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Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on average. That’s more than legacy TLDs such as...

Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on average. That’s more than legacy TLDs such as...

Despite a more or less unified economy, Europe‘s diversity still maintains a multi-faced market that plays an important role in the digital scene.InterNetX obtained and analyzed a dataset of 1,214,610 domain names, which takes a snapshot of the state of the web as of November 2022. These are...

Despite a more or less unified economy, Europe‘s diversity still maintains a multi-faced market that plays an important role in the digital scene.InterNetX obtained and analyzed a dataset of 1,214,610 domain names, which takes a snapshot of the state of the web as of November 2022. These are...

he European Commission is fond of declaring its commitment to the free and open internet. As recently as February, in answer to a question tabled at the European Parliament, a Commission spokesperson declared: “The European Union supports a vision of the internet as a single and unfragmented...

he European Commission is fond of declaring its commitment to the free and open internet. As recently as February, in answer to a question tabled at the European Parliament, a Commission spokesperson declared: “The European Union supports a vision of the internet as a single and unfragmented...

I already have a couple exact-match capital cities in the .com, e.g., Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and Dodoma (Tanzania). You might say three if you count New Alamein, the new "summer capital" of Egypt, which is a massive new mega-project on the Mediterranean coast. However, I wanted to ask your...

I already have a couple exact-match capital cities in the .com, e.g., Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and Dodoma (Tanzania). You might say three if you count New Alamein, the new "summer capital" of Egypt, which is a massive new mega-project on the Mediterranean coast. However, I wanted to ask your...

The European Economic Area (EEA) includes the European Union (EU) plus countries from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EEA has a combined population of more than 540 million, and a GDP of more than $16 trillion. The .eu country code domain extension for the region would seem to...

The European Economic Area (EEA) includes the European Union (EU) plus countries from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EEA has a combined population of more than 540 million, and a GDP of more than $16 trillion. The .eu country code domain extension for the region would seem to...

During Q2 2021 EURid celebrated .eu’s 15th anniversary, launched the 2021 .eu Web Awards, and strengthened the efforts to fight online fraud in cooperation with EUROPOL and their ‘No More Ransom’ project. Further, we contributed to a greener future by planting 1,000 trees, and renewed our EMAS...

During Q2 2021 EURid celebrated .eu’s 15th anniversary, launched the 2021 .eu Web Awards, and strengthened the efforts to fight online fraud in cooperation with EUROPOL and their ‘No More Ransom’ project. Further, we contributed to a greener future by planting 1,000 trees, and renewed our EMAS...

Hey all, Where would you sell a domain over 50k? I saw a poll where majority voted Dan. Buyer wants to use Sedo. Also, my fiancee lives in Europe and they pay less taxes. I'd rather us pay 21% taxes instead of 35%. If I use Sedo or Dan, can I use her info to collect the money even though the...

Hey all, Where would you sell a domain over 50k? I saw a poll where majority voted Dan. Buyer wants to use Sedo. Also, my fiancee lives in Europe and they pay less taxes. I'd rather us pay 21% taxes instead of 35%. If I use Sedo or Dan, can I use her info to collect the money even though the...

All the EEA countries have now ratified the incorporation of the .eu Regulation in the EEA Agreement and the Joint Committee Decision (No 83/2020) incorporating Regulation (EU) 2019/517, as well as the Joint Committee Decision (No 119/2021) incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)...

All the EEA countries have now ratified the incorporation of the .eu Regulation in the EEA Agreement and the Joint Committee Decision (No 83/2020) incorporating Regulation (EU) 2019/517, as well as the Joint Committee Decision (No 119/2021) incorporating Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)...

EuRID 16 June 2021 Today we sent out the final reminder to all registrars and their UK registrants whose .eu domain names were SUSPENDED on 1 January 2021.The reminder states that unless registration details are updated by 30 June 2021, their domain names will be WITHDRAWN on 1 July 2021. This...

EuRID 16 June 2021 Today we sent out the final reminder to all registrars and their UK registrants whose .eu domain names were SUSPENDED on 1 January 2021.The reminder states that unless registration details are updated by 30 June 2021, their domain names will be WITHDRAWN on 1 July 2021. This...

Cybersquatting involves bad faith registration and/or use of another company’s trade mark or other distinctive sign in a domain name, without having any legal rights or legitimate interests in that domain name. The purpose of this study was to quantify the phenomenon of cybersquatting and to...

Cybersquatting involves bad faith registration and/or use of another company’s trade mark or other distinctive sign in a domain name, without having any legal rights or legitimate interests in that domain name. The purpose of this study was to quantify the phenomenon of cybersquatting and to...