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ICANN’s New gTLD Application Initiative – Status Check
12 January, 2009
Last June, ICANN approved a recommendation to implement the largest expansion in gTLDs such as .shop to supplement existing gTLDs such as .com. In late October, the ICANN staff released a draft Applicant Guidebook detailing its proposal.
The Guidebook, while still nothing more than a comprehensive work-in-progress document, still manages to include [...]
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Collaborative Communication: New gTLD Overarching Issues
2 April, 2009
In response to the Public Comments regarding the draft Applicant Guidebook posted 24 October, 2008, ICANN has created a dedicated WIKI space entitled, “New gTLD Overarching Issues.” This wiki will enable the community to view and post comments, upload proposals, documents and reports and leave feedback for ongoing dialogue related to the four overarching issues described in earlier postings.
New gTLDs and Trademark Issues: Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT)
26 March, 2009
As directed by ICANN’s Board in a recent resolution, the Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) has formed an Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT). The IRT has been formed to provide possible solutions to trademark issues raised in the new Generic Top-Level Domain (New gTLDs) implementation planning.
.vla TLD: Not So Fast, Says Flemish Government
25 March, 2009
As reported last July, there is a proposal from some Flemish politicians to create a .vla top level domain under the new gTLD process launched by ICANN. The proposal further elaborated that the Flemish government would have to cover the costs.
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