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ICANN’s board of directors will gather today to consider whether the acquisition of Public Interest Registry by a private equity company means that it should reverse its own decision to allow PIR to raise .org price arbitrarily. Don’t get t...
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November 21, 2019 Kevin Murphy
cep, Domain Policy, eff, irp, isoc, Namecheap, price caps, reconsideration, rfr
The contention set for .cpa has been resolved, clearing the way for a new accountancy-themed gTLD. The winner is the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which submitted two bids for the string — one “community”, one va...
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February 20, 2019 Kevin Murphy
aicpa, cep, cpa australia, cpe, Domain Registries, mmx, reconsideration, rfr
Seven years after four companies applied for the .gay top-level domain, we finally have a winner. Three applicants, including the community-driven bid that has been fighting ICANN for exclusive recognition for years, this week withdrew their applicatio...
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February 20, 2019 Kevin Murphy
.gay, cep, cpe, Domain Registries, irp, mmx, top level design
Donuts has finally admitted defeat in its long-running fight to run the .spa gTLD, withdrawing its application and leaving rival Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council the victor. ASWPC, run from Hong Kong by .asia’s Edmon Chung, has now entered...
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November 26, 2018 Kevin Murphy
.spa, Asia Spa and Wellness Promotion Council, aswpc, Belgium, cep, cpe, Domain Registries, irp
Donuts has lost a legal appeal against ICANN in its fight to prevent Verisign running the .web gTLD. A California court ruled yesterday that a lower court was correct when it ruled almost two years ago that Donuts had signed away its right to sue ICANN...
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October 16, 2018 Kevin Murphy
cep, Domain Registries, irp, last resort, ndc, nu dot co, ruby glen