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ICANN abolishes Net democracy, but Esther steps in Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
ICANN abolishes Net democracy, but Esther steps in
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 15/03/2002 at 12:03 GMT
As expected, the domain name quango ICANN yesterday affirmed its commitment to "meaningful participation and representation for individual users" by abolishing the board elections in which you or I could vote for who sets key Internet policy
Europeans May Register Dot-EU Addresses Before Year's End Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
European businesses, organizations and individuals may be able to apply for Internet domain names with the dot-eu suffix before the year is out, European Commissioner Erkki Liikanen said on Thursday.
The European Parliament on Thursday endorsed a recommendation that proposes the implementation of the dot-eu top-level domain.
Europeans will be offered a new Internet address that Liikanen said will increase choice for European online businesses.
Internet address suffix `.us' now available to companies Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
By Martha McKay
The Hackensack Record
Starting this week, U.S trademark holders that want to add a dash of patriotism to their Internet address can register for the ``.us'' Internet domain name.
NeuStar Inc., the company hired by the government to administer the Internet suffix, said companies holding valid or pending trademarks have until April 9 to preregister their trademark name with the ``.us'' suffix.
On April 24, NeuStar will open the registration to the general public, including businesses and consumers.
Governments weigh in on ICANN reform Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
International governments have cautiously welcomed proposed reforms of the Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers, made by its CEO Stuart Lynn, at a meeting in Accra, Ghana, this week, writes Kevin Murphy.
Letter to the Editor: Whose ICANN Is It, Anyway? Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
The audio stream recently trickling from the ICANN hearing on Capitol Hill made some people outside the United States cringe a couple of times. The Telecommunications subcommittee of the House began on February 8th with some opening remarks, among them the following words from Congressman John Dingell: "We must see to it that the agency which we are constituting to act on behalf of the U.S. government in these matters functions fairly, well, efficiently, and in a fashion which is going to be in the broad overall public interest."
ICANN publishes Start up plan for .pro Posted Tuesday, March 19, 2002 by newsmaster
by Dawn Osborne
The next top level domain to be introduced is the .pro domain name, which is designed to be used by accountants, lawyers, doctors and other professionals. Register.com, who together with Virtual Internet control the .pro Registry under the name RegistryPro, are optimistic that launch will take place before the end of the second quarter of 2002. The domains will appear as third level domains within second level domains devoted to particular professions. For instance for the legal profession it could be law.pro, advocat.pro or bar.pro. The domains will be rolled out in various phases. The first phase will include legal, medical and accountancy. Other professions will be included in subsequent phases.
Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2001 by newsmaster
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Oct 03, 2001 (ASCRIBE NEWS via COMTEX) -- Domain names on the Internet serve the same function as vanity phone numbers and simplify the process of connecting the user to a product. Unfortunately, many firms may be behind the curve when it comes to owning domain names on the web, and CPAs, lawyers and business managers need to devote more resources and energy to keep current with the latest legal developments in domain name practice.
NeuLevel unveils new launch date for '.biz' Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2001 by newsmaster
Story Filed: Monday, October 01, 2001 7:29 AM EST
Oct 01, 2001 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- NeuLevel, the US-based exclusive registry operator for the '.biz' top-level domain, has rescheduled the launch of '.biz' to 23 October.
New .info roll-out in all sorts of trouble Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2001 by newsmaster
New .info roll-out in all sorts of trouble
By Kieren McCarthy
Posted: 03/10/2001 at 13:05 GMT
The "landrush" for new .info domains is exposing weaknesses in its registrar's infrastructure and already protest sites are sprouting up.
.info domain gets launched Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2001 by newsmaster
.info domain gets launched
More than 52,000 names activated in Net’s expansion
New .info Web domain addresses go live on the Internet Posted Tuesday, October 9, 2001 by newsmaster
New .info Web domain addresses go live on the Internet
By TODD R. WEISS
(September 25, 2001) After months of preparations, a few Web sites are beginning to appear online with new .info top-level domain addresses that can be visited using Internet browser software.
Why ICANN's domain dispute rules are flawed: Part II Posted Friday, July 13, 2001 by newsmaster
This is the second part of our in-depth rundown on why the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy - the rules used by ICANN and WIPO to decide who should own a particular domain - are flawed and why a fast and effective overhaul is essential before it is taken as the de facto policy on domain disputes.
Register.com Announces Pre-Registration Service for Arabic Posted Monday, April 16, 2001 by newsmaster
Register.com Announces Pre-Registration Service for Arabic, Hebrew and Indian Language Multi-Lingual Domain Names -- Pre-Registration Service Allows Customers to Get in Line for New Multi-Lingual Domain Names Scheduled for Debut April 5
Tiff over Chinese domains likely to split the Net Posted Monday, January 8, 2001 by newsmaster
BEIJING, JAN 2: Cyberspace has long been a seamless world, where data packets' only allegiance is to the imperative of quick transmission. A centrally administered addressing system has kept it so.
dotTV and VeriSign Integration Deal Fulfilled Posted Monday, January 8, 2001 by newsmaster
Network Solutions Has Begun Registering .tv Domain Names Alongside .com and .net
NBA Marketer Loses Domain Name Bid Posted Monday, January 8, 2001 by newsmaster
GENEVA (AP) - The merchandising company for the National Basketball Association has lost its bid to take control of the domain name
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