As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, the World Intellectual Property Organization is no longer considering allegations of cybersquatting against domains ending in.ua. On the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), there is a remark that reads as follows: “In consultation with the.UA Registry, the Center has concluded that it is not …
Turkey is in the process of changing its name to Türkiye, which may make its previous name available to new gTLD applicants in the sector that kills birds. According to reports, the Turkish government has made an official request to the United Nations for the name to be altered so that it is more consistent …
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The Food and Drug Administration of the United States has taken their dispute with ICANN to a new level, issuing a warning that unavailable Whois data is making it more difficult to combat phony “cures” for Covid-19 and the opioid problem in the country. Catherine Hermsen, who works for the Office of Criminal Investigations at …
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A mining corporation has purchased the rights to use the domain name nickel.com for a price that is around $250,000. According to a regulatory document that was submitted by its parent company, Silver Elephant Mining, Flying Nickel Mining, which is traded on the Toronto stock exchange, bought the name at some time in the first …
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This week, Google announced launch dates for two new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that had been sitting idle for some time. Google is gradually working through its backlog of new gTLDs that have not yet been released. Sunrise periods for trademark owners lasting one month will begin on October 4, and general availability will begin …
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In the first half of this year, China reported yet another significant reduction in the number of domain registrations, which resulted in the loss of millions of.cn domains. The local registration, CNNIC, stated yesterday that there were 17.86 million.cn names registered at the end of June. This number is lower than the 20.4 million names …
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Whois is currently in its last stages of life, and updated versions of ICANN’s standard contracts provide a schedule for the service’s eventual termination. The org has published proposed amendments to its Registrar Accreditation Agreement and Registry Agreement, and the majority of the changes concentrate on the transition that will take place throughout the industry …
Concerns have been expressed over the possibility that ICANN may not have the resources necessary to combat DNS abuse through the usage of its contracts with registries and registrars. The recent report on abuse that was compiled by the “small team” of investigators working for the GNSO has brought to light two “gaps” in the …
The way Google displays search results is constantly changing. There are times when it messes around with the URL and truncates or removes it entirely. Google announced today that site names will now be included in mobile search. For several weeks, it has been testing out this feature as part of its development process. Whenever …
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