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Verisign and Afilias spar over .web delays

Afilias and Verisign are at odds over a further delay to the resolution of the .web gTLD dispute. Afilias, aka Altanovo Domains, says its lawyers are too busy to meet ICANN’s deadline for arguments about whether either company broke the rules in the 2016 auction of .web, but Verisign thinks they have plenty of time, […]

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  3. Verisign says Afilias tried to “rig” $135 million .web auction
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afilas, altanovo, Domain Policy, irp, ndc

After 10 months, ICANN board “promptly” publishes its own minutes

ICANN’s board of directors has approved a huge batch of its own meeting minutes, covering the period from July 15 last year to March 10 this year, raising questions about its commitment to timely transparency. The board approved the minutes of its last 14 full-board meetings in one huge batch of 14 separate resolutions at […]

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Domain Policy, irp, ssad, transparency

ICANN says higher domain prices may be in the public interest

ICANN is trying to get an arbitration case covering the removal of price caps in .org, .biz and .info thrown out because it is registrants, not registrars, that are left shouldering the burden of higher prices. The argument came in January filings, published this week, in the two-year-old Independent Review Process case being pursued by […]

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Domain Policy, irp, Namecheap

Mutually assured destruction? Now Afilias faces .web disqualification probe

Afilias’ ongoing quest to have Verisign’s winning bid for the .web gTLD thrown out may have backfired, with ICANN now launching a probe into whether Afilias’ own bid should be disqualified. Afilias and Verisign could now BOTH be kicked out of the .web fight, delivering the coveted gTLD into the hands of the third-placed bidder […]

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  3. Battle for .web “far from over”, says Afilias lawyer
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altanovo, Domain Policy, irp, ndc

Battle for .web “far from over”, says Afilias lawyer

Altanovo Domains’ fight with Verisign and ICANN for the .web gTLD is not over, despite an adverse ruling late last month, according to a top lawyer for the company. Altanovo, the company previously known as Afilias Domains No 3, has not thrown in the towel and left the path clear for Verisign to launch .web, […]

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  1. .web ruling hands Afilias a chance, Verisign a problem, and ICANN its own ass on a plate
  2. Verisign and Afilias in open war over $135m .web
  3. Verisign says Afilias tried to “rig” $135 million .web auction
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Accountability, altanovo, Domain Registries, irp

Afilias hints at more legal action over .web

As Verisign does everything but declare outright victory in last week’s Independent Review Process result, .web rival Afilias is now strongly hinting that its lawyers are not quite ready to retire. John Kane, VP of Afilias (now Altanovo) said in ...
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altanovo, Domain Registries, irp Domain Policy, irp, ndc, nu dot co, transparency Accountability, bamc, cep, Domain Policy, irp, Ombudsman, reconsideration, transparency change of control, Domain Registrars, ethos, irp, Namecheap, transparency

.web ruling might not come this year

A decision about who gets to run the .web gTLD may not arrive until early next year, according to Verisign CEO Jim Bidzos. “A final decision from the [Independent Review Process[ panel may be issued later this year or early next year,” he t...
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Domain Registries, irp, ndc, nu dot co