Garrett SaundryThere has been quite a bit of fallout since it first came to light in December that Network Solutions had started the practice of front running domains under the pretenses that it was reserving the domain name you searched for in order to protect you from somebody else registering it. That’s a lot of rubbish if…
John Demco.ASIA Landrush Under Way – The landrush period for the new .asia domain was launched on February 20. A total of 266,663 landrush applications were received within the first 24 hours. The landrush period continues until March 12, and general first-come first-served registration is scheduled to begin on March 26. Public Hearing On ICANN/DOC Mid-Term…
John DemcoResults From ICANN Meetings in New Delhi – The ICANN meetings in New Delhi, India concluded on February 15. Among the resolutions adopted at the Board meeting were: directing staff to continue implementation work on new gTLDs, deciding to deploy IPv6 across ICANN’s own infrastructure, and approving the Framework and Principles on Accountability and Transparency.…
ICANN Meetings Under Way In New Delhi – The ICANN meetings in New Delhi continue until Friday, February 15. Among other topics the meetings will include: a discussion of the review of the Joint Project Agreement between ICANN and the U.S. Government, a workshop on fast-tracking a limited number of IDN ccTLDs, and a workshop…
John DemcoICANN Board Recommends Action On Domain Tasting – ICANN is “looking to effectively end domain tasting”. At its January 23 meeting, the ICANN Board passed a resolution to begin the process of including ICANN transaction fees, presently $0.20 per domain, for all domain registrations including those deleted during the five-day Add Grace Period (AGP). More…
Webnames.ca StaffWebnames.ca is now an accredited .Asia registrar and will be offering registrations in both the landrush and on-going general registration periods. With over 60% of the world’s population, the strongest rates of economic and enormous future potential, Asia is an important place to do business. Securing a .Asia domain is an important step in representing…
John DemcoGoogle to Block Ads on Kited Domains – Google is planning as of February 11 to begin blocking Adsense for Domains ads from appearing on the websites of kited domains. A kited domain is one which is newly registered, monetized during the five-day grace period–typically by means of a landing page of ads, and then…
JuliannaThe Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) named its new President and Chief Operation Officer on Monday. The choice of Byron G. Holland marked the culmination of an extensive nation-wide search. Holland succeeds CIRA’s interim CEO Ron Harbottle who is retiring after eight years of service. Holland’s experience is expansive – 17 years working in technology,…
John DemcoNominet Foundation Created – Nominet, the registry for the .uk domain, has created the Nominet Foundation, “a charitable organisation that will fund education, research and development initiatives in the UK Internet industry.” The Foundation is expected to receive a first year donation of 5 million pounds, and projects will be invited to seek funding at…
I’ve heard a few horror stories before, people had called up another registrar to check the availability of a domain name only to have the registrar take the name and try to sell it back to the person who was inquiring in good faith for a premium. Illegal? Not according to ICANN. Unethical? You betcha. …
John DemcoICANN Makes Case for More Autonomy – In making its submission in response to the midterm review of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce, ICANN has made the case that it is meeting its responsibilities under the JPA and that the JPA should be concluded. This would represent…
Worldwide Domain Registrations Top 146 Million – VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief indicates that the global number of domain registrations has topped 146 million, representing a 31% annual increase. The largest TLDs are .com, .de, .net, .cn, .uk, and .org. The Chinese TLD .cn has surpassed .uk to become the second largest ccTLD. The…
John DemcoTrade Organization Proposed to Tackle Cybersquatting – Technology law expert John Mackenzie of the firm Pinsent Masons has called on businesses to create a trade organization to police the cybersquatting industry. Former Microsoft Domain Manager Charged With Fraud – The manager of Microsoft’s domain name registrations between 2000 and 2004 has been indicted on allegations…
Dell Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit – Dell Inc. is taking a number of domain registrars and companies to court for a combination of typosquatting and domain tasting. Alledgedly the companies were registering and profiting from domain names that were confusingly similar to Dell trademarks, dropping many of them as the five-day registration grace periods were to…
JuliannaWebnames.ca Director John Demco and Chief Operating Officer Cybele Negris are both featured in December’s BC Business Magazine. Check out Master of Your Domain, a feature length article on Demco that examines Canada’s coming of age as an Internet nation and the role John played in getting us there. Cybele is spotlighted as December’s Who-What-Wear…
