fTLD Registry Selects Symantec as Verification Agent For .BANK
Verifying that domains registered in new gTLDs such as .bank and .insurance are genuine and not some sort of scam, and to gain the trust of potential registrants and internet users, is an issue to overcome for such gTLDs. For .bank and the pending .insurance, to be operated by fTLD Registry Services, the job has been given to Symantec Corporation.
In this role, Symantec will add a layer of protection to the new domains by verifying the eligibility of companies requesting domain names, making sure the person requesting the domain name is authorized by the company and ensuring the name requested by the company complies with fTLD’s policies.
“The cornerstone of consumer trust in ‘.bank’ and ‘.insurance’ is ensuring that only verified members of the banking and insurance communities are permitted to register domain names,” said Craig Schwartz, managing director of fTLD. “Symantec is the market leader in verifying the authenticity of organisations and we are confident in their ability to uphold our strict standards.”
fTLD announced they selected Symantec following a public request for proposals process in April 2014. Symantec is an information protection expert that helps people, businesses and governments seeking the freedom to unlock the opportunities technology brings – anytime, anywhere.
fTLD is owned, operated and governed by members of the global banking and insurance communities. For more information, see ftld.com.
Sedo’s Exclusive 2 Character .PT Auction is Underway
Sedo i holding these days the exclusive 2 character .PT domain name auction. The auction ends in two days, on December 11,2014.
The auction features 51 2-character .PT domain names.At the time of writing this article, only 10 domain names received bids:
PC.PT Current Bid 499 EUR
OK.PT Current Bid 320 EUR
99.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
10.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
4G.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
69.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
90.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
XX.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
YA.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
KK.PT Current Bid 250 EUR
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.
Parker Waichman LLP Announced That It Has Been Granted Transfer of the Domain YourLawyerFL.com
Parker Waichman LLP announced recently that it has been granted the transfer of the domain name YourLawyerFL.com.
You can read the presss release after the jump :
” Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm long dedicated to protecting the rights of victims who have been injured by medications, medical devices, and consumer products, announces that a Notice of Decision of the National Arbitration Forum was reached on November 30, 2014, in Parker Waichman LLP v N/A (FA1410001584806).
Parker Waichman LLP learned that a domain name was in use by another law firm and that the name being used was significantly similar to one of its trademarked and domain names. Parker Waichman requested a transfer of the domain name, yourlawyerfl.com, from the other law firm, asserting Parker Waichman’s trademark rights in YourLawyer and YourLawyer.com.
The National Arbitration Forum arbitrated the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) action under which trademark-based domain name disputes are typically resolved by agreement, court action, or arbitration prior to a registrar canceling, suspending, or transferring a domain name.
Parker Waichman LLP’s allegations included that, yourlawyerfl.com is “confusingly similar to its trademarks,” YourLawyer and YourLawyer.com; the Respondent in this case does not have rights or legitimate interests in this domain name; and the Respondent registered and used the disputed domain name of yourlawyerfl.com in bad faith.
In this action, Parker Waichman LLP prevailed and the domain name—yourlawyerfl.com—was ordered transferred. The Panel was satisfied that Parker Waichman LLP established all three aspects under the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) policy and concluded that relief is granted and ordered that the yourlawyerfl.com domain name be transferred to Parker Waichman LLP. Debrett Gordon Lyons, Esquire, was the Arbitrator; the panelists were the Honorable Richard D. Rosenbloom, Judge (retired); the Honorable John Upchurch, Judge (retired); and Debrett G. Lyons.”
ICANN: Apply Now for Leadership Positions
ICANN ‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and/or to recommend candidates for ICANN ‘s key leadership positions. Applications in 2015 are invited for the following positions:
- Three members of the ICANN Board of Directors
- Three At-Large Advisory Committee ( ALAC ) representatives (one each from the Africa, Asia/Australia/Pacific Islands and Latin America/Caribbean Islands regions)
- Two members of the Council of the Generic Names Supporting Organization ( GNSO )
- One member of the Council of the Country-Code Names Supporting Organization ( ccNSO )
Individuals selected by the NomCom will have a unique opportunity to work with accomplished colleagues from around the globe and help shape the Internet’s technical coordination and policy development.
Those selected will also gain valuable insights and experience from working across boundaries of knowledge, responsibility, culture and geography. They will be making a valuable public service contribution towards the functioning and evolution of this essential global resource. Guided by the broad public interest, those selected will work to fulfill ICANN ‘s mission to coordinate the global Internet’s systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure its stable and secure operation.
Current NomCom-selected Board members include: Cherine Chalaby, Steve Crocker, Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Asha Hemrajani, Bruno Lanvin, Erika Mann, Gonzalo Navarro and George Sadowsky.
Please submit applications for the positions described above through the on-line application request form at (http://nomcom.icann.org/apply) or by emailing
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For more information, please visit the 2015 NomCom website. If you have any questions or comments, please email:
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Candidate recommendations are encouraged and can be submitted through an on-line form at http://nomcom.icann.org/suggest.
All applications are confidential and should be received by 15 March 2015 (23:59 UTC) for full consideration. Selections will be announced in August or September 2015. Successful candidates will take up their positions following ICANN ‘s Annual Meeting in October 2015.
Fluency in English is a requirement for all positions.
These positions require regular participation in teleconferences and may involve significant international travel, including travel to ICANN ‘s three annual Public Meetings. Recent ICANN Public Meetings were held in Singapore, London, and Los Angeles. Meetings during 2015 will be held in Singapore (8 – 12 February 2015), the Latin America/Caribbean Islands region and Dublin.
Reasonable direct expenses incurred in the course of service will be reimbursed.
Each Board Member has the option to receive compensation in accordance with the resolution passed by the Board on 30 July 2014, but is not required to do so. (See https://www.icann.org/resources/board-material/resolutions-2014-07-30-en#2.b.)
Background:
The NomCom is an independent committee tasked with selecting eight members of the Board of Directors and other key positions within ICANN ‘s structure.
It is designed to function independently from the ICANN Board, Supporting Organizations, and Advisory Committees. NomCom members act only on behalf of the interests of the global Internet community and within the scope of the ICANN mission and responsibilities assigned to it by the ICANN Bylaws.
NomCom members contribute understanding of the broad interests of the Internet community as a whole, and knowledge and experience of specific Internet constituencies who have appointed them.
The challenge for the NomCom is to integrate these perspectives and derive consensus in its selections. Although appointed by Supporting Organizations and other ICANN bodies, individual NomCom members are not accountable to their appointing bodies.
NomCom members are accountable for adherence to the ICANN Bylaws and for compliance with the rules and procedures established by the NomCom.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-12-08-en
ICANN 53 To Be Held in Buenos Aires
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently picked Buenos Aires for its 53rd meeting.
Buenos Aires, Argentina was approved for ICANN’s 53rd meeting by the ICANN Board last week.
The meeting will be held 21-25 June,2015 .The venue has not yet been disclosed. However, ICANN may return to a previous venue, the Sheraton Hotel.
This is the third time the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has chosen Buenos Aires for one of its public meetings. The first meeting held in Buenos Aires was held in 2005 and the second one was held last year.
