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When .xxx goes live, ICM Registry, which is hoping to have their .xxx application approved by ICANN this week, plans to have three sunrise periods next year.
The first sunrise period would be for all porn-related trademark owners, allowing them to claim their .xxx name.…
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A New Jersey company is moving forward with plans to apply for .med and .give TLDs should the possibility of new TLD applications opening early next year become a reality.
Dot One, Inc. has filed three trademark applications over the last month for “Dot One”, …
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In a letter posted on the ICANN website, the US government is asking for the ICANN to not approve the launch of new TLDs during its upcoming meeting.
The letter, which is signed by Lawrence Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, states that …
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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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Earlier this month, we discussed how the .jobs TLD would be opened up to allow registrations of the TLD. Now, a newly formed group calling itself the .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition is seeking to stop this.
The coalition has asked ICANN’s board to reconsider their …
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.CO’s popularity seems to be skyrocketing. According to the .co website, more than 200,000 .co domains have been registered on the first day of open registration.
The new TLD had already proved popular with approximately 39,000 applications during the sunrise and landrush pre-registration periods. …
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Missed out on a great .com domain in the past? Well, as of today, you can now register a .co domain name! .CO Internet S.A.S announced today that .co names are now available to the general public through several domain name Registrars.
One of the …
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The first .org domain name, mitre.org, was registered on July 10, 1985 by the MITRE Corporation, a non-profit organization that provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government.
.org was one of the original six generic TLDs (others include .com, …
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After receiving approval in January, .Tel’s Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) registration goes live. The request to offer the IDN registrations was approved by ICANN in January. The Registry began accepting registrations for these domain names in the following languages:
ICANN’s board today announced that there will be “strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed.” However, they also said that if the Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) came up with a compromise, the board would consider it.
The topic of …
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Like the current battle for the .eco TLD, .Vegas has sparked a fight.
DotVegas Inc. currently has an agreement with the City of Las Vegas to launch and operate their new .vegas TLD once ICANN approves the new TLDs. DotVegas had agreed to pay 75 cents per domain or 10% …
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Telnic, the company behind the .tel TLD, seeks permission to offer .tel IDNs. IDNs, or internationalized domain names,
Telnic CEO Khashayar Mahdavi has requested authorization from ICANN, allowing them to release domain names from the pool of reserved names in their Registry Agreement. These names include domains that contain hyphens …
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As we mentioned in a previous article, former Vice President Al Gore and his philanthropy, the Alliance for Climate Protection, are supporting the creation of a new .eco TLD to be managed by Dot Eco LLC. In addition to Gore, Dot Eco is also backed by the Sierra Club and …
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Recently, many companies have begun filing for trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that are geared towards possible new top level domain names in hopes that it will give them a leg up in the upcoming application process with ICANN. What is surprising is that the …
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Former Vice President Al Gore, along with with his philanthropy, the Alliance for Climate Protection, is advocating a new .eco top level domain name to raise environmental awareness around the world.
Dot Eco LLC, founded by Internet entrepreneurs Fred Krueger and Clark Landry, was formed for the sole purpose of …
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The .tel TLD landrush begins today at 10am EST with names being registered on a first-come, first-served basis. The .tel domain “provides organizations of all sizes a named listing with unlimited contact information in a global directory, accessible from any device connected to the Internet.” This would allow Internet users …
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Hostway Corporation subsidiary RegistryPro announced the .pro TLD has grown five-fold over the last five months. The explosive growth is attributed partially to relaxed eligibility restrictions, which simplified the qualification process and opened registration to professionals around the world.
The .pro domain extension is designated exclusively for certified professionals and …
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ICANN’s recent vote to allow companies to create their own custom TLDs has brand managers, analysts, and lawyers concerned. Many fear the new system will just create confusion and chaos. While the application process is supposed to be rigorous and the cost significant, lawyers say that will not curb cybersquatters. …
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ICANN voted this week to relax the rules for domain names. The new proposal, which passed in their vote, will allow for the registration of custom generic TLDs. For instance, eBay could be .ebay and New York City could be .nyc. In an effort to keep the cybersquatters at bay, …
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ICANN will vote later this week to open up the Internet naming convention by allowing more options. The proposal would allow companies to purchase domain names with their own custom domain extensions. So, instead of having to register a .com, a company could be .companyname. For instance, eBay could actually …
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The company that proposed the .xxx TLD has been trying to dig up embarrassing government documents after the Bush administration intervened and the TLD was rejected. However, a federal judged “granted summary judgment to the Bush administration in the Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by ICM Registry.”…
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Next month, the new .asia TLD will be available, though speculators say that most registrations will be from those buying in hopes of making a quick buck and those registering to protect their current sites and trademarks. The interest in .asia is said to be weaker than the interest in …
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According to the European Union, more than 2.5 million people have registered new .eu domain names since the TLD was launched last year. The TLD can be used by any individual or business that is based in the European Union.…
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ICANN voted this week to allow for more new generic top-level-domains (TLDs). The new TLDs, however, have not yet been named.…
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A recent study from McAfee, an Internet security software company, said that .gov websites are the safest. On the flip side, the reports shows that 1-in-10 websites that use the .tk TLD (the ccTLD from Tokelau), spread malicious software or warrant warnings for pop-ups and other nuisances.…
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