal data of .nz registrants. Reseller.co.nz wrote: New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission (DNC) has had its injunction blocking a US company from "scraping" details of domain owners upheld by a higher court.The US Court of Appeals' decision prevents DomainTools from … [Read more...]