Sunrise For Germany’s .SAARLAND Commences 17 July
The sunrise period for the .saarland gTLD commences at 10:00 UTC on 17 July. Saarland is a German state in the south west of the country with just over a million inhabitants and is Germany’s smallest state, apart from its three city states.
At the same time as the commencement of the Sunrise period, .saarland Founders Program, in which interested parties can apply for .saarland domains who have an innovative idea on how to use the domain begins.
“We are very happy that the project can start now after a two-year application process for the operation of .saarland”, said Alexander Siffrin, CEO of the dotSaarland GmbH, the registry of .saarland.
During the Sunrise period that ends on 15 September, brand owners have the possibility to apply for a domain name corresponding to their trademark (Sunrise A). As well, Saarland companies, associations, and corporate bodies/institutions under public law (Sunrise B) may apply for domains corresponding to their official name. Thus, these groups will receive privileged access to their domain name.
Applications for the Founders Programme ends on 16 August. Applications will be judged by an independent panel, which has been chosen by the nonprofit dotSaarland association.
When General Availability commences on 30 October, .saarland domains will become available for registration by all interested parties in accordance with the “first come, first served” principle. Pre-orders for the General Availability of .saarland domains can already be submitted with several registrars.
The dotSaarland GmbH has developed guidelines to register .saarland domain names for different groups of interested parties, including companies, self-employed persons and private persons. The guidelines are available for download at nic.saarland along with further information such as registration policies and launch phases.
June 2014 Highest Reported ccTLD Sales
MI.co.id was the highest selling ccTLD in June 2014. The domain name changed hands for $60,000 at Sedo.
Here are the top 20 highest reported ccTLD sales in June 2014:
1. MI.co.id$60,000Sedo
2. CompanyShop.co.uk$16,800
3. SDL.de $16,320
4. Jahreswagen.de$13,600
5. Steuerungsbau.de $13,600
6. OnlineKasino.de $13,599
7. Casinos.com.br $13,500
8. HandyBook.co.uk$12,000
9. Cloud.be$11,968
10. Sports.io$11,000
11. Eingangstür.de $10,200
12. QuePasa.com.co$10,000
13. Email.in$9,211Sedo
14. BetPassion.it $8,840
15. Unique.me$8,000
16. Hem.in$7,990Sedo
17. Blank.fr $6,800
18. Chalet.it $6,637
19.Jahreswagen24.de $6,120
20. Febe.co.uk $5,880
12.ForGirls.de $5,440Sedo
13.Next.es $5,439Sedo
GCA.com Sells for $90,000
Sedo, the world’s leading domain name marketplace, announced that it sold the domain name GCA.com for $90,000.
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 1997.The new owner is not yet known as whois records still shows Sedo as the owner.
The seller is Glenhaven Capital Associates from Toronto, Canada.The company never used the domain name for a website.
Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.
ICANN Updates Specification 13 Process and Application Form
Today, ICANN publishes updates to the Specification 13 Process and Application Form [PDF, 158 KB]. These updates are results of discussions between ICANN and the Brand Registry Group regarding concerns from the Brand Registry Group that Brands do not have adequate time to execute the New gTLD Registry Agreement.
The Applicant Guidebook provides applicant with a 9-month period to execute the Registry Agreement. This 9-month period generally commences on receipt of the Contracting Information Request (CIR) invitation. For applicants who received CIR invitations prior to January 29, 2014, the nine-month period started January 29, 2014 and ends October 29, 2014.
Some applicants that wish to apply for qualification as a .BRAND have expressed the view that the delay until May 9, 2014 in finalizing Specification 13 should be taken into account in considering the period of time within which an applicant must execute the Registry Agreement, because other applicants have known since January 29, 2014 the form of their Registry Agreements, but applicants for .BRAND TLD status did not see the form of their Registry Agreement finalized until May 9, 2014. In addition, some applicants that wish to apply for qualification as a .BRAND pursuant to Specification 13 have expressed concerns that at the time an applicant submits its CIR response, it does not know whether it will be determined to qualify for .BRAND status, and therefore the applicant does not know the form and content of the Registry Agreement it is expected to sign and cannot assess what contract modifications it may seek to negotiate.
To address these concerns, ICANN has taken the following steps:
- Modified the CIR form so that an attachment of requested changes to the Registry Agreement is no longer required to submit the CIR form.
- Provided guidance on criteria by which ICANN will assess whether an applicant that applies for qualification as a .BRAND TLD may qualify for an extension to execute the Registry Agreement. To qualify:
- The applicant must submit a complete CIR form on or before September 1, 2014.
- The applicant must submit a Specification 13 application on or before September 1, 2014.
- The applicant must meet the definition of a .BRAND TLD as per Section 7 of Specification 13.
An applicant that meet the requirements above and request an extension to execute the registry agreement will be deemed to have demonstrated to ICANN’s reasonable satisfaction that it is working diligently and in good faith toward successfully completing the steps necessary for entry into the registry agreement and will therefore be granted an extension for nine (9) months, from October 29, 2014 to July 29, 2015, to execute the registry agreement.
If based on ICANN’s determination of the Specification 13 application, the applicant wants to further negotiate any provision of the Registry Agreement, the applicant must provide its requested changes to the Base Registry Agreement to ICANN in no later than 90 days after the approval or rejection of that applicant’s Specification 13 application or February 1, 2015, whichever is later.
ICANN is not modifying the Applicant Guidebook but is simply clarifying certain criteria that ICANN will apply in making the determination, called for in the Applicant Guidebook, whether an applicant has demonstrated to ICANN’s reasonable satisfaction that it is working diligently and in good faith toward successfully completing the steps necessary for entry into the registry agreement. In evaluating requests from other applicants for an extension of the time period for execution of the registry agreement, ICANN will consider all relevant facts and circumstances in assessing whether an applicant has demonstrated to ICANN’s reasonable satisfaction that it is working diligently and in good faith toward successfully completing the steps necessary for entry into the registry agreement. Most applicants have known the form of the registry agreement they are expected to sign since January 29, 2014, and ICANN believes that in most cases, the nine (9) month period from January 29, 2014 to October 29, 2014 provides adequate time for execution of the registry agreement.
For more information, read the updated Specification 13 Process and Application Form [PDF, 158 KB], and the Specification 13 FAQs [PDF, 127 KB].
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-15jul14-en
Sedo Reports $1,5 Million in Domain Name Sales! PluralSight.In Topped Sedo’s Weekly Sales List at 16,000 EUR
PluralSight.in topped Sedo’s weekly sales chart at 16,000 EUR. Highlights also include Ching.com, leading the .COM category at $11,000 and VanGogh.net, leading the “Other” category at $10,000.
Other notable domain name sales include :
.COM
wepage.com 10,725 USD
kerryexpress.com 10,000 USD
xmv.com 10,000 USD
sentrix.com 10,000 USD
zvy.com 9,999 USD
artss.com 8,000 USD
ghostmachine.com 7,500 USD
japanmade.com 7,000 USD
gobazaar.com 5,000 EUR
relook.com 5,000 USD
home4.com 5,000 USD
wajs.com 5,000 USD
hoffmanschocolate.com 4,999 USD
gohobby.com 4,500 USD
qunis.com 4,000 USD
qualityscore.com 3,750 USD
heliceo.com 3,500 USD
mercadofinanciero.com 3,000 EUR
africauniversity.com 3,000 USD
glenwoodsouth.com 3,000 USD
getbanked.com 2,900 USD
ltev.com 2,866 USD
moneyclouds.com 2,800 USD
codingforbeginners.com 2,800 USD
celora.com 2,780 USD
fintv.com 2,761 EUR
realmoneyrightnow.com 2,595 USD
reax.com 2,500 EUR
tummyfull.com 2,500 USD
gepur.com 2,500 USD
rosbif.com 2,500 EUR
emair.com 2,500 USD
apartmentgenie.com 2,500 USD
aniworld.com 2,500 USD
ccTLD
tt.cc 15,000 EUR
casinos.co 13,000 EUR
casinoonline.mx 10,000 EUR
pilotshop.de 8,925 EUR
paint.co.uk 7,500 GBP
denwa.co.uk 5,250 GBP
webanalytics.co.uk 4,500 GBP
norovirus-ratgeber.de 3,500 EUR
irg.co.uk 2,750 GBP
flormar.it 2,750 EUR
fertige-homepage.de 2,600 EUR
fitnessguru.at 2,500 EUR
mango.co 2,500 USD
araco.de 2,500 EUR
pouch.co 2,500 USD
Other
panels.net 9,588 USD
shadowkings.net 9,000 USD
tabacco.org 5,000 USD
gavi.org 3,999 USD
paradigm.net 3,000 USD
kent.bike 2,500 USD
pflegedienst.net 1,800 EUR
analytical.net 1,500 USD
kreuzfahrt.guru 1,300 EUR
vicorpower.net 1,024 USD
charged.biz 990 USD
khadam.net 850 USD
godwins.org 719 USD
orlando.holiday 700 USD
Check out Sedo.com for more information.
