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Leading Irish domain registrar Blacknight, announces positive changes to the New ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Carlow, Ireland (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 Leading Irish domain registrar Blacknight, announces positive changes to the New ICANN Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). Under the previous Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) some registrars were placed in awkward position as they straddled the line between obeying the data storage laws of the countries in which...

LONDON, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- names.co.uk reveals Google's letter to ICANN saying .app and .search will be shared with the wider Internet community names.co.uk [http://www.names.co.uk ], one of the UK's top domain name registrars, has today confirmed that Google will have to compromise on its share of generic Top Level Domains on the Internet, after attending today's 46th ICANN meeting in Beijing (http://beijing46.icann.org)....

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released the much-anticipated list of new generic top-level domain (gTLD) applications. The New gTLD Program is set to dramatically change the Internet and the way we navigate it, by bringing thousands of new gTLDs into the marketplace. While such change brings with it the possibility of innovation, it also carries with it the risk of increased cybersquatting and...

As of Monday, companies and organizations can once again log in, review, and submit applications to the agency handling a large-scale expansion of Internet addresses, various media outlets have reported. According to the Associated Press (AP), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) reopened the proposal process this week after shutting it down on April 12 due to a software glitch that had made some private information accessible. Repairs were originally expected to...

NASSAU, Bahamas, April 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet.bs Corp. CEO Marco Rinaudo releases the following statement: -- Beginning of statement -- Following inaccurate and defamatory press reports and being conscious of the potential health risks for consumers, Internet.bs Corp will immediately implement a new domain name registration policy for online pharmacies in its Terms and Conditions. The new policy will be stricter than the previous one by setting extra requirements for an...

NASSAU, Bahamas, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Internet.bs Corp. CEO Marco Rinaudo has issued the following statement: -- Beginning of statement -- In a frustrated attempt to tarnish ICANN Registrar Internet.bs Corp.'s reputation, the US-based company LegitScript openly admits to having employed undercover agents to register domain names suggesting the sale of illegal or regulated drugs from the USA to the USA and furthermore using fake whois data. Both actions are in breach of...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) appreciates and supports the U.S. government's commitment to the multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance, and to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). CADNA finds disturbing...

CHICAGO, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JAS Global Advisors, an information technology and security consulting firm, has been selected by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to review applications for the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program. As a part of ICANN's evaluation process, JAS Global Advisors will be responsible for ensuring that organizations seeking to register new top-level domains meet ICANN's stringent technical, operational and...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The plan to create new Internet domains could and should benefit Internet users and businesses, particularly those around the world who write in alphabets other than Latin. But ensuring that the benefits outweigh potential harms will depend entirely on what the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) does next," NetChoice Executive Director Steve DelBianco said today. "Today is a big day, but not nearly as...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) who determines who gets to manage the Top Level Domain names - such as .com, .net and others - is planning to accept applications for an increased number of domain name options, according to recent media reports. The Association of National Advertisers and other members of the Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight have lobbied against the plan. The members are worried about the expansion because now they may have...