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Icann opens a can of worms
News The attraction for cybersquatters is not going to be setting up a registry that matches someone else's brand; it will be in the generic TLDs. On Thursday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) voted to allow - in addition... [30 Jun 2008]
US to keep hold of Icann until 2011?
News The MoU, designed to pave the way for an eventual shift away from US control, outlines more specific obligations for Icann, such as procedures for establishing new top-level domain names, for keeping tabs on "Whois" registry information, and for... [17 Aug 2006]
Dot-com domain price hike sparks angry debate
News WG Mitchell, CEO of Network Solutions (which split from VeriSign in 2003), said: "I have no objection to VeriSign continuing to run the dot-com registry. The dispute arises out of a lawsuit settlement reached on 1 March in which the Internet... [08 Jun 2006]
Virtual red light district still in limbo
News Icann's board of directors considered an agreement for the proposed virtual red-light district at a Thursday meeting but decided against taking action, directing Icann staff to negotiate "additional contractual provisions" with ICM Registry, the... [19 Sep 2005]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News The move by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) was expected after ICM Registry, the Florida company that plans to operate dot-xxx, agreed on Monday to a month's delay, saying the additional time would permit it to... [17 Aug 2005]
Bush gives .xxx porn domain a red light
News Icann approved the concept of a dot-xxx domain in June and approval of ICM Registry's contract to run the suffix was expected this week. Jason Hendeles, founder of ICM Registry, said in a telephone interview on Monday: "We're focusing our attention... [16 Aug 2005]
Will .net fees rise after 2006?
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the not-for-profit organisation responsible for internet addresses, quietly agreed to lift wholesale price restrictions on dot-net registry fees last month when it renewed a contract... [11 Jul 2005]
Porn lovers get .xxx domain
News The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) said it's working with the ICM Registry to finalise remaining details, meaning the porn-friendly set of dot-xxx domains should be available by the end of the year. [02 Jun 2005]
Icann gives green light to .travel and .jobs
News Icann has also approved Mauritius-based AfriNIC as the regional internet registry for Africa. Icann, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has ten applications on the go for other top-level domains, and is currently in talks with... [12 Apr 2005]
Domain names skyrocket - just don't mention the dot-com boom
News The figure represents a seven per cent increase over the end of 2003, the internet domain name registry said. The numbers of overall domain registrations, coupled with the number of lookups processed each day by VeriSign's global registry, indicate... [15 Sep 2004]
Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled
News A year ago, the Commission chose Eurid (European Registry for Internet Domains) to officially manage the distribution of the new top-level domain. In the meantime, the consortium will finalise the contracts with Icann (Internet Corporation for... [11 May 2004]
Adult entertainment makes a bid for top level domain
News Stuart Lawley, the president of Toronto-based ICM Registry, said he hopes Icann will approve his request for .xxx so "responsible adult entertainment businesses can go about their business in a less restricted way. [22 Mar 2004]
VeriSign drops Site Finder
News In addition, at least seven organisations have criticised VeriSign's wildcard change, including the Internet Society, the Public Interest Registry and several engineering groups within Icann. Icann is using anecdotal and isolated issues to attempt... [06 Oct 2003]
VeriSign holds firm on 404 scrap
News A number of internet standards bodies and administrative groups have asked the company - which enjoys a government-granted monopoly over the .com and .net registry - to stop, and a second lawsuit seeking an injunction against the practice was... [23 Sep 2003]
VeriSign told to pull '404' redirect service
News VeriSign runs the registry for the .com and .net domains - among the most widely used top level domains on the web - which are the domains affected by the wildcard service. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday... [22 Sep 2003]
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