Kevin Murphy

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ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn

4 days ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy |Kevin Murphy

ICANN’s decision to remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” from its web site has prompted the first public, angry response from a community organization. The Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization, APRALO, one of the five regional groups making up the At-Large Community, wrote to ICANN’s top brass to say that “diversity, equity and inclusion” should be […]The post ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn first appeared on Domain Incite.
ICANN’s mighty overlord flexes on transparency

4 days ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

ICANN’s mighty overlord flexes on transparency ICANN is heading into uncharted waters after a key community group flexed its powers to hold the Org accountable for a recent board decision. The At-Large Advisory Committee has become the first of ICANN’s overseers to push for a formal objection to ICANN’s decision to delay its next large-scale accountability review.
ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn

4 days ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn ICANN’s decision to remove the words “diversity” and “inclusion” from its web site has prompted the first public, angry response from a community organization. The Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization, APRALO, one of the five regional groups making up the At-Large Community, wrote to ICANN’s top brass to say that “diversity, equity and inclusion” should be part of ICANN’s DNA.
Loads of firms flunk out of next-round gTLD back-end program

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

Loads of firms flunk out of next-round gTLD back-end program A surprising number of would-be back-end registry service providers have already been eliminated from ICANN’s Registry Service Provider Evaluation Program for not submitting their applications in time. Program statistics for May recently published reveal that 19 potential RSPs were in the system but failed to submit their required information before the application window closed May 20.
presidenttrump.xxx among thousands of dead .xxx domains suddenly springing to life

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

presidenttrump.xxx among thousands of dead .xxx domains suddenly springing to life Celebrities, politicians, tech bros, and hundreds of household brands are among the registrants of roughly 30,000 dormant .xxx domains that have suddenly awoke and found themselves live on the internet.
One of the dumbest gTLDs just switched back-ends

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

One of the dumbest gTLDs just switched back-ends Why does .blockbuster still exist, seriously? Old-timers such as your humble correspondent will recall Blockbuster as the once world-conquering video rental chain that spectacularly failed to adapt to adapt to the era of Netflix and streaming and went almost completely out of business. I say almost because, as was widely reported a few years back, there’s still one branch of Blockbuster open.
GoDaddy loses .co to Team Internet

2 weeks ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy |Kevin Murphy

Team Internet is to take over back-end duties for .co, after agreeing to take less than half as much as GoDaddy was charging. The London-based company has teamed up on a joint venture, Equipo PuntoCo, with Panama-based registrar CCI REG to sign a 10-year deal with Colombia’s communications ministry, MINTIC. The handover will put an […] The post GoDaddy loses .co to Team Internet first appeared on Domain Incite.
GoDaddy loses .co to Team Internet

2 weeks ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

GoDaddy loses .co to Team Internet Team Internet is to take over back-end duties for .co, after agreeing to take less than half as much as GoDaddy was charging. The London-based company has teamed up on a joint venture, Equipo PuntoCo, with Panama-based registrar CCI REG to sign a 10-year deal with Colombia’s communications ministry, MINTIC. The handover will put an end to GoDaddy’s 15-year stint as .co’s back end.
Governments erect bulk-reg barrier to new gTLD next round

2 weeks ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

Governments erect bulk-reg barrier to new gTLD next round No new gTLDs should be added to the internet until ICANN develops policies addressing the abuse of bulk domain name registrations, according to the Governmental Advisory Committee. The GAC this afternoon drafted formal Advice for the ICANN board stating that policy work on bulk regs should get underway before ICANN 84, which takes place in Muscat, Oman in late October.
Little interest in cheapo gTLD program

2 weeks ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

ICANN’s program to offer heavily discounted new gTLD application fees to certain organizations has so far seen little uptake, and some governments are not happy about it. The Applicant Support Program offers up to 45 qualified applicants a discount of up to 85% on their application fees. That’s worth almost $200,000 each.