Kevin Murphy

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New Pope’s .com domain was registered the day Francis died

1 week ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

A domainer snapped up the .com matching the new Pope’s name on the day the last Pope died. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected this evening and took the name Pope Leo XIV. PopeLeoXIV.com was registered on the afternoon of April 21, a few hours after the news of Pope Francis’ death was announced and after […] The post New Pope’s .com domain was registered the day Francis died first appeared on Domain Incite.
Two deadbeat registrars get their ICANN marching orders

1 week ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

ICANN has terminated the registrar accreditation agreements of two Chinese companies, which appear to be under common ownership, because they didn’t pay their bills. EJEE Group Beijing and VIP Internet Industry are both losing their contracts, effective later this month. Both have common contact details, apparently run by the same person who had another registrar […]The post Two deadbeat registrars get their ICANN marching orders first appeared on Domain Incite.
New Pope’s .com domain was registered the day Francis died

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

New Pope’s .com domain was registered the day Francis died A domainer snapped up the .com matching the new Pope’s name on the day the last Pope died. Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected this evening and took the name Pope Leo XIV. PopeLeoXIV.com was registered on the afternoon of April 21, a few hours after the news of Pope Francis’ death was announced and after I tweeted on Twitter:Pope's dead. Let the domain speculation begin.
Two deadbeat registrars get their ICANN marching orders

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

Two deadbeat registrars get their ICANN marching orders ICANN has terminated the registrar accreditation agreements of two Chinese companies, which appear to be under common ownership, because they didn’t pay their bills. EJEE Group Beijing and VIP Internet Industry are both losing their contracts, effective later this month. Both have common contact details, apparently run by the same person who had another registrar terminated in 2017.
DotMusic has sold a lot of names, but not many are turned on

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

DotMusic has sold a lot of names, but not many are turned on DotMusic, the company that started selling .music domains seven months ago, has had a relatively successful launch, but one in four domains sold have not yet gone live. The latest registry transaction reports show that there were just over 30,000 registered .music domains at the end of January. Registry CEO Constantine Roussos tells us it’s over 31,000 today.
DotMusic has sold a lot of names, but not many are turned on

1 week ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

DotMusic, the company that started selling .music domains seven months ago, has had a relatively successful launch, but one in four domains sold have not yet gone live. The latest registry transaction reports show that there were just over 30,000 registered .music domains at the end of January. Registry CEO Constantine Roussos tells us it’s […]The post DotMusic has sold a lot of names, but not many are turned on first appeared on Domain Incite.
.med is a deeply weird gTLD, but it wants to be more normal

1 week ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

Medistry, the .med registry with a really strange business model, is looking to normalize its practices and start competing with the cluster of healthcare-related gTLDs already on the market. The gTLD launched in 2016 and had almost 42,000 domains under management at the last count, which may sound like a pretty decent showing for a […]The post .med is a deeply weird gTLD, but it wants to be more normal first appeared on Domain Incite.
.med is a deeply weird gTLD, but it wants to be more normal

1 week ago | domainincite.com | Kevin Murphy

.med is a deeply weird gTLD, but it wants to be more normal Medistry, the .med registry with a really strange business model, is looking to normalize its practices and start competing with the cluster of healthcare-related gTLDs already on the market.
Web.com getting dumped

2 weeks ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

Registrar group Newfold Digital is killing off the Web.com brand after 18 years as part of its strategy to consolidate its diverse array of brands. Customers will soon by migrated to the larger and older Network Solutions registrar, but the company said that they should not notice much difference. “We’re committed to making the transition […]The post Web.com getting dumped first appeared on Domain Incite.
ICANN cuts off money to UASG

2 weeks ago | openlegalblogarchive.org | Kevin Murphy

ICANN is the stop funding and supporting the Universal Acceptance Working Group, an independent outside group tasked with making sure domain names work everywhere on the internet regardless of TLD or language. With no money or staff support, Org has likely signed the death warrant for the UASG, but ICANN insists it’s not turning its […] The post ICANN cuts off money to UASG first appeared on Domain Incite.