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auDA Reaches Out To Bushfire Affected ...
auDA announced this week 2 initiatives in response to the bushfire infernos ravaging Australia. The first is allowing registrants an extra 2 months to renew existing .au domain names and the second is A$1 from every new registration in February is to go to a charity helping those impacted by the bushfires. The Australian ccTLD regulatory and policy bodys temporary Major Disaster Policy came into effect today (22 January) and gives bushfire-affected .au registrant
Renewal Prices For .KE Third Level Dom...
KeNIC has slashed the registry renewal fee for third level .ke domain names until 31 March in a bid to boost registrations and reduce the numbers of non-renewals according to a report in Techweez. The Kenya National Information Centre (KeNIC) found high renewal prices were the key reason for high numbers of domain deletions through a domain deletion survey in April 2019. As a result, registrants should see the renewal price of .ke domains reduced by around ha
.eu ADR fees remain discounted until 3...
Following the agreement between EURid and both institutions appointed to rule on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) proceedings for the .eu top-level domain (the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and the Czech Arbitration Court), the .eu registry announced last week the fee for a basic .eu ADR procedure will remain discounted until 30 June 2020. This means that the ADR fee per dispute complaint is as low as 100.If you wish to dispute a .eu, .?? or .?? d
Use of .BRANDS and Efforts To Thwart D...
Criminal activities continue to be an issue and challenge for the domain name industry, and its one of the main issues addressed in todays Q&A with Katrin Ohlmer, CEO and founder of DOTZON GmbH. Ohlmer cites it as a highlight and lowlight a highlight because the industry is attempting to tackle domain name abuse and a lowlight with phishing, malware, botnets and pharming being threats to consumers putting the whole industry in a bad light and seemingly n
.PL Ends Domain Name Reservation Option
Last week the Polish ccTLD registry ended the possibility where it was possible to reserve .pl domain names for 14 days prior to registration. So now under .pl, its a first come, first served basis as is the norm for registering domain names in probably all other top-level domains. After 8 January, .pl domain name reservations will be effected only by NASK in the following situations: execution of the option for a .pl domain name, i.e. providing a domain n
.GAY Launching Sunrise For Trademark H...
The .gay top-level domain will be launching their Sunrise launch phases for trademark holders commencing February, running for 3 months to 6 May, the registry Top Level Design has announced. .gay is a proud supporter of LGBTQ people, causes and businesses and represents a historic step forward, increasing visibility of the community. Its launch is intended to result in a more LGBTQ-friendly space. In its support of the LGBTQ community, 20% of the registry fee