Domainincite.com reported today that OpenRegistry.com won the contract to operate the back end services for the .SX registry, the cc-TLD newly assigned to Sint Maarten (the Dutch Side). According to OpenRegistry.com, the…
Category: .XXX
In A Video Interview ICANN’s CEO & Chairman Says .XXX Extension Approval “Is Little More Than A Formality
ICANN Chairman Peter Dengate Thrush and CEO Rod Beckstrom indicated in a video tapped interview today ICANN will proceed with the registry contract over the GAC’s objections, if necessary The Video interview…
The Statement By One Of The ICANN Board Members Indicates That .XXX Is A Done Deal
There were a LOT of articles published on the ICANN’s boards decision on .XXX yesterday and the opinions ranges from those who took it as a rejection of .XXX by ICANN to…
ICM Registry Issues Press Release On ICANN Board Decision
The ICM Registry who is seeking the the .XXX extension just issued a press release to respond to the decision of the ICANN board this morning in which they said the “intend”…
ICANN Board “INTENDS TO ENTER INTO A REGISTRY AGREEMENT WITH ICM REGISTRY FOR THE .XXX” But Punts On Final Approval
I a resolution that can be only regarded as confusing, the ICANN Board seemed to vote to enter into an registry agreement with the ICM extension to run the .XXX registry pending…
Why Shouldn’t Godaddy Be Barred From Applying For A New gTLD Under The Guidebook Based On Standard Tactics
As we discussed in a post today, according to the ICANN Guidebook v5 published yesterday, any person with 3 UDRP loses will be disqualified from owing a new gTLD registry or being…
Free Speech Coalition: .XXX Threatens The Stability & Security Of The Internet
According to AVN.com, The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) submitted a letter to ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) yesterday over the proposed approval of .XXX saying that: “The proposed .XXX extension poses a…