Garrett SaundryThe CIRA Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (CDRP), which has been in effect since 2002, is a forum which is intended to provide quick, out-of-court arbitrations at relatively low cost for .CA domain names registered in bad faith Last summer, CIRA (The Canadian Internet Registration Authority), held a public consultation on it’s CDRP to gather…
John DemcoRegistration Opens for CIRA Annual General Meeting – Registration is open for the CIRA Annual General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday, September 20 in Vancouver. Keynote speakers are Jonathan Zittrain, author of “The Future of the Internet and How To Stop It”, and Stewart Butterfield, co-founder of Flickr. Registration is free to all, and…
JuliannaBusinesses Encouraged to Protect Brands in New .XXX Top Level Domain Vancouver, August 05, 2011 – Webnames.ca is accredited with ICM Registry to accept Sunrise B applications and pre-registrations for General Availability for the new, sponsored top-level .XXX domain. Trademark owners and businesses that are not part of the adult industry should act to block…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for August 10th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Starting August 2 to August 15, 2011, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s (CIRA) is accepting applications for interested individuals across Canada to fill an open position on its Board of Directors. Professional Canadians with Board experience and/or an interest in technology and the Internet are encouraged to apply. Expertise in one of the following areas…
John DemcoCIRA Announces Nomination Committee’s Candidates for Election – CIRA’s Nomination Committee has announced candidates for the 2011 CIRA Board of Directors election. The candidates selected by the committee are: Eric Boehm, Kerry Brown, Gary Evans, Bill Gibson, Susan Mehinagic, Bill St. Arnaud, and François Vidal. The call for Member nominations commences on Tuesday, August 2.…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for August 3rd, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Bill C-28, The Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act (FISA) was passed by Canadian Parliament and received Royal Assent December 15, 2010. As Canada’s first anti-spam legislation, it empowers authorities to aggressively fine spammers (individuals could be fined up to $1 million per violation and companies $10 million per violation). The legislation has major implications…
Garrett SaundryIntroducing Lower Domain Pricing Webnames.ca has rolled out significantly lower domain prices on multiple year registrations and renewals for retail customers. Our domain prices are now up to 75% lower on 10 year terms and 70% lower on 5 year terms for certain extensions like .CA. Next time you register or renew your domain with…
JuliannaNow Accepting Sunrise B Applications. General Pre-Registration Coming Soon. Eleven years after it was first proposed, the .XXX sTLD (sponsored Top Level Domain) is set to launch in September 2011. Webnames is participating in Sunrise B and General Registration to help facilitate the protection of trademarks, brands and primary domains in other extensions. What is…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for July 27th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
John DemcoHere is a selection of recent domain-related items: The .ca domain has surpassed the .us domain in total registrations. VeriSign has announced that the registry fees for .com and .net domain names will rise from USD $7.34 to $7.85, and from $4.65 to $5.11 respectively. The increases take effect as of January 15, 2012. In…
Below are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for July 20th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Webnames.ca StaffBelow are our “top picks” from this week’s CIRA TBR (to-be-released) domains list. The TBR for July 13th, 2011 has lots of great names, so pre-book your favourite .CA domains early. We publish a “top picks” list each week after CIRA publishes its latest batch of expiring dot-CA domains. CIRA adds more domains to the…
Garrett SaundryGet the right domain name for your business Have you figured out on the perfect name for your business or initiative, only to find that the domain is already owned by someone else. Webnames.ca is now offering Domain Brokering Services to assist you in securing the domain name you want to represent your venture online.…
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