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Article 29 Working Party Deem RAA Asks In Violation of EU Law

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The Article 29 Working Party has written to ICANN to express their concerns about some of the "asks" being tabled by law enforcement in the RAA negotiations. They focus on two areas of contention: Annual re-verification of contact details Data retention In both instances they find that the "asks" are in violation of EU law. They've also given ICANN a standing … [Read more...] about Article 29 Working Party Deem RAA Asks In Violation of EU Law

Thomson Reuters Finalise Acquisition Of MarkMonitor

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Thomson Reuters announced earlier today that they have finalised the acquisition of domain name registrar and online brand protection company MarkMonitor. From their release:  “The addition of MarkMonitor to our Intellectual Property & Science portfolio marks a transformational shift for our business,” said Chris Kibarian, president, IP & Science, Thomson Reuters. … [Read more...] about Thomson Reuters Finalise Acquisition Of MarkMonitor

GoDaddy Responds To Front Running Claims

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Over the last week several bloggers have posted accusing GoDaddy of "front running", which is a practice that was effectively blocked by ICANN several years ago. GoDaddy have responded and explained how people can confuse lack of originality (their chosen domain wasn't really unique) with nefarious activity. Their post is short, sweet and to the point, but also … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Responds To Front Running Claims

Blacknight Offering Free and Discounted .Co and .Me Domains

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Irish registrar and hosting provider are offering free .co or .me domain names with some of their hosting plans (Disclosure - I own the company) You can read full details about the offer on their blog.   Related articles Blacknight now .co accredited (domainincite.com) Press Release: Blacknight Announce .CAT Super Summer Kickoff Promotion - The clock is … [Read more...] about Blacknight Offering Free and Discounted .Co and .Me Domains

GoDaddy Hiring New CEO Techcrunch Don’t Check Basic Facts

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The job vacancy may not have been announced yet, but GoDaddy will be looking for a new CEO. Warren Adelman was officially made CEO of GoDaddy back in December of last year. Andrew Allemann of DomainNameWire was one of the first to break the story yesterday and also managed to get GoDaddy's founder, Bob Parsons, to make a few comments on the record. Adelman has been with … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Hiring New CEO Techcrunch Don’t Check Basic Facts

Registrar Stakeholder Group Issues Statement on RAA Negotiations

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The Registrar Stakeholder Group has issued a statement on the RAA negotiations this evening. This is in response to the text and documents released by ICANN a couple of weeks ago. Statement from the Registrar Stakeholder Group The Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) would like to provide this statement regarding the current status of RAA negotiations and the update posted on … [Read more...] about Registrar Stakeholder Group Issues Statement on RAA Negotiations

Telesign Use New RAA Update To Spam Registrars

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I wasn't sure who was going to be happy about the new RAA docs that were published last night. I guess I now have the answer - Telesign. Telesign have been trying to get "in" with registrars over the last couple of years but their sales tactics are quite lacking. Today's missive arrived in my inbox with the subject line: Registrar Accreditation Agreement Limited … [Read more...] about Telesign Use New RAA Update To Spam Registrars

Big News Chez GoDaddy

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This evening has seen a couple of pretty big stories coming out of GoDaddy. First off GoDaddy CEO told reporters that the company was applying for 3 domain extensions (TLDs) including .godaddy (their .brand). He wouldn't say what the other two strings were, but it's safe to assume that they are more generic. The other big news is that Christine Jones, GoDaddy's general … [Read more...] about Big News Chez GoDaddy