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EVENTS |
Paris to host IT law conference in June
 IFCLA, the International Federation of Computer Law Associations, is holding its traditional biannual conference in Paris this year, on June 5 and 6.
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| 08-03-25 |
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NEWS |
Free speech of basic survival instincts?
 This is all about the new storm brewing around Network Solutions. This time, it's over Netsol's decision to suspend the website of controversial far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders.
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| 08-03-18 |
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.XXX |
Another nail in .XXX's coffin?
 A Washington judge has ruled against .XXX sponsor ICM Registry's FOIA request for documents proving governmental intervention against the proposed adult Internet domain.
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| 08-03-18 |
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.CZ |
.CZ tops 400,000
 CZNIC, registry for the Czech Republic's .CZ, has just passed the 400,000 domain mark, thanks in part to a simplified registration system.
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| 08-03-17 |
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.DE |
New record sale : casino.de
 Danish company Balslev Media ApS has paid 400,000 euros (close to US $600,000) for the domain casino.de.
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| 08-03-13 |
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Blog SVG |
.ASIA hits the half mil
 DotAsia's launch process is now over and the registry's official numbers are 505,838 domain name applications.
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| 08-03-13 |
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.RS |
8,000 .RS domains
 Serbia's .RS opened for business on Monday. Domaines.Info has exclusive stats on the new extension's first week.
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| 08-03-13 |
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.AND |
Dot AND for Andalucía?
 A proposal made by one of Spain's political parties during the recent presidential elections shows that "community" suffixes are going mainstream.
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| 08-03-11 |
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ICANN |
Anti-tasting motion under consideration
 A proposed motion to curb domain tasting is being considered by ICANN. Public comments can be made on the proposal until March 28, 2008.
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| 08-03-04 |
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.RS |
.RS opens on March 10
 Next Monday, .RS will officially replace .YU as Serbia’s active Internet domain.
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| 08-02-28 |
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.PRO |
Numeric domains coming to .PRO
 RegistryPro plans to open .PRO to three character numeric domains such as 123.PRO.
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| 08-02-26 |
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.CAT |
No country code for Catalonia
 Spain's politicians have shelved plans for a .CT country code domain for the Catalan region, which already has a .CAT generic domain.
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| 08-02-25 |
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.TRAVEL |
.TRAVEL sold
 Tralliance owner TheGlobe.com is selling the .TRAVEL registry to The Registry Management Company LLC. The buyer is controlled by Michael S. Egan, who is also TheGlobe.com's CEO and controlling investor.
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| 08-02-21 |
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ICANN |
Prague aims for 2009 ICANN meeting
 The Czech capital of Prague is hoping to become the venue for the European round of the 2009 ICANN meeting programme.
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| 08-02-18 |
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.TEL |
.TEL to open towards end of 2008
 Details of the .TEL launch programme are still being finalised, but the new suffix is not expected to open before Q4 2008.
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| 08-02-07 |
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.ASIA |
30,000 .ASIA Sunrise requests
 The .ASIA Sunrise is now finished. The registry's numbers show there were just over 30,000 applications for .ASIA domains.
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| 08-02-05 |
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.PT |
.PT launch postponed
 Relaunch of the Portuguese domain, initially scheduled for a sunrise this month, is delayed.
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| 08-02-05 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA auctions deadline extended
 The closing date for .Asia's sunrise auctions has been extended by a week for auctions scheduled from February 4 to 11, 2008.
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| 08-01-31 |
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION |
Czech court becomes UDRP provider
 ICANN has just given the Czech Arbitration Court the go-ahead to become an official provider of UDRP dispute resolution.
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| 08-01-29 |
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.ASIA |
.ASIA's auction success
 DotAsia is celebrating the success of its first Sunrise auctions. Does this mean that some registry-run auctions are actually a good thing?
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| 08-01-28 |
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DOMAIN TASTING |
Has Google delt a fatal blow to domain tasting?
 Internet rumours point to a possible move by Google to stop monetizing any domain if its less than 5 days old, effectively putting an end to any Google-related profit from domain tasting.
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| 08-01-24 |
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.PE |
Peru set to launch Spanish IDNs
 The Peruvian namespace .PE will soon be open to Spanish character domain names. An initial priority registration period is currently underway.
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| 08-01-18 |
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.MOBI |
3rd .MOBI auction cancelled
 mTLD, the .MOBI registry, has declared its 3rd premium name auction, which suffered a computer problem, void.
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| 08-01-17 |
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.FR |
.FR has geographical significance
 As France reaches a million domains, French registry AFNIC's General manager Mathieu Weill discusses .FR's current situation and what the future may have in store.
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| 08-01-17 |
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.NO |
Norway to open .NO to individuals?
 Currently restricted to local companies, the Norwegian namespace could be opened up to individuals before the end of 2008.
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| 08-01-15 |
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.BIZ |
.BIZ launches new IDNs
 Six new languages will soon be supported under .BIZ.
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| 08-01-12 |
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.FR |
France joins the millionaire club
 The French extension is the latest country code Top Level Domain to reach one million domain names.
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| 08-01-10 |
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.FR |
Valuable French domains
 Porn.fr has just been sold for 30 000 euros, making it the most expensive .FR in documented history.
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| 08-01-10 |
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NEWS |
Front Running back in the news
 Accusations of Front Running are running rampant as a registrar is apparently caught red-handed.
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| 08-01-07 |
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.INFO |
Spanish characters for .INFO
 Registry Afilias adds Spanish characters to the list of localized character sets which can be registered in .INFO.
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