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The .web Independent Review Process (IRP) Panel issued a Final Decision six months ago, in May 2021. Immediately thereafter, the claimant, Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited (now a shell entity known as AltaNovo Domains Limited), filed an application seeking reconsideration of the Final Decision...

The .web Independent Review Process (IRP) Panel issued a Final Decision six months ago, in May 2021. Immediately thereafter, the claimant, Afilias Domains No. 3 Limited (now a shell entity known as AltaNovo Domains Limited), filed an application seeking reconsideration of the Final Decision...

Afilias’ latest application to reverse the Panel’s decision, like its pre-auction misconduct 5 years ago, has only led to unnecessary delay of the delegation of .WEB. It is long past time for this multi-year campaign to come to an end. The Panel’s unanimous ruling makes clear that it strongly...

Afilias’ latest application to reverse the Panel’s decision, like its pre-auction misconduct 5 years ago, has only led to unnecessary delay of the delegation of .WEB. It is long past time for this multi-year campaign to come to an end. The Panel’s unanimous ruling makes clear that it strongly...

Recent Developments As previously disclosed, a subsidiary of Afilias plc (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the .web auction, raised objections to the .web auction by filing a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, called an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN's...

Recent Developments As previously disclosed, a subsidiary of Afilias plc (“Afilias”), a competitor and losing bidder in the .web auction, raised objections to the .web auction by filing a form of arbitration proceeding against ICANN, called an Independent Review Process (“IRP”) under ICANN's...

In legal documents released by ICANN yesterday, Verisign’s lawyers say: “The undisputed evidence is that Verisign needs a TLD like .WEB for growth given the decreased name availability in .COM”. The admission/claim/lie (delete according to preference) came in a joint post-hearing filing by...

In legal documents released by ICANN yesterday, Verisign’s lawyers say: “The undisputed evidence is that Verisign needs a TLD like .WEB for growth given the decreased name availability in .COM”. The admission/claim/lie (delete according to preference) came in a joint post-hearing filing by...

Hello Any news for the releasing date of .web extension ? And are there any official domain sites that offer the registration or pre-order of .web domain ? Thanks

Hello Any news for the releasing date of .web extension ? And are there any official domain sites that offer the registration or pre-order of .web domain ? Thanks

Inspired by the “Cash for Clunkers” program that provided stimulus during the economic downturn in the US a decade ago, the new program will see ICANN offer $1 million per gTLD to any registry whose heart simply isn’t in it any more.The scheme will work rather like a stock buyback, ICANN...

Inspired by the “Cash for Clunkers” program that provided stimulus during the economic downturn in the US a decade ago, the new program will see ICANN offer $1 million per gTLD to any registry whose heart simply isn’t in it any more.The scheme will work rather like a stock buyback, ICANN...

In yet another controversial decision, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board have un-reserved the remaining 23 single letter .com domains, paving the way for what is sure to be the most anticipated auction in the history of the Internet. The 23 domains in...

In yet another controversial decision, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board have un-reserved the remaining 23 single letter .com domains, paving the way for what is sure to be the most anticipated auction in the history of the Internet. The 23 domains in...

In back-to-back tweets Rick shared his thoughts on .WEB which he thinks will get more registrations in its first 30 days than any other new gTLD. It’s hard not to listen when someone who has been in the domain industry since the very beginning highlights a new gTLD when he’s in general not a...

In back-to-back tweets Rick shared his thoughts on .WEB which he thinks will get more registrations in its first 30 days than any other new gTLD. It’s hard not to listen when someone who has been in the domain industry since the very beginning highlights a new gTLD when he’s in general not a...

What is about .Web ? Court tosses Donuts’ .Web lawsuit because Donuts promised not to sue Judge says agreement not to sue is enforceable. Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California has granted (pdf) ICANN’s motion to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by...

What is about .Web ? Court tosses Donuts’ .Web lawsuit because Donuts promised not to sue Judge says agreement not to sue is enforceable. Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California has granted (pdf) ICANN’s motion to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by...

If ICANN permits the auction result to stand, ICANN will grant to Verisign, the dominant market player in a non-competitive market, the right to operate the registry for .WEB, the only new TLD expected to pose a significant challenge to the market dominance of Verisign’s .COM and .NET franchise...

If ICANN permits the auction result to stand, ICANN will grant to Verisign, the dominant market player in a non-competitive market, the right to operate the registry for .WEB, the only new TLD expected to pose a significant challenge to the market dominance of Verisign’s .COM and .NET franchise...