In this case, we are following the lead of the UN, Icann [the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers], ISO [International Organisation for Standardisation] and other international organisations.
ICANN today revealed its big list of applicants for 1,930 new generic top-level domains. ICANN will be accepting public comments and objections, and they must pass a “rigorous, objective and independent evaluation system,” before being awarded any...
Icann charges applications a $185,000 fee to file for control of a domain. Google said that those domains which it is awarded control of will be administered by the company with support for all Icann-accredited registrars.
ICANN previously said that 200-300 new TLDs will be approved in this initial round and each one annually, “with no more than 1,000 new gTLDs.added to the root zone in a year. ICANN has stringent guidelines about who may register what, as far as...
ICM Registry and ICANN are the targets of the lawsuit filed by Digital Playground and Manwin Wednesday. The suit is detailed covering items like the price ($150/year), the fact that ICM is the sole registry and the contract with ICANN has no price...
Right now, there are 22 generic top-level domains (gTLDs), many of which are specialized (i.e.aero for the air-travel industry, .gov for U.S.government sites, .edu for educational institutions), and many more country specific TLDs that are...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted 8-3 to approve an XXX gTLD (generic top level domain) much to the outcry of the adult industry that see it as a waste of time and another expense that will do little to stop...
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted 8-3 to approve an XXX gTLD (generic top level domain) much to the outcry of the adult industry that see it as a waste of time and another expense that will do little to stop...
Now, you can make an ICANN claim or plea to the domain company to get them back if the name they took is trademarked, but this takes a while and the damage can be long since done by that time. So, you own a website.
Homeland Security with help from ICANN has seized the domain of a torrent search site and posted a notice stating: "This domain name has been seized by ICE Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United States...
Homeland Security with help from ICANN has seized the domain of a torrent search site and posted a notice stating: "This domain name has been seized by ICE Homeland Security Investigations, pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by a United States...
As the global Internet keeps expanding and ICANN continually revamps their domain registration rules, we're seeing large increases in search activity for the less popular web address suffixes. If you live in, or have visited Atlanta, how many times...
Recently, ICANN allowed non-Latin characters in domain names for Japanese and other languages. Yet the failure rate among multinational search marketers trying to succeed in Japan is by far the highest in the world.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced a historic breakthrough, making the "world wide web" finally become a reality as country-related internationalized domain names (IDN) now extend beyond Latin country code...
The NAF is an international arbitration service accredited by ICANN. Google thought it had a right to own Groovle.com, so it took it's case to the National Arbitration Forum (NAF). But the NAF didn't agree with Google that Groovle could be confused...
It was at ICANN's October 30 meeting in Seoul, South Korea that ICANN formally agreed the fast track process toward the launch of "internationalized domain names. ICANN gets involved in the management of the Web in all sorts of odd ways and, as a...
ICANN announced it will start allowing domains to be registered using non-Latin characters (English etc.starting Nov. This move also shows a loosening of US control over ICANN and "most striking about the development is the symbolic shifting of...
ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP): This is done under its arbitration procedures with the end result having the domain transferred to you. Also ICANN arbitration is usually quicker, even within 60 days.
Lately, ICANN has been in the process of determining the fate of domain name ownership information. This spring, ICANN created an Operational Point of Contact Proposal (OPoC) where registrants of top level (.com, .net) domains would be required to...
As widely reported, ICANN Board members rejected the application for a new .xxx top level domain yesterday. Would ICANN be liable? Many board members expressed lingering concerns about new content responsibilities or even regulatory functions for...
