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ICANN Technical Study Group on Access ...
The Technical Study Group on Access to Non-Public Registration Data (TSG-RD) began its work this week. The group is made up of 10 invited members with expertise in the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP), distributed authentication/authorization technologies, systems architecture, design-thinking and other relevant topics. The group is coordinated by Ram Mohan, the CTO of Afilias and the former Security and Stability Advisory Committee liaison to the ICANN
.DK Introducing Domain Name Transfer Fee
DK Hostmaster is to introduce a fee for transferring .dk domain names for the first time as of 1 January 2019. The fee will be DKK50 (6.70/US$7.60).DK Hostmaster, Denmark's country code top level domain (ccTLD) registry, said in their announcement the fee must be paid when the new registrant accepts the transfer on DK Hostmaster's self-service portal.The new fee covers the administrative costs associated with the transfer. For registrants with more than one u
Elon Musk Reveals He Paid 11 Million F...
Elon Musk revealed Sunday he paid $11 million for tesla.com in 2016, making it the second largest publicly revealed price paid for a domain name. Musk revealed the purchase price in a series of Tweets in response to a promotion for CBS's 60 Minutes program where he was being interviewed. In the promotional video Musk tells Lesley Stahl how he paid $75,000 for his company's name. Musk went on to Tweet he 'didn't actually come up with the Tesla Motors name. Bought trad
As Global Domain Name Registrations Sl...
Globally domain name registrations grew to approximately 342.4 million at the end of the third quarter of 2018, an increase of approximately 2.6 million, or 0.8%, compared to the second quarter of 2018, according to Verisign's latest Domain Name Industry Brief. In the 12 months to the end of the third quarter registrations grew by approximately 11.7 million, or 3.5%. But with over 500 top level domains accepting registrations, the growth is not even, with some even d
PIR Announces Jonathon Nevett As New CEO
Public Interest Registry has announced Jonathon Nevett will commence as their new CEO on 17 December, replacing Brian Cute who resigned in May. Nevett, a Donuts co-founder, himself recently stepped down from his role at Donuts as executive vice president of corporate affairs but remained for a short time as a close advisor to the company. In an announcement Wednesday, PIR, who operates the .ngo and .ong top level domains in addition to .org and a number of internatio
DENIC Wins Domains Award At ecoaward 2...
DENIC, the .de ccTLD manager, has won the Domains category at the 17th annual eco://award held in Cologne's Wolkenburg on 28 November. DENIC won for their Data Escrow Service a unique solution for registrars and registries to meet their contractual escrow obligations in accordance with European legal standards. DENIC also made the final 3 in the Domains category with their ID4me, a Single Sign-On solution. The prize-winning DENIC service offers an unprecedented back