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ICANN has threatened three domain name registrars that they will face termination if they don’t start escrowing whois information within 15 days.
The three registrars that face termination are iWelt AG, Zog Media dba Zog Names, and Centrohost. According to ICANN, the registrars have not …
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After months of waiting for a decision, the ICANN board of directors has passed a new resolution that relaxes restrictions on domain registries owning registrars and registrars owning registries.
This new resolution is specific to the new TLDs, but will likely apply to existing TLDs …
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ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) has once again de-accredited two domain name Registrars for violating the Registrars accreditation agreement. The two Registrars are Mobiline USA Inc. and Western United Domains, Inc.
Both Registrars were sent termination notices by ICANN on May 14.…
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ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, sent letters of termination to five domain name registrars for their failure to pay fees. Of the five registrars that have been terminated, only one actually has registered domain names currently under their management. It is reported that Maxim Internet currently …
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GoDaddy’s website has been blocked in China. While no official reason has been announced, speculations include that it is part of an effort to “prevent people from registering Olympic winner’s names”. Another speculation is that it will encourage Chinese users to register their domain names in China, rather through the …
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Network Solutions has made changes to the domain registration process after being accused of front-running. Domain front-running is the process of a Registrar registering a domain as soon as a user searches for the available name. By doing this, Registrars effectively lock out other Registrars. In attempting to curtail this, …
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VeriSign announced that they would be increasing the domain fees that they charge Registrars for .com and .net domain registrations. The 7-10% fee increases will move .com’s to $6.42 and .net’s to $3.85. The fee increase is the first increase since ICANN implemented the fee structure in 1999.…
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EURid, the organization in charge of the .eu TLD, suspended more than 74,000 domain names after bringing a lawsuit against 400 different US Domain Registrars for what it says was a breach of contract. The suspended domains were all registered for three U.K. based companies, but according to EURid, the …
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Web.com has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival GoDaddy, putting the two domain registrars in court battling against each other. Web.com alleges that GoDaddy’s deluxe web hosting plan infringes on Web.com’s patent for “Synchronized Server Parameter Database”, which allows customers “to have remote access to a control panel that …
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A new federal lawsuit alleges that Dotster, a large domain name Registrar, participated in a large cybersquatting campaign. The suit claims that the cybersquatting campaign targeted such large companies as Disney, Cingular, Verizon, and more. The suit specifically charges that Dotster reviewed hundreds of domain names similar to the actual …
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The new .eu TLD is now open to all individuals and companies within the European Union on a first-come, first serve basis. The TLD is available for purchase through 1,000 accredited Registrars.…
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ICANN and EnCirca, a Domain Name Registrar, are in a spat regarding the .pro TLD. ICANN accuses EnCirca, a registrar who primarily services trademark owners, of “exploiting a loophole in its rules to offer the tightly restricted .pro domains to nonprofessionals.” RegistryPro, the organization that manages the .pro extension is …
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After a slump in the domain industry that has stretched four years, domain registrations appear to be up again, with sources saying registrations reaching levels that we haven’t seen since 2000. In the first 3 months of 2004, more than 4.7 million new domain registrants joined the industry, which was …
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ICANN has nearly doubled their budget for 2004-2005, which drew fears from many Registrars, who represent the bulk of ICANN’s income and now fear that fees will be raised. Not all Registrars agree though as some think that the increased budget could help out in the lawsuit against VeriSign and …
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ICANN has approved VeriSign’s new domain wait list service, allowing the Registrar a 12-month trial. The new Wait List Service allows users to pay to be put on a wait list for expiring domain names.…
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VeriSign’s subsidiary, Network Solutions, will soon profit from dropped names when the company’s new waiting list service goes live in October. The wait list allows customers to pay to for the rights to a domain name that will be expiring soon. ICANN plans for the wait list service to be …
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A number of domain Registrars have grouped together to file a lawsuit against ICANN in an effort to block VeriSign’s launch of their new domain wait list service. The lawsuit stems from the recent ruling by ICANN to allow VeriSign control over expired .com and .net domain names.…
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