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auDA And Out. More Chaos and Confusion...
In a hastily put together announcement, auDA have announced their Chair Chris Leptos resigned on 18 June. It's an announcement that doesn't do any more than check the required boxes thanking him for his service.Sources have told Domain Pulse the sudden departure came about over a disagreement on governance issues with Leptos and CEO Cameron Boardman at loggerheads. The issue came to a head at a Board meeting earlier this week with Leptos abruptly leaving and the
ICANN Extends Call for Expressions of ...
The ICANN organization is seeking expressions of interest for leadership roles in the 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) that of the 2020 NomCom Chair and Chair-Elect.In September 2018, the ICANN Board appointed J. Damon Aschraft as the 2019 NomCom Chair and Cheryl Ann Miller as the 2019 NomCom Chair-Elect. (icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2018-09-16-en#1.e.) In the Spring of 2019, Ms. Miller stepped down from the position as Chair-Elect.
Confusing The Similarity Of Trademark ...
This article by Professor Christine Haight Farley originally published in the Akron Law Review anticipates doctrinal disorder in domain name disputes as a result of the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs).The abstract for the article goes on to say that in the course of the intense and prolonged debate over the possibility of new gTLDs, no one seems to have focused on the conspicuous fact that domain name disputes incorporating new gTLDs will be markedly
Accountants Get Ready. .CPA Is Coming.
Accountants are not known for being the most exciting bunch, even if their work is essential, so getting their own TLD might be one of the more exciting things to happen to the profession in years! The American Institute of CPAs has announced they're in the process of being awarded the .cpa TLD and they're currently in a contract execution phase with ICANN with plans to launch later in 2019.The AICPA will manage .cpa that they envisage will provide a home fo
ccTLDs Account For Two-Thirds Of All E...
ccTLD domain names account for over half of the domain names registered around the world, except in North America where that figure falls to 5%, according to The Global Domain Name Market in 2018 report, released by Afnic, the .fr registry. Within Europe, ccTLDs account for 64%, Latin America and the Caribbean 59%, Asia-Pacific 57% and Africa 55%.Among the new gTLDs, there are quite distinct variations in their market share with Latin America and the Cari
New Awards Program Launches to Recogni...
The .ORG Impact Awards is Now Accepting Nominations from Nonprofits, Corporations, Community Groups and More[news release] In celebration of organizations using the Internet to empower change around the world, The .ORG Impact Awards, sponsored by Public Interest Registry, launches today to honor .ORG domain name users for their accomplishments.From individuals to large corporations, and small community groups to multinational NGOs, purpose-driven achiev