General domain name news
- The .org registry plans to launch German-script
Internationalised Domain Name (IDN) registrations on 15th
January 2005.
- The .mp sunrise period has been extended until 30th November
2004. From 1st December, .mp domains will be available to the
public on a first-come, first-served basis. Orders for .mp can
be placed now at www.netnames.com.
.pw domain being launched 15th December
The Palau country-code Top Level Domain .pw is being launched on 15th
December, as a 'Communities of shared interests' domain. NetNames customers
wishing to block registrations of their trademark
should contact their Account Managers now.
ICANN news
Three year Strategic Plan available for public comment
ICANN is inviting public comment on its three year Strategic
Plan, until 15th January 2005. Some of the issues covered in the
Plan are funding, allocation of resources and policy development
through a "bottom-up consensus process". See http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-16nov04.htm
for details.
ICANN has indicated that it will operate as a private entity
after its agreement with the United States Department of Commerce
expires in 2006.
Date of next IDN workshop announced
ICANN will hold an IDN workshop in Cape Town, South Africa, on
1st December 2004. The workshop will be open to the public and will
also be web-cast. This workshop will build on the achievements of
the last one held in Kuala Lumpur. The public is invited to submit
questions for debate to the IDN Discuss Forum - see http://www.icann.org/topics/idn.html
for details.
ICANN hopes to move VeriSign lawsuit to arbitration
ICANN has begun proceedings to move its contractual dispute with
VeriSign to arbitration at the International Chamber of Commerce in
Paris. By doing so, ICANN hopes to resolve the long-running dispute
over VeriSign's right to use its monopoly of control over the .com
and .net core databases to offer extra services such as Site Finder.
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