auDA pushes back implementation of direct .au domain registration
.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the custodian of the .au domain space, will delay introducing the direction registration of .au domains.
.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the custodian of the .au domain space, will delay introducing the direction registration of .au domains.
The presidents of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia criticized a recent decision by the organization that manages internet protocol to grant global retailer Amazon Inc the rights to the .amazon domain.
Domain Name Corp Pty Ltd and an associated business, Domain Name Agency Pty Ltd, have been slapped with fines worth $1.5 million and $450,000, respectively, over breaches of the Australian Consumer Law.
Catch Group says that Kogan.com has agreed to not use a number of domain names, including catchmobile.com.au, catchloans.com.au, and catchinsurance.com.au, until legal action relating to a number of ‘Catch’ trademarks is resolved.
auDA has launched a public consultation on a potential radical shakeup of the .au domain space.
This is a bad day for the English language, after ICANN approved non-Latin characters for use in Internet domain names. Having invented the Internet--40 years ago yesterday--the U.S. has given away whatever advantage it offers English-speakers.