ICANN
ICANN Announces IDN Guidelines Version 4.1 Implementation Timeline
Following the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board’s approval in September 2022, ICANN is announcing the implementation timeline for th…
ICANN and Verisign Renew Root Zone Maintenance Agreement for Another Eight Years
Verisign and ICANN have renewed their agreement under which Verisign manages the DNS root, according to the company. Verisign stated that the Root Zone Maintainer Agreement (RZMA) …
ICANN Announces Arabic Version of Libya’s .ly ccTLD: “ليبيا.”
ICANN has announced that Libya’s country code top-level domain (ccTLD), .ly, will have an Arabic version. The top-level domain will be “ليبيا.” representing “Libya,” with the ASCII…
ICANN Board Candidates: Canada and UK Contenders for Seat 12 After Sudden Vacancy
ICANN Board Nominees: Following Katrina Sataki’s sudden resignation, Byron Holland of CIRA and Nick Wenban-Smith of Nominet are up for election to the ICANN Board’s ccNSO-designate…
About the risks of investing in .AD domain names.
About .ad Although originally designated as the Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) for Andorra, the .ad domain extension has become the ultimate choice for advert…
INTA Warns ICANN of Risks from Ignoring Intellectual Property Concerns
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has expressed serious concerns about ICANN’s approach to the new gTLD program, warning that the organization faces an existential thr…
Chinese Tech Organizations Urge Caution on Single-Character gTLDs
Chinese Tech Organizations Urge Caution on Single-Character gTLDs Several major Chinese tech organizations have called on ICANN to maintain its ban on single-character generic top-…
.music Domains Finally Launch After 15 Years, with Strict Industry Requirements
After more than 15 years of anticipation, DotMusic has launched .music domains, bringing them to general availability today. The release kicks off with a week-long Early Access Per…
UK and Israel Slash Contributions to ICANN, Leading to Funding Decline
In the last fiscal year, the ccTLD registries for the UK and Israel made significant cuts to their voluntary contributions to ICANN, according to the organization’s latest fi…
WIPO and ICA Lead Informal UDRP Review Ahead of ICANN Policy Overhaul
Informal UDRP Review Underway Ahead of Potential ICANN Policy Review The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have initiated …
