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Have Your Say On Making .NZ Even Better
New Zealand's Domain Name Commission is seeking feedback on their first independent review with a view to making the organisation even better and fit for purpose for the years ahead. The review found the organisation has been effective in its oversight of the .nz domain name industry.'The Commission is pleased the review found no systemic or widespread issues with the way we operate, or with our general approaches to self regulate the .nz domain name market,
DotMusic Claims Right To .MUSIC Beatin...
Cypriot entrepreneur Constantine Roussos has beaten 7 other applicants, including Google, Donuts, Radix and Amazon, for the right to operate the .music new gTLD.'If someone told me back then that it would've taken 11 years I would've said to myself, Do what you're doing, dude,'' Roussos told Billboard. 'It'll take you 11 years, but do what you're doing.'Domain Incite had been speculating in recent days that it was likely Roussos' DotMusic had won, and f
Updated Request for Proposal ICANNs Te...
ICANN is seeking to identify a provider to develop and maintain a Technical Compliance Monitoring system. The Technical Compliance Monitoring system is intended to enable the ICANN organization to help generic top-level domain (gTLD) registries and registrars ensure compliance with ICANNs consensus policies, as well as the provisions described in the 2017 gTLD Base Registry Agreement and the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (contracted parties' agreemen
UK Government Advises British .EU Regi...
The UK government has issued yet another guidance on what British registrants of .eu domain names should do if Britain ends up leaving the European Union. The guidance notes 'EURid has confirmed that it has placed on hold any plans regarding domain names registered to individuals and undertakings in the UK and Gibraltar, whilst it awaits instructions from the European Commission.'The UK government guidance says British-based .eu registrants, of which there a
.BLOG Hits 200000 Registrations Milest...
The .blog new gTLD hit the 200,000 registrations mark on 1 April with the registry, Knock Knock Whois There, announcing the milestone last week along with a renewal rate of almost 73%.KKWIT say they're 'especially excited to have hit 200,000 .blog registrations.' They note 'it's more than just a number. It's a growing number of bloggers actively sharing their thoughts, beliefs, experiences, and expertise with the world.'According to nTLDstats there are
US Government Reiterates Opposition to...
The US government continues to be opposed to changes to Whois that they believe will have little benefit for consumer privacy and major benefits for cyber-criminals. The comments were made, again, in a speech by the the NTIA's Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, David J. Redl, at a FDA Online Opioid Summit in Washington, D.C. on 2 April.In his speech, Redl said 'the WHOIS is a resource that, prior to the GDPR, provided publ