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Newly Proposed Registry Service for .NET

by Fairness Advocate

VeriSign, operators of .COM, .NET, .NAME, and service provider to .EDU, .JOBS, .CC, and .TV, today placed a “Registry Service Request” in to ICANN that proposes that a registrar can swap a .net domain name for another .net domain name, if the request comes from the same registrar.

The premise is that registrars are faced with losses from customer abandonment or other ‘shrinkage’ that leaves them holding a registration through to its annual term, because domain names are billed in a minimum of one year increments.

Within a 365 day calendar, this would conceivably allow, for the price of 1 .net domain, 12 different domains to be reviewed for the inherent traffic that a domain gets.

The challenge for UDRP Complainants is that an infringing domain name can appear or disappear in 30 day windows, so watch for some interesting comments in the registry services commentary, which have already begun.

April 5, 2010   No Comments

Registrar Certificates and .com/.net Domain Names

by Historical Post

Anyone interested in registry obligations to provide registrar certificates for domain names in ACPA actions should read Continental Airlines Inc. v. ContinentalAirlines.com and ContinentalExpressAirlines.com, 390 F. Supp. 2d 501 (E.D.Va. July 13, 2005).

The Court says in a footnote that “because Verisign, the registry of the domain names [and is the .com and .net registry], is located in this judicial district, it is irrelevant that Verisign declined to submit a registrar certificate or other documentation with the Court to establish the Court’s authority over the domain names. See CNN, 177 F. Supp. 2d at 514 n.17. The registrar certificate merely serves to establish the domain name’s situs, an unnecessary step where, as here, the domain name registry is within the Court’s jurisdiction. (Emphasis added) See 15 USC §1125(d)(2)(C)(i)-(ii).”

This is a very useful decision for anyone with non-US registrar issues involving .com and .net domain names.

December 14, 2005   No Comments

More from New Orleans

by Historical Post

 

If it was not a true life event, one would think Directnic’s continuing struggle in New Orleans was a sequel to Escape from New York or some other Hollywood-scripted thriller. Sadly, it’s the real thing, and worse for those stranded there. Here’s a selection of news articles on Directnic:  

Heroic New Orleans Hosting Outfit Battles On (The Register) – Sept. 1
Directnic Stays Online During Katrina (Web Host Industry Review ) – Sept. 1
News Roundup from CNN

Update: The Directnic site is now down. Here’s the most recent statement from the Directnic blog:

“11:50 am Update. My first tactical mistake. We were unprepared to accept the fuel when it arrived. The fuel arrived way too soon for us and we did not have all the empty drums down one ground floor when they got here. The driver had other deliveries to make, so rather than waste his time, I told him we’d recoordinate and be ready for him later today or tomorrow. 

That’s the bad news. Here’s the worse news:

All of our providers are dropping. We’re down to one. We have enough fuel to keep us powered for a long time, but we could lose internet access soon if our last provider drops. 

So I guess what I’m saying is that any moment could be my last moment online. If we do lose internet, Outpost Crystal might have to be abandoned by all but Sig and Myself. I’ve got to get Crystal out of here safely and relocated to someplace out of this state. I’m working on escape routes now.”

Wow. It goes on, read it here. 

September 1, 2005   No Comments

Directnic Coping With Hurricane Katrina Damage

by Historical Post

ICANN accredited registrar Directnic is located in downtown New Orleans, and has posted a blog and photos of the damage left by Hurricane Katrina. (Blog here). It is stunning what they’ve had to go through and it looks like things will get worse there before they get better. The whole city may have to be evacuated.

One way to help is by donating to the American Red Cross. Their site is running slowly, but be patient.

August 31, 2005   No Comments