Following an extensive policy review process started in 2017, the auDA Policy Review Panel (PRP) handed down its final report last month. Today auDA responded to the report ruling out the most contentious elements of the PRP final report, and calling for public comment on its … [Read more...] about auDA Responds to Final PRP Report
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auDRP Panel Slaps Down Generic Term Claim
A three member WIPO panel has found in favour of the Respondent who registered the generic word makegood.com.au, and found that the Complainant had engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. The Background The dispute revolved around the domain makegood.com.au which is a … [Read more...] about auDRP Panel Slaps Down Generic Term Claim
PRP Submission Due Soon
auDA's PRP has released its final report for public consultation. There are significant changes proposed, so it is essential that the PRP and the auDA Board hear from relevant stakeholders. The official statement from the auDA Website is below: The PRP strongly encourages the … [Read more...] about PRP Submission Due Soon
Interview with Macit Tuna
Macit Tuna is the Co-founder of Dofo.com & DNDisputes.com. Dofo.com is a free search engine for domain names. You can search among more than 350 million registered domain names in seconds and find 40 million domain names on sale. DNDisputes.com is a free search engine … [Read more...] about Interview with Macit Tuna
New TLDs in decline
Most people intuitively know that most new TLDs (top level domains) are crap. Spruikers often point to outlier sales but the reality is there has been no significant adoption of new TLDs by end users (which explains why ICANN were all too happy to let applicants for new … [Read more...] about New TLDs in decline