Category — UDRP
Hawaii Proposes Bill To Force State To Apply For New gTLD’s; 1 Of Which Isn’t Even Allowed
A bill just proposed in the Hawaii state legislature seeks to require the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to make application for the new gTLD’s of .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha.
One of the TLD the legislature is requiring the state to apply for .Hi isn’t even available to be applied for under the Guidebook so if they make application for it, they will basically be throwing their $185K away.
Here is the bill in part:
“SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers is expanding the realm of generic top-level domains, such as .corn, .gov, and .org, to include new domains. The application window for new generic top-level domains opened on January 12, 2012, and closes on April 12, 2012.”
“The fee for an application for a domain is $185,000 while the annual expense affiliated with a domain is $165,000.”
“It is imperative for the State of Hawaii to claim the .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha domains to prevent the misappropriation of those domains and potential damage to the State’s reputation.”
“The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Require the department of business, economic development, and tourism, in cooperation with the State’s chief information officer, to:
(A) Apply to the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers for the domains .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha
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February 2, 2012 No Comments
Beckstrom Tells USA TODAY On New gTLD’s: “We’re improving Internet Domain Space”
In an OpEd piece published by USA Today, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom says of the new gTLD program that “It will create space on the Internet that is more secure than what exists today.”
“Applicants will undergo criminal background checks, financial evaluations and challenging technical assessments. More than 300 pages of rules govern the application process.”
“Tough standards will be a major deterrent to cyber criminals looking to take advantage of consumers. Most of these schemers and scammers will not invest the money and time needed to clear the application hurdle, nor will the new domain names — with more protections — be attractive to them.”
“Once applicants meet these high standards, they’ll be required to adopt several new safeguards, among them a process to quickly take down domain names of those who engage in clearly malicious conduct, such as trademark infringement. There are new procedures to secure remedies against wrongdoers.”
“ICANN is not just expanding the domain space. We’re improving it. We’ve heard from hundreds of experts around the world — from law enforcement to leading global trademark authorities — and we’ve incorporated their recommendations.”
“The new registries will also make information about website owners more accessible in the “Whois” databases, and create a one-stop location where accredited parties, such as law enforcement investigators, can view registry data.”
“It is simplistic to argue that expanding the Internet domain space will expand the possibility of online malfeasance. That’s like arguing that building more homes increases the possibility of home burglaries. The argument ignores the fact that this new part of the Internet’s domain-name system will offer substantially improved security, strengthened enforcement and greater transparency.”…
February 2, 2012 No Comments
JustDropped.com Releases App For iPhone
According to an email we just received the popular daily newsletter, JustDropped.com just released an App for the iPhone
The newsletter has “well over 65,000 subscribers” and I have been using it for years as well.
Here is the screenshot of the App available for free in iTunes
Congrats to another South Florida domainer, Dan Rubin
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February 2, 2012 No Comments
Sedo.com Sells GEB.com For 40,000 Euro’s
The domain name GEB.com just sold on Sedo for 40,000 Euro’s or around $50K.
The seller appears to be a Gerard Brady.
The domain is currently at Escrow.com awaiting transfer…
February 2, 2012 No Comments
UPDATED: Reports Say ICANN’s New gTLD TAS System Is Missing Applications
According to tweets from a couple of people at NeuStar, the ICANN TAS system is having problems today.
Jeff Neuman of NeuStart Tweeted today:
“Check your applications in TAS. Reports of missing applications- Our application 4 .Neustar is 1 of them”
“”TAS also lost our “unique” ID which we got upon paying initial 5k. We need ID to pay remainder, fill out app & see all apps.””
Ken Hanson of Neustar also Twitted today:
“Check your applications in TAS this morning. Reports of missing application”
On Tuesday we were on a blogger call with Rod Beckstrom the CEO of ICANN who told the bloggers that everything was “running smoothly” on the new gTLD process.
Looks like today there maybe an issue which apps getting lost during the submission process.
We will keep checking Twitter for other reports of problems and will update you as the day goes on.
UPDATE
“A display issue occurred in TAS, it has been corrected. All data is now visible & no information was lost”
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February 2, 2012 No Comments
Godaddy & .Co Stars In The CBS TV Show “Super Bowls Greatest Commercials”
Last night CBS aired a one hour TV show “Super Bowls Greatest Commercials” and Godaddy and .Co starred, taking up the 1st five minute the show.
The show was co-hosted by Godaddy’s Spokesman Jillian Michaels who appeared frequently in Godaddy gear.
Also appearing on the show were Bob Parson’s, and three Godaddy commercials including last year’s .Co commercial featuring Joan Rivers and this years .Co commercial, Natalia Velez.
Congrats to Godaddy and the .Co Registry on some great extra exposure.
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February 2, 2012 No Comments
WIPO Domain Name Decision D2011-1906 for racv.com
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WIPO Domain Name Decision D2011-2178 for hickoryfarmscouponcodes.info
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WIPO Domain Name Decision D2011-2110 for masternaught.com
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WIPO Domain Name Decision D2011-1675 for marlboroblack.com
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