The Freename Forum

... on “Registrant Verification” and “Phishing” in a relaxed exchange at eye level. ICANN's “Global Domains and Strategy Team” is inviting accredited registrars and gTLD registries to the “Contracted Parties Summit” in Hanoi (Vietnam) from May 5 to 7, 2025. The ICANN Contracted Parties Summit offers ...

... very short time without the true owner being able to transfer it back. However, the transfer policy itself leaves open the possibility for domain registrars to shorten the 60-day period at the request of the domain holder. However, because this regulation is not applied uniformly, it repeatedly ...

... under ICANN's accountability mechanisms. Such challenges have arisen, and could in the future, arise from [trade organizations, the media], registrars, registrants, and others, particularly when these agreements are being renewed. These challenges, if successful, and [even when unmeritorious ...

... working on a global domain law: with the help of the Crime and Policing Bill, it should also be possible in future to force foreign registries and registrars to block domains. Introduced by the British government in a first reading on February 25, 2025, the Crime and Policing Bill, which implements ...

... take place for the eighth time in ten years. At NDD 2025, the domain industry will come together to share experiences and insights: Registries, registrars, resellers, service providers and investors. eco is a partner of NDD 2025 and will host on stage on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 to discuss internet ...

... were sufficient: Only two of the disputed domains had a Chinese registration agreement, all others were registered in English via English-speaking registrars. The domains were all registered in ASCII characters and contained the English word “family”. They were also used for fake e-shops with similar ...

... registry receives notifications when a .be domain is detected that is linked to websites containing CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) content. “Registrars and registries play an essential role in combating the spread of child sexual abuse images and videos,” says Nel Broothaerts from DNS Belgium. ...

... team in autumn 2024 to examine reforms. The project team has held a number of discussions, including with ccTLD registries such as Nominet, registrars (Tucows, Namecheap, GoDaddy), UDRP arbitrators (Forum, CAC and CIIDRC) and lawyers specializing in representing domain owners (Gerald Levine ...

... 0.3 percent. To explain this, CEO Jim Bidzos points to two key points, namely the drop in demand from China and the price increases by domain registrars, who are prioritizing brand over quantity. But VeriSign will take countermeasures, including marketing programs. VeriSign is also very interested ...

... to assigning a domain to a person or company. However, when the GDPR came into force in 2018, ICANN instructed all registry operators and domain registrars to remove all personal data from publicly accessible WHOIS entries - with no exceptions for law enforcement authorities or the judiciary. ...