12 More New gTLDs Delegated, including .Events and .Blue
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that 12 more new gTLDs were delegated, bringing the total number to 134.
The 12 new gTLDs are:
. 移动
.Cleaning
.Report
.Blue
.Flights
.Events
.Rentals
.Cruises
.Properties
.Partners
.Catering
.Exposed
Afilias Limited had two new gTLDs delegated : . 移动 and .Blue, Fox Station had .Flights delegated, Fox Shadow had .Cleaning delegated, Binky Glen had .Report delegated, Pioneer Maple had .Events delegated, Spring Way had .Cruises,Big Hollow had .Rentals, Magic Glen had .Partners, Big Pass had .Properties, New Falls had .Catering while Victor Beach had .Exposed delegated.
Microsoft Files UDRP Complaint for CAM-MSN.com Domain Name
Microsoft has recently filed a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights over CAM-MSN.com domain name .
Microsoft owns many trademark registrations for the “MSN” mark all over the world.Therefore,it is more than obvious that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
Microsoft filed the complaint with the National Arbitration Forum on January 24,2014 .
According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 2006.
The National Arbitration Forum will examine if the domain name is confusingly similar to the trademarked name.Moreover,it will examine if the owner of the disputed domain name has rights over it and if the domain is being used in bad faith.The domain name will be passed over to Microsoft if it falls under all three of these stipulations.
The case is still pending compliance checks with the National Arbitration Forum.
.FI Registrants Will Need To Deal With Registrars In 2016
Domain name registrants will be forced to register their domain names only with registrars, according to an announcement on the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority website.
The changes, scheduled to take place on 5 September 2016, will see only registrars being able to make changes to domain name information. Therefore, registrants will need to in future to deal with a registrar in order to administer their domain names.
FICORA advises the change may cause additional costs to the registrant if they have not previously had a customer relationship with a registrar.
More information is on the FICORA website at https://domain.fi/info/en/index.html.
NIX.CZ Association Launches New Project To Make Czech Internet Safer
[news release] ACTIVE 24, CESNET, CZ.NIC, Dial Telecom, Seznam.cz and Telefónica Czech Republic are the six companies that joined the new project called Secure VLAN. It is designed to help to cope with the DoS and DDoS attacks which are targeting the popular Internet services in the Czech Republic.
The Secure VLAN project has home to existence on the NIX.CZ platform as a reaction to massive DoS attacks of March 2013. By joining the project, these companies clearly indicate their intention to make Czech Internet safer for their customers. Currently, there are other companies preparing to join the project too.
“Naturally, for a significant number of companies connected to NIX.CZ it is their key Czech customers that matter the most. During attacks it becomes impossible for affected customers to connect to important Internet services. In an event of such an attack a company joined in the project has a possibility to maintain a connection through the Secure VLAN and provide access to services thanks to other companies joined in the Secure VLAN project and this is the basic idea of the project.” explains Martin Semrád, the director of the NIX.CZ Association.
A participation in the project is subject to a number of conditions set in the Terms which must be fulfilled by each company wishing to join the project. For example, the company must be connected to NIX.CZ for a certain time period prior to joining the project, it must be trustworthy and it has to actively participate at the Working groups.
“To become a member of the Secure VLAN a company must have a first-rate level of technology. Potential participants must fulfil strict security conditions and they have to make adjustments of their networks, such as implement safety measures against IP spoofing, which is the most common method to hide the true origin of DoS attacks.” adds Adam Golecký, the technical director of the Czech peering node.
The Secure VLAN is governed by its members, who are fully independent from NIX.CZ and have a full autonomy in their decisions. The project started to emerge last year and the representatives of the NIX.CZ Association have been discussing it on a number of Working groups and meetings.
“I am firmly convinced that a membership in such a project will become vital for companies that provide connection for important services, these need to maintain an uninterrupted connection even in the most critical moments. For many this step will mean a financial investment which will however return in a bigger marketing potential due to the membership in such a project.” says Martin Semrád.
IRB Closer To Securing .RUGBY TLD
[news release] The IRB has moved a step closer to securing the .RUGBY internet domain name after the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled that the Game’s global governing body is the appropriate steward for the key property.
With the ICANN-run process nearing its conclusion, the ICC made its key ruling after considering detailed community objection submissions against the two competing commercial applications by the IRB on behalf of all facets of the global Rugby community.
The IRB is now the sole successful applicant in the process to secure the domain name.
The ICC recognised the IRB’s mission to grow participation, profile and engagement globally and acknowledged the leading role that the IRB has played in delivering record investment, strong tournaments, development, participation, player welfare strategies, strong regulation and Olympic Games inclusion to double participation to six million within the past five years.
IRB Chief Executive Brett Gosper has welcomed the key decision: “The ICC decision is a significant development in our mission to secure the .RUGBY domain name on behalf of the global Rugby community.”
“I would like to thank our Unions, competitions, players and fans who have united behind the campaign. The IRB is determined to keep the .RUGBY domain within the sport for the benefit of the global Rugby community in order to uphold and promote the sport of Rugby’s values and ethos and to protect the sport, its trademarks and the interests of its core stakeholders.”
“The IRB is committed to ensuring .RUGBY is used in the best interests of the Game and the Rugby community and we will ensure that it is used to promote the sport and its character-building values while protecting the integrity of the sport.”
The IRB’s application, in partnership with industry experts and Top Level Domain Holdings Limited and Roar Domains LLC, is founded on a mandate from the IRB’s global membership of 119 national Member Unions affiliated to the IRB through six Regional Associations.
This IRB news release was sourced from:
www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2070290.html
