.eu launch dates announced
The .eu 'sunrise period', the initial registration period for
qualifying entities, will begin 7th December 2005. The first phase
of sunrise will apply to trademark holders and public bodies. After
2 phases of sunrise each lasting 2 months, open registration
(first-come, first-served) will start on 7th April 2006. For more
information see http://www.eurid.eu/en/launch/index_html.
In order to make a sunrise application for .eu, please go to
NetNames' specialist site, www.gtld.com.
In order to pre-register for the open registration (first-come,
first-served) period, go to www.netnames.com.
Device marks included in .eu sunrise
The registration policy and sunrise rules for .eu have now been
published. Unlike other sunrise periods, it will in some
circumstances be possible to apply for a .eu name corresponding to
the word element of a device or picture mark. The sunrise rules can
be found at http://www.eurid.eu/en/documents/sunrise_rules_v1_0.pdf.
Extension of 2nd-level .pk sunrise period
Sunrise applications for 2nd-level .pk domains will be accepted
until the end of the third and final 'queuing period', which has now
been set by the registry as 31st October 2005. Open registration is
expected to begin at the end of November.
To place an order, go to www.netnames.com.
bbc.com
cost £213,000 back in the boom The Times
newspaper recently reported that the BBC has revealed it paid
$375,000 (£213,000) in order to buy bbc.com from a US company
during the peak of the dot-com boom. As reported in last week's N3
lite, the reseller market for domain names has recently seen quite a
few 6-figure sum sales for generic domain names such as vip.com. It
is also a well known fact that all 3-letter .com domain names have
been registered for some time now.
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