Domain names – CircleID

Afilias rule violations continue to delay .WEB

Sep 14, 2021 11:32 PDT

As I noted on May 26, the final ruling issued on May 20 in the Independent Review Process (IRP) brought by Afilias against Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) denied Afilias’ request. aimed at canceling the results of the public auction for .WEB, and further rejected Afilias’ request to award .WEB (at a price significantly lower than the winning bid). Instead, as we requested, the IRP panel determined that the ICANN Board should move forward with reviewing the objections raised about .WEB, and make a decision on delegation afterwards. Following

To block or not to block?

Aug 29, 2021 10:03 PM PDT

Domain blocking mechanisms are an important part of an organization’s defensive domain strategy. With the introduction of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) program by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2013, brand owners were faced with a new challenge: to protect their brands without overburdening their budgets. Defensive domain registrations were and still are an effective way for a brand to protect itself in domain name spaces. Following

The Test of Time on the Internet Scale: Verisign’s Danny McPherson Honored with ACM SIGCOMM Award

Aug 27, 2021 10:25 a.m. PDT

The global Internet, from the perspective of its billions of users, has often been viewed as a cloud – a shapeless structure that connects users to applications and to each other, with the internal details left to infrastructure operators at home. inside. From the perspective of infrastructure operators, however, the global Internet is a network of networks. It is a complex set of connections between network operators, application platforms, content providers, and other parties. Following

The price of the offer as proof of a bad faith domain name registration: a false factor (UDRP)

Aug 25, 2021 12:25 PM PDT

I have pointed out in previous articles that some panelists disapprove of domain name speculation. There has been a succession of decisions expressing this point of view starting with discussed below. The confiscation was justified by a mixture of theories. If the offering price is allegedly “excessive” or if the domain name is passively owned, or if the respondent has renewed its registration after the first use of the mark in commerce, the panelists find that the respondents have engaged illegal behavior and must give up their domain names. Following

The hidden face of decentralized domain names

Aug 23, 2021 9:44 AM PDT

Decentralization is exciting. To make the headlines, even. After all, in a world of sky-high and rising frustration levels, it shouldn’t come as a shock that many people are ready to embrace what we might call “anti-system solutions.” Decentralized solutions, in our case, that come with the ambitious promise of delivering everything their centralized counterpart can provide, but without centralized points of failure or regulations. In our previous article, we listed several advantages associated with decentralized domain names. Following

The bright side of decentralized domain names

Aug 20, 2021 6:21 PM PDT

With solution providers such as Unstoppable Domains or Handshake, and blockchain-enabled browsers, such as Brave, who are more than happy to help with the implementation, the decentralized alternatives to the traditional domain name system have received more and more attention lately. Centralized vs decentralized … what will it be? Following

Euro 2020, part three: areas (revisited) and other channels

Aug 16, 2021 10:25 a.m. PDT

In this latest article in the Euro 2020 infringement study series, we revisit domain name infringements and examine activity on other online channels, with a focus on the media. social and mobile applications. Following the initial study, which looked at domains registered before May 2020 with names containing “euro2020” or “euro2021”, we analyzed the daily activity levels in the period immediately before and during the competition. Following

ICANN is violating its legal agreements with the US government – who’s next?

Aug 09, 2021 1:16 PM PDT

In April, I published an article, The Multi-Party Truth Minute: Will Stakeholders Hold ICANN Accountable ?, alerting stakeholders that ICANN is violating its legal agreements with the US government, namely the agreement InterNIC License Agreement and the Merged Memorandum of Understanding. At the time, I warned that it was essential that the actors do not remain silent in the face of this transgression, “hoping that such behavior left unchecked will end on their own”. Following

It’s time for ICANN to publish a preliminary applicant guide

Aug 09, 2021 11:11 a.m. PDT

At the recent ICANN Virtual Meeting, I had the chance to join a panel moderated by the Brand Registry Group (BRG), an association of organizations promoting the use of branded top-level domains, where we discussed the release of the next series of Top Level Domain (gTLD) programs. The fact that I took part in a discussion like this is hardly new, as I have been commenting on political discussions and debating its role in the digital landscape for years. Following

Multi-stakeholder internet governance captured and presumed dead

Aug 02, 2021 11:56 PM PDT

Technical management of the Internet was delegated to ICANN by the United States government because it was believed that the private sector would be more agile and responsive to the needs of stakeholders around the world. However, this optimism and the confidence it has engendered has proven to be unwarranted as ICANN’s multi-stakeholder governance continues to fall well below the baseline expectations set at its inception. Following

DOTZON study: Digital City brands 2021

July 26, 2021 9:14 PM PDT

DOTZON presents the fifth edition of the Digital City Brands study. After presenting the study in early 2017, DOTZON expanded and improved the data to show how cities are successfully using their digital city brands. The Digital City Brand is the digital dimension of the City Brand and reflects the “Digitality” of a city. However, the Digital City Brand is more than just an extension of the City Brand. Following

DENIC (.DE) now has more than 17 million registered domain names

July 19, 2021 1:15 PM PDT

DENIC (the .DE registry and top-level domain name extension for Germany) recently announced that it has passed the 17 million registered domain name mark. As one of the most successful ccTLDs (Country Code Top Level Domain Names), DENIC’s press release provides some additional interesting statistics. For example, there are now 30,000 new registrations on average each month and DENIC has over 300 members (mostly domain name registrars) to register domain names on behalf of their clients. Following

What ICANN Should Do Now to Support Future New gTLD Applicants

July 16, 2021 2:21 PM PDT

During ICANN71, the Brand Registry Group (BRG) openly asked potential future applicants what ICANN can do to help them prepare for the next gTLD cycle. The answer was very clear: Commit to opening the next round and providing as much information as possible from the start. However, in recent correspondence to BRG from ICANN President Maarten Botterman, he pointed out that “important work awaits us: the 2012 Applicant Guidebook needs to be updated with over 100 results … Following

What does the acceptance of all domain names look like in open source software in 2021?

July 12, 2021 3:33 PM PDT

A recent study conducted by Governance Primer on behalf of the Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) identified trends in the acceptance of all domain names in software hosted on Github, the world’s largest open source repository. This research builds on previous efforts to identify the underlying issues that lead to issues when different applications have to deal with Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) and new gTLDs, especially when it comes to email addresses. . Following

Euro 2020, part two: e-commerce market activity

08 Jul 2021 6:00 PM PDT

Following our previous article on the Euro 2020 football tournament which looked retrospectively on domain name registrations relating to the competition, this article returns to the activity on eCommerce marketplaces. For this study, our Discovery Engine technology was used to perform a series of regular analyzes in major international online markets. We have been monitoring announcements (sales offers) relating to Euro 2020 clothing and merchandise. Following