Norwegian Domain Names Available for Everyone starting June 17,2014
Norid, the company behind .NO domain extension, announced that .NO domain names will be also available to private individuals starting June 17,2014.
This means that everyone in Norway can register their own .NO domain name starting on 17 June 2014.
This decision was made after this recommendation was presented in a public consultation during the winter of 2014. Almost 500 individuals and organizations were part of the consultation and a clear majority supported Norpol’s (the policy advisory board for .NO) view.
Everyone will have an equal opportunity when the allocations begins, on Tuesday 17 June 2014 at 10 AM local time. There will not be any priorities on private domain name.This means that everyone in Norway can apply for a .NO domain name. However , you have to be sure that the domain you want to register isn’t in violation of Norwegian law or a third party’s right.
Check out EuroDNS here to register your .NO domain name.
Five Other New gTLDs Delegated : .Career, .EUS, .Gal, .我爱你 and .集团
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that three other new TLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 211.
The five new gTLDs are : .Career, .EUS, .Gal, .我爱你 and .集团 .
Here are the other 206 new gTLDs delegated so far:
.Feedback
.College
.网址
.Desi
.Rocks
2 April 2014 REST Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
2 April 2014 SAARLAND dotSaarland GmbH
31 March 2014 CONSULTING Pixie Station, LLC
31 March 2014 VODKA Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 HAUS Pixie Edge, LLC
31 March 2014 COOKING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 MOE Interlink Co., Ltd.
31 March 2014 RODEO Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 COUNTRY Uniregistry, Corp.
31 March 2014 商城(xn--czru2d) – Chinese for “mall” Zodiac Capricorn Limited
31 March 2014 HORSE Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 FISHING Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 VEGAS Dot Vegas, Inc.
31 March 2014 MIAMI Top Level Domain Holdings Limited
31 March 2014 ARCHI Starting Dot Limited
27 March 2014 BLACK Afilias Limited
27 March 2014 REN Beijing Qianxiang Wangjing Technology Development Co., Ltd.
27 March 2014 MEET Afilias Limited
25 March 2014 SOHU Sohu.com Limited
22 March 2014 LONDON Dot London Domains Limited
20 March 2014 NYC The City of New York by and through the New York City Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications
19 March 2014 COLOGNE NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
19 March 2014 AXA AXA SA
19 March 2014 WEBCAM dot Webcam Limited
19 March 2014 TRADE Elite Registry Limited
15 March 2014 JETZT New TLD Company
12 March 2014 世界 (xn--rhqv96g) – Chinese for “world/shijie” Stable Tone Limited
11 March 2014 DNP Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
11 March 2014 INK Top Level Design, LLC
9 March 2014 机构 (xn--nqv7f) – Chinese for “agencies/institutions” Public Interest Registry
9 March 2014 संगठन (xn--i1b6b1a6a2e) – Hindi for “organization/sangathana” Public Interest Registry
9 March 2014 组织机构 (xn--nqv7fs00ema) – Chinese for “organization” Public Interest Registry
5 March 2014 орг (xn--c1avg) – Russian for “organization/org” Public Interest Registry
5 March 2014 KOELN NetCologne Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH
2 March 2014 BID dot Bid Limited
2 March 2014 OKINAWA BusinessRalliart Inc.
2 March 2014 VOTE Monolith Registry LLC
2 March 2014 VOTO Monolith Registry LLC
27 February 2014 BAR Punto 2012 Sociedad Anonima Promotora de Inversion de Capital Variable
27 February 2014 KRED KredTLD Pty Ltd
27 February 2014 BEST BestTLD Pty Ltd
26 February 2014 CHRISTMAS Uniregistry, Corp.
26 February 2014 PUB United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
26 February 2014 дети (xn--d1acj3b) – Russian for “kids/deti” The Foundation for Network Initiatives “The Smart Internet”
26 February 2014 ACTOR United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
25 February 2014 SUPPLIES Atomic Fields, LLC
21 February 2014 FISH Fox Woods, LLC
21 February 2014 삼성 (xn―cg4bki) – Korean for “Samsung/Samseong” Samsung SDS Co., LTD
21 February 2014 VACATIONS Atomic Tigers, LLC
21 February 2014 INDUSTRIES Outer House, LLC
21 February 2014 SUPPLY Half Falls, LLC
19 February 2014 XYZ XYZ.COM, LLC
19 February 2014 WIKI Top Level Design, LLC
19 February 2014 NEUSTAR NeuStar, Inc,
18 February 2014 بازار (xn--mgbab2bd) – Arabic for “bazaar/bazar” CORE Association
16 February 2014 MANGO Punto FA S.L.
12 February 2014 QPON dotCOOL, Inc.
11 February 2014 CARDS Foggy Hollow, LLC
11 February 2014 FOUNDATION John Dale, LLC
11 February 2014 REVIEWS United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 FUTBOL United TLD Holdco, Ltd.
11 February 2014 VISION Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 CONDOS Pine House, LLC
11 February 2014 VILLAS Koko Station, LLC
11 February 2014 PARTS Sea Goodbye, LLC
11 February 2014 PRODUCTIONS Magic Birch, LLC
11 February 2014 MAISON Victor Frostbite, LLC
5 February 2014 移动 (xn--6frz82g) – Chinese for “mobile” Afilias Limited
5 February 2014 BLUE Afilias Limited
4 February 2014 FLIGHTS Fox Station, LLC
4 February 2014 CLEANING Fox Shadow, LLC
4 February 2014 REPORT Binky Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 EVENTS Pioneer Maple, LLC
4 February 2014 CRUISES Spring Way, LLC
4 February 2014 RENTALS Big Hollow, LLC
4 February 2014 PARTNERS Magic Glen, LLC
4 February 2014 PROPERTIES Big Pass, LLC
4 February 2014 CATERING New Falls, LLC
4 February 2014 EXPOSED Victor Beach, LLC
29 January 2014 VOTING Valuetainment, Corp.
29 January 2014 TOKYO GMO Registry, Inc.
29 January 2014 NAGOYA GMO Registry, Inc.
27 January 2014 DATING Pine Fest, LLC
27 January 2014 COMMUNITY Fox Orchard, LLC
23 January 2014 BOUTIQUE Over Galley, LLC
23 January 2014 BARGAINS Half Hallow, LLC
23 January 2014 TIENDA Victor Manor, LLC
23 January 2014 WORKS Little Dynamite, LLC
23 January 2014 WED Atgron, Inc.
23 January 2014 EXPERT Magic Pass, LLC
23 January 2014 WATCH Sand Shadow, LLC
23 January 2014 KIM Afilias Limited
23 January 2014 COOL Koko Lake, LLC
23 January 2014 TOOLS Pioneer North, LLC
18 January 2014 CLUB .Club Domains, LLC
18 January 2014 BUILD Plan Bee, LLC
18 January 2014 PICS Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 PINK Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 LUXURY Luxury Partners, LLC
18 January 2014 PHOTO Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 GIFT Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 网络 (xn--io0a7i) – Chinese for “network” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 公司 (xn--55qx5d) – Chinese for “company” Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China Internet Information Center)
18 January 2014 MONASH Monash University
18 January 2014 RICH I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
18 January 2014 RED Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 SHIKSHA Afilias Limited
18 January 2014 中信 (xn--fiq64b) – Chinese for “CITIC” CITIC Group Corporation
18 January 2014 LINK Uniregistry, Corp.
18 January 2014 GUITARS Uniregistry, Corp.
14 January 2014 ZONE Outer Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 CHEAP Sand Cover, LLC
14 January 2014 MARKETING Fern pass, LLC
14 January 2014 DEMOCRAT United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 SOCIAL United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 AGENCY Steel Falls, LLC
14 January 2014 MODA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
14 January 2014 DANCE United TLD Holdco Ltd.
8 January 2014 BERLIN dotBERLIN GmbH & Co. KG
3 January 2014 集团 (xn--3bst00m) – Chinese for “group” Eagle Horizon Limited
3 January 2014 我爱你 (xn--6qq986b3xl) – Chinese for “I love you” Tycoon Treasure Limited
3 January 2014 中文网 (xn--fiq228c5hs) – Chinese for “Chinese network” TLD Registry Limited
3 January 2014 WANG Zodiac Leo Limited
3 January 2014 KIWI Dot Kiwi Limited
3 January 2014 WIEN punkt.wien GmbH
2 January 2014 EMAIL Spring Madison, LLC
2 January 2014 IMMOBILIEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
2 January 2014 在线 (xn--3ds443g) – Chinese for “online” TLD Registry Limited
28 December 2013 INSTITUTE Outer Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 CEO CEOTLD Pty Ltd
28 December 2013 SOLAR Ruby Town, LLC
28 December 2013 FARM Just Maple, LLC
28 December 2013 EDUCATION Brice Way, LLC
28 December 2013 GLASS Black Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 ONL I-REGISTRY Ltd. Niederlassung Deutschland
28 December 2013 INTERNATIONAL Wild Way, LLC
28 December 2013 CODES Puff Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 TRAINING Wild Willow, LLC
28 December 2013 HOUSE Sugar Park, LLC
28 December 2013 KAUFEN United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 NINJA United TLD Holdco Ltd.
28 December 2013 REPAIR Lone Sunset, LLC
28 December 2013 BUILDERS Atomic Madison, LLC
28 December 2013 COFFEE Trixy Cover, LLC
28 December 2013 FLORIST Half Cypress, LLC
28 December 2013 HOLIDAY Goose Woods, LLC
28 December 2013 SOLUTIONS Silver Cover, LLC
18 December 2013 BUZZ dotStrategy Co.
18 December 2013 SUPPORT Grand Orchard, LLC
17 December 2013 RECIPES Grand Island, LLC
17 December 2013 COMPUTER Pine Mill, LLC
17 December 2013 ACADEMY Half Oaks, LLC
17 December 2013 CAREERS Wild Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 CAB Half Sunset, LLC
17 December 2013 公益 (xn--55qw42g) – Chinese for “charity” China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 政务 (xn--zfr164b) – Chinese for “government” China Organizational Name Administration Center
17 December 2013 SYSTEMS Dash Cypress, LLC
17 December 2013 DOMAINS Sugar Cross, LLC
17 December 2013 VIAJES Black Madison, LLC
17 December 2013 COMPANY Silver Avenue, LLC
17 December 2013 CAMP Delta Dynamite, LLC
17 December 2013 LIMO Hidden Frostbite, LLC
17 December 2013 MANAGEMENT John Goodbye, LLC
17 December 2013 PHOTOS Sea Corner, LLC
17 December 2013 SHOES Binky Galley, LLC
17 December 2013 CENTER Tin Mill, LLC
10 December 2013 RUHR Regiodot GmbH & Co. KG
30 November 2013 MENU Wedding TLD2, LLC
30 November 2013 UNO Dot Latin, LLC
23 November 2013 みんな (xn--q9jyb4c) – Japanese for “everyone” Charleston Road Registry, Inc.
19 November 2013 diamonds John Edge, LLC
19 November 2013 tips Corn Willow, LLC
19 November 2013 photography Sugar Glen, LLC
19 November 2013 directory Extra Madison, LLC
19 November 2013 enterprises Snow Oaks, LLC
19 November 2013 kitchen Just Goodbye, LLC
19 November 2013 today Pearl Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 plumbing Spring Tigers, LLC
14 November 2013 graphics Over Madison, LLC
14 November 2013 contractors Magic Woods, LLC
14 November 2013 gallery Sugar House, LLC
14 November 2013 sexy Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 construction Fox Dynamite, LLC
14 November 2013 tattoo Uniregistry, Corp.
14 November 2013 technology Auburn Falls
14 November 2013 estate Trixy Park, LLC
14 November 2013 land Pine Moon, LLC
14 November 2013 bike Grand Hollow, LLC
06 November 2013 VENTURES Binky Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 CAMERA Atomic Maple, LLC.
06 November 2013 CLOTHING Steel Lake, LLC
06 November 2013 LIGHTING John McCook, LLC
06 November 2013 SINGLES Fern Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 VOYAGE Ruby House, LLC
06 November 2013 GURU Pioneer Cypress, LLC
06 November 2013 HOLDINGS John Madison, LLC
06 November 2013 EQUIPMENT Corn Station, LLC
23 October 2013 شبكة (xn--ngbc5azd) – Arabic for “web/network” International Domain Registry Pty. Ltd.
23 October 2013 онлайн (xn--80asehdb) – Russian for “online” CORE Association
23 October 2013 сайт (xn--80aswg) – Russian for “site” CORE Association
23 October 2013 游戏(xn--unup4y) – Chinese for “game(s)” Spring Fields, LLC
ICANN Publishes Process to Qualify for Specification 13 to the New gTLD Registry Agreement
Today (14 April), ICANN publishes the process to qualify for Specification 13 to the New gTLD Registry Agreement. This comes on the heels of the 26 March 2014 resolution by the New gTLD Program Committee (“NGPC”) of the ICANN Board approving the new Specification.
The current form of Specification 13 as approved by the NGPC can be found here [PDF, 80 KB].
The NGPC also approved the possible incorporation of an additional clause into Specification 13, with implementation to take effect no earlier than May 12, 2014, to provide the GNSO Council an opportunity to advise ICANN regarding Policy Recommendation 19 on the Introduction of New Generic Top Level Domains. If the additional clause is incorporated, then Specification 13 would be in the form found here [PDF, 80 KB].
If, as a result of GNSO Council advice or otherwise, Specification 13 is further modified, an applicant for a TLD that has been determined by ICANN to qualify as a .Brand TLD will be offered the opportunity to execute an amendment incorporating such modified Specification 13 as part of the Registry Agreement.
Specification 13 was drafted with input from the community to provide .Brand TLDs certain modifications to the New gTLD Registry Agreement. In order to have Specification 13 incorporated into the New gTLD Registry Agreement, applying entities must meet the following requirements:
- The TLD string is identical to the textual elements protectable under applicable law, of a registered trademark valid under applicable law;
- Only Registry Operator, its Affiliates or Trademark Licensees are registrants of domain names in the TLD and control the DNS records associated with domain names at any level in the TLD;
- The TLD is not a Generic String TLD (as defined in Specification 11);
- Registry Operator has provided ICANN with an accurate and complete copy of such trademark registration.
Applications for Specification 13 will be posted for review and comment by the community. Any comments submitted within 30 days of the posting of the application will be considered by ICANN in making a determination regarding the application. ICANN encourages the community to participate in ICANN’s processes and provide comments.
View the process for Specification 13 here [DOCX, 72 KB].
View applications to qualify for Spec 13 here.
Submit comments on applications for Specification 13
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View comments submitted on applications for Specification 13 here.
View the Specification 13 FAQ here [PDF, 359 KB].
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-14apr14-en
ICANN: Interim Report Internationalised Registration Data Expert Working Group
Purpose (Brief): This Public Forum invites comments on the Interim Report from the Internationalized Registration Data (IRD) Expert Working Group. The Report proposes internationalization requirements for fourteen categories of data elements currently outputted by the various gTLD registration data directory services.
Current Status: The IRD Working Group has completed and published its Interim Report. Public comment is specifically sought on the proposed internationalized requirements for various data elements outputted by today’s registration data directory service (WHOIS).
Next Steps: Following the review of the Community discussion during the ICANN Meeting in Singapore and all public comments and replies received during the comment and reply periods, the IRD Working Group will finalize its recommendations and publish its Final Report.
Detailed Information
Section I: Description, Explanation, and Purpose:
As part of the broader ICANN effort to implement the recommendations from the ICANN Whois Review Team, the Internationalized Registration Data expert working group was formed to recommend the requirements for internationalized registration data (IRD) and produce a data model for the IRD that matches the requirements.
The IRD Working Group has completed its initial deliberation on the data requirements and has produced its Interim Report for public comment.
Much of the currently accessible domain name registration data1 (DNRD) is encoded free form in US-ASCII. This legacy condition is convenient for WHOIS service users who are sufficiently familiar with languages that can be submitted and displayed in US-ASCII to be able to use US-ASCII script to submit DNRD and make and receive WHOIS queries using that script. However, this data is less useful to the WHOIS service users who are only familiar with languages that require character set support other than US-ASCII for correct submission or display.
The WHOIS Review Team, in its final report, highlights the needs to define requirements, data models and evaluate solutions for internationalized registration data (recommendations 12-14). The ICANN Board adopted an Action Plan in response to the WHOIS Review Team’s Final Report that instructs Staff to implement these recommendations.
Subsequently a set of related efforts were formed to implement the WHOIS Review Team recommendations as adopted by the ICANN Board. These are:
- An expert working group to determine the requirements for internationalized registration data.
- A commissioned study to evaluate available solutions for internationalized registration data.
- A Policy Development Process ( PDP ) to determine whether translation or transliterations of contact information are needed. If so, specify who should bear the burden.
The report published for public comment is an interim report related to the first effort. After careful consideration of the public comments received, the IRD Working Group intends to produce its Final Report by ICANN London Meeting.
1 Domain Name Registration Data (DNRD) refers to the information that individuals or organizations (“registrants”) submit when they register a domain name. Domain name registrars or registry operators collect these data, and some of the data is made available for public display or for use by applications.
- Interim Report [PDF, 688 KB]
- Expert Working Group Wiki: https://community.icann.org/display/whoisird/WHOIS+RT+IRD+ WG +Home
- WHOIS Review Team Final Report, available at: https://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/whois-rt-final-report-11may12-en.htm
- Action Plan to Address WHOIS Policy Review Team Report Recommendations.” 2012. Available at: http://www.icann.org/en/groups/board/documents/briefing-materials-1-08nov12-en.pdf [PDF, 266 KB]
Comment / Reply Periods
- Comment Open Date: 14 April 2014
- Comment Close Date: 5 May 2014 – 23:59 UTC
- Reply Open Date: 6 May 2014
- Reply Close Date: 27 May 2014 – 23:59 UTC
Important Information Links
- Public Comment Announcement
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- View Comments Submitted
www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ird-interim-14apr14-en.htm
ICANN: Proposed Changes to the Inter-Registrar Policy (Watch the Video & Provide Comments)
The public comment period for the IRTP-D Working Group’s Initial Report closes on 25 April 2014 at 23:59 UTC.
For a rich media explanation of each of the Working Group’s Charter questions, the following video provides an excellent summary. The detailed Initial Report containing the recommendations and background can be found here [PDF, 936 KB].
Whether you agree, dis-agree, or have suggested alternatives to the proposed recommendations, the Working Group will value and consider all input. Please see the Public Comment Announcement and submit your comments before the window closes on 25 April 2014.
This ICANN announcement was soured from:
www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-3-14apr14-en.htm
