Archive for December, 2009

Dec/14/09 Sedo’s Member Certification Now Required for All Auctions

December 14 2009 No Comments

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be required for all marketplace auctions starting on December 16, 2009. These levels of certification were previously only required for…

Dec/14/09 Sedo’s Member Certification Now Required for All Auctions

December 14 2009 No Comments

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be required for all marketplace auctions starting on December 16, 2009. These levels of certification were previously only required for…

Dec/14/09 Sedo’s Member Certification Now Required for All Auctions

December 14 2009 No Comments

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be required for all marketplace auctions starting on December 16, 2009. These levels of certification were previously only required for…

Dec/14/09 Sedo’s Member Certification Now Required for All Auctions

December 14 2009 No Comments

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be

As part of Sedo’s ongoing effort to protect the security and reputation of our members, our Standard, Premium and Premium Plus certifications will be required for all marketplace auctions starting on December 16, 2009. These levels of certification were previously only required for…

.HK Registry Applies for Chinese Character Version of TLD

December 13 2009 No Comments

The registry for .HK (Hong Kong) is introducing internationalised domain names with plans to introduce the Chinese version of the .HK country code and allowing all registrants with an existing .HK domain name to get the IDN version for free.
The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation, the .HK registry, has applied to ICANN to introduce the [...]

CNNIC Requires Hard Copy .CN Domain Name Applications

December 13 2009 No Comments

The China Internet Network Information Center, CNNIC, have announced applicants for .CN domain names will be required to submit hard copy (paper) applications in addition to their online application as of 14 December 2009.
The hard copy application will need to include the original application form with business seal, company business license (photocopy), and registrant ID [...]

Has .CN Regained Number One ccTLD Ranking from .DE?

December 13 2009 No Comments

After not having posted registration figures for at least four months, CNNIC, the China Internet Network Information Center, has finally updated its figures to show they have regained the number one ccTLD ranking from .DE (Germany).
According to the latest figures, there were 13,680,727 domain name registrations as of 30 November compared to 13,325,300 .DE registrations [...]

Australian registrar Safenames breaches auDA Registrar Agreement

December 13 2009 No Comments

auDA, the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .AU domain space, has found that the accredited registrar Safenames has breached the Registrar Agreement by:

using its related entity (SafeAgent Ltd) to register domain names on behalf of foreign entities that would not otherwise be eligible to register .au domain names; and
using its related entities [...]

WIPO Launches Paperless UDRP Proceedings

December 13 2009 No Comments

From Monday, December 14, 2009, the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center will launch essentially paperless UDRP procedures. This removes the requirement for mandatory filing and notification of paper pleadings in WIPO cases filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
This latest development of the UDRP is expected to substantially improve the efficiency of [...]

New UDRP Rules – Implementation Process and Paperless Filing at WIPO: What You Need To Know

December 13 2009 No Comments

On October 30, 2009, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board approved WIPO’s proposal to amend the Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (Rules) to allow for electronic-only filing of pleadings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP).
On December 7, 2009, ICANN announced a phased implementation procedure for [...]