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Verisign Gives Update on .Web

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July 24, 2020

In July of 2016, Andrew Allemann reported that the auction for the .Web extension closed with a winning bid of $135 million. It was subsequently reported that Verisign was behind the winning bid in that auction, although the operation of .Web has been held up due to a dispute, also reported on by Andrew.

It has been several years since the .Web auction, and it looks like we may be coming to and end point with the ongoing dispute. According to Verisign’s Q2 2020 earnings call (transcript via Seeking Alpha), a final hearing related to .Web is coming up in August. The news about .Web was shared by Jeffrey Eckhaus:

ICANN Complaint? Contact the ICANN Complaints Officer

ICANN

Elliot Silver

June 25, 2020

Do you have a complaint about ICANN and need to speak with someone at the organization to discuss it? ICANN has a job that is specifically for handling an assortment of complaints about the organization. ICANN has a Complaints Officer who works in the Complaints Office managing an assortment of complaints and disputes related to the organization.

As the ICANN68 meeting was held virtually, ICANN tweeted about its Complaints Officer:

Want to talk to ICANN’s Complaints Officer? Email complaints@icann.org to set up a meeting. #ICANN #ICANN68 pic.twitter.com/ESfrbvNGe9

— ICANN (@ICANN) June 25, 2020

ICANN69 to be Virtual Meeting

ICANN

Elliot Silver

June 11, 2020

This evening, ICANN announced that its ICANN69 event will be held virtually rather than in person due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic impacting people throughout the world. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was scheduled to be held in Hamburg, Germany, but it will be held entirely online instead:

#ICANN announces #ICANN69 to be held as a Virtual Public Meeting. Learn more here >> https://t.co/LJHBHuX0iO pic.twitter.com/XnPvR5cj6z

— ICANN (@ICANN) June 11, 2020

ICANN Withholds Consent on .Org Change of Control

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ICANN

Elliot Silver

May 1, 2020

Late last night, ICANN announced that its Board of Directors “made the decision to reject the proposed change of control and entity conversion request that Public Interest Registry (PIR) submitted to ICANN.” A private entity company called Ethos Capital had a deal in place to acquire .org registry operator Public Interest Registry from the Internet Society. The news was shared on Twitter at around 10:30pm Eastern:

After a thorough evaluation process, the #ICANN Board is withholding consent to the request for a change of control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR). Read Board Chair Maarten Botterman’s blog for more information > https://t.co/qz8ub99lOt pic.twitter.com/oFrM0pulyM

— ICANN (@ICANN) May 1, 2020

Registrars Respond to ICANN Statement About “Relief for Registrants”

Domain Registrars
ICANN

Elliot Silver

April 10, 2020

On Wednesday, ICANN published a blog article, “Relief for Registrants in Response to COVID-19.” The relief described in the statement was in the form of not losing domain names due to expiry as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The statement was vague in what was actually being offered by ICANN to domain name registrants, especially since it is the registrars that would need to provide the relief to its customers.

Here’s an excerpt from the ICANN blog post:

“To ease this burden, ICANN org will be invoking section 3.7.5.1 of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement for the second time. This clause permits registrars to temporarily forebear from cancelling domain name registrations that were unable to be renewed as a result of a natural disaster.

The COVID-19 pandemic once again highlights the potential need for a policy initiative to protect registrants when they are unable to renew their domains as a result of natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances. In the interim, we encourage contracted parties to take these circumstances into consideration when reviewing renewal delinquencies.”

ICANN 67 Starting Today (Online)

ICANN

Elliot Silver

March 8, 2020

The ICANN 67 meeting originally scheduled to be held in Cancun, Mexico will be held online instead due to the coronavirus outbreak. The meeting will be held entirely online using Zoom (disclosure, I own ZM stock), and the meeting will begin today. For those who have not attended an ICANN meeting before – or for those who want to understand how this unique set-up will work, ICANN will be hosting a kick-off session at 9am Cancun time (approximately 15 minutes from now):

If you are new to the #ICANN community, What to Expect at #ICANN67 for Newcomers starts at 9:00 Cancún time. Find out more about the virtual session here >> https://t.co/5UJZvrF0Ui pic.twitter.com/XBlC4xUIIO

— ICANN (@ICANN) March 8, 2020

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