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EURid Wins Registry of the Year at 201...
The 2019 CENTR Awards were held last week and EURid, the .eu registry, emerged as winner of the 2019 Registry of the Year award, 2 years after they first won the award in 2017. The awards coincided with CENTR's 20th anniversary celebrations and saw winners from a number of European registries.The Registry of the Year award is based on the votes given by a sample of registrars who evaluated the customer service of the CENTR registry members.'This win
12 Winners of the Inaugural .ORG Impac...
12 individuals and organisations from around the world were named winners of the inaugural 2019 .ORG Impact Awards last Friday.At the event in Washington D.C., leaders from the philanthropic and Internet communities joined finalists at The Watergate Hotel to experience the live announcement of the 2019 winners. Actor, philanthropist and children's book author Taye Diggs also joined in on the fun and was named the 2019 .ORG Impact Awards Honoree for his d
Nominet Consults On Reducing Phishing ...
Nominet has opened a consultation process that will see the .uk registry seek feedback on reducing phishing, law enforcement landing pages for domain names suspended for criminal activity and implementing a drop list for expired domains.The 2019 consultation invites feedback on three important issues:I. Reducing the use of .UK domain names for phishing attacksII. Implementing law enforcement landing pages following suspensions for criminal activity
Democracy.com Is Up For Sale
Many have said something along the lines that 'democracy is for sale to the highest bidder'. And now it is. Well, democracy.com is. Heritage Auctions is auctioning the domain name and will go to the highest bidder over $300,000 (plus a 15% buyer's premium).Bidders must submit a sealed bid by 17:00 (US Eastern Time) on 1 November 2019.The sale of democracy, or rather democracy.com, has gained the interest of the New York Times.'I'm bummed that we're s
WIPO Conference To Look Back At 20 Yea...
The WIPO-designed Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) turns 20 this year and to commemorate they're holding a conference at their Geneva headquarters on 21 October.The conference, As the UDRP Turns 20: Looking Back, Looking Ahead, will take stock and look ahead in terms of UDRP jurisprudence, ADR system design, relevant Internet developments, and a range of other topical subjects.In the 20 years it's existed, WIPO's UDRP has adjudicated
Europeans Around The World Can Registe...
In what the .eu registry EURid is saying is the 'biggest change yet' for the European ccTLD, citizens of European Union countries no matter where they live in the world will become eligible to register their very own .eu domain names from 19 October..eu is the eighth largest country code top-level domain and, as of October 2019, there were more than 3.6 million registrations spread out across Europe. Striving to meet the needs of an ever-changing digital environ