It all depends. It depends on what transitional arrangements are put in place. It depends on what the ongoing agreements are. And it depends on even if Brexit happens, although it most likely will. But as of the end of 2017, 317,286 .eu domain name registrations with the U.K. listed as the country of registrant…
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ICANN Requests DPA Guidance on Proposed Interim Model for GDPR Compliance
ICANN has requested European data protection authorities (DPAs) provide specific guidance on the organization’s Proposed Interim Compliance Model [PDF, 922 KB] as it relates to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In letters to each of the 28 European member states’ DPAs and the European Data Protection Supervisor, ICANN asks the authorities to “help…
Kathy Nielsen Gives A Masterclass on a Registry’s Planning Around Premium Domain Names
In this internet.bs interview series with leaders in the industry continues with a masterclass from former Sedo Director of Brokerage and current Neustar Premium domain name strategist Kathy Nielsen. In our interview Kathy gives a masterclass on a Registry’s planning around premium names including tips on how to acquire reserved names and how to enter…
Amidst death threats and people showing up at his door, Eric Lyon is moving to new role
Years ago a long time domainer expressed to me that I was a fool, he had no idea why I was a moderator at Namepros, especially working for free. I said well it’s good to give back and help other people in the industry, though it can be a pain in the butt from time…
Rugby Gets Its Own Heavenly New gTLD
It’s the game they play in heaven. And now rugby union has another home via its own new gTLD – .rugby – through its global governing body World Rugby. The international federation move to World.Rugby as part of the digital re-brand in 2018 and the .rugby domain name will also be available to unions, regional…