Non-profit proposes .ngo top level domain name. A U.K. charity wants to create a secure .org top level domain name at .ngo. Non-profit Article 25 has set up a web site at dotNGO.net describing its plan: There is currently no secure version of .org that can give any public reassurance that your donation is going to a registered [...]

Fallout from acquisition resolved in confidential settlement. At long last, Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal et al have settled their lawsuit stemming from Thought Convergence’s acquisition of Westerdal’s Name Intelligence. The parties participated in a second mediation session with Hon. George P. Schiavelli (Ret.) on March 10, during which both parties came to a settlement. Terms [...]

When do you think new TLDs will be available for registration? Another ICANN meeting has wrapped up. Blows were dealt to many, but some progress was made. With EOI off the table, the focus is on settling the “overarching issues”. The intellectual property constituency, which didn’t show up to Nairobi, was perhaps the [...]

Board opts for separation of registrars and registries for new top level domain names. ICANN’s board resolved today that there will be “strict separation of entities offering registry services and those acting as registrars. No co-ownership will be allowed.” However, the board left the possibility open for compromise, stating that if the Generic Names Supporting Organization [...]

No Expressions of Interest for new top level domain names. I guess I’m not in the internal loop at ICANN, but I’m surprised that its board voted to completely nix the idea of “Expressions of Interest” for new top level domain names. The idea was simple. If you want to apply for a new top level [...]