news Verisign Wants The URS To Apply To Dot-com Registrants

[GeorgeK]

Verisign, the abusive monopolist that operates the registries for dot-com and dot-net, wants to impose the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy on dot-com and dot-net registrants, which will put valuable legacy domain names at risk via a flawed dispute resolution procedure that was designed only for low stakes “throwaway” and worthless new gTLD domains.

Read the rest of this article on my blog at:

https://freespeech.com/2020/08/25/verisign-wants-the-urs-to-apply-to-dot-com-registrants/

 

[GeorgeK]

Some additional coverage on the DNW blog today, with an apt comment by Nat Cohen:

https://domainnamewire.com/2020/08/...spension-to-com-domain-names/#comment-2262199

 

[GeorgeK]

Zak Muscovitch also wrote an article:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200...pension-not-appropriate-for-com-domain-names/

 

[Dream Domains]

What are you proposing George?

 

[GeorgeK]

What are you proposing George?

That folks keep on top of what's going on, and be prepared to oppose attempts to impose the URS.

 

[tonyk2000]

I am wondering if there is anything verisign or icann do (or recently did) that is/was beneficial for the registrants... It seems there is nothing, so any and all their initiatives can or should be questioned,

 

[Dream Domains]

That folks keep on top of what's going on, and be prepared to oppose attempts to impose the URS.

What folks have sucessfully opposed historically?

 

[Bname.com]

What was the final result?

 

[Way3]

"Domain name owners need to remain vigilant, to ensure their rights are protected."

If Verisign can negotiate with ICANN via backdoors to get what they want (outside of normal channels), how do domain owners seek protection?

 

[GeorgeK]

Now Verisign is attempting to smear opponents of the URS:

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20200908-only-bad-actors-should-worry-about-the-urs/

..only those with something to gain from cybersquatting and other DNS abuses that leverage trademarks should worry about it being applied in those gTLDs where it has not yet been implemented.

I responded to that article, with the first comment directly below it.

 

[dombastic]

I am wondering if there is anything verisign or icann do (or recently did) that is/was beneficial for the registrants...

ICANN holds three Public Meetings each calendar year.
Just visit one and you will understand...