Microsoft is urging ICANN not to let Google go ahead with its dot less .search gTLD. These domains threaten the stability of the Internet. Currently dot less domains are used in private companies within private networks. ICANN has already conducted a study about the security and stability of these domains and determined they were unsafe. They are also forbidden in the rule book unless the applicant can prove to ICANN that they will cause no harm to the Internet. To read further on this story click here.

CENTR, the European coutry-code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) organization that promotes standards amongst ccTLD operators, recently released its biannual publication covering ccTLD standings and listed the top 20 ccTLDs in order of domains under management. The report shows that ccTLDs have a growing share of the global domain name market. In 2012, they held 42 percent of the market; in 2013, they hold 44 percent and market share is continuing to grow. The total number of domains registered (in all categories worldwide) grew by 6 percent to 258,428,563 domain names.

The report drills down on European ccTLDs and gives a status update. There are just over 64 million domain under management in Europe as of April 2013 with an overall net growth of 6.7 percent. Renewal rates stand at about 79 percent. It was interesting to note that larger registries generally had lower renewal rates. The highest penetration rate in terms of registrations per capita occurred in Liechtenstein, Montenegro, and the Netherlands (188, 105, and 31 domains per person respectively).

You can view the entire report here:

https://www.centr.org/system/files/share/domainwire_stat_report_2013_1.pdf

DNS.be has introduced IDNs to the public. This was announced by Belgian ccTLD registry operator. Characters from all the official Belgian languages Dutch, French and German, and other European languages, such as Swedish, Danish and Finnish will be available. The registry is planning to allow registrants to use the following characters:
ß, à, á, â, ã, ó, ô, þ, ü, ú, ð, ä, å, ï, ç, è, õ, ö, ÿ, ý, ò, æ, é, ê, ë, ì, í, ø, ù, î, û, ñ, œ.

There will not be a sunrise period, but trademark owners can register first!

If you want to register a .BE IDN, please visit: .BE Domains

101domain.com was one of the first registrars to launch a scaled implementation of server nodes using Parallels Plesk Automation.  The platform allows web hosting providers to manage tasks asynchronously, including provisioning and infrastructure updates, adding hosting accounts, and managing multiple servers from a single access point.  It is also designed to be more secure and to limit vulnerability to attack by isolating production workloads.

The project was managed by 101domain.com’s Hosting Services Manager, Rodolfo Elias.  We wanted to learn about his experience and tracked him down for some Q & A.

Q.           Now that you’ve had a chance to work with Parallels Plesk Automation what are your overall impressions.

A.            The product gives us the ability to separate services, making it a lot more efficient for us to balance accounts and provision servers as necessary. The centralized management of accounts and resellers allows us to track usage more efficiently.

Q.           You’re an early adopter.  What advice would you give someone getting started on Parallels Plesk Automation to help them do it better?

A.            We took advantage of every one of the features the product offers.  Our integration was a bit complex.  I’d suggest that they acquaint themselves with the documentation ahead of time so they can understand better how to provision and manage the software within the platform.  Use the resources that Plesk provides and work closely with their team. They’ve been very supportive to us.

Q.           What are some of the benefits that the platform offers to our clients?

A.            The client interface is exactly the same as our previous Plesk interface (Plesk 11).  This was a big advantage because those clients didn’t see any difference at all.  We also consolidated all of our clients who used previous versions of Plesk (Versions 8 – 10) so now our entire customer base is on a single platform as we move forward.  Future upgrades will be much easier because everything is centralized.

Q.           But what about our clients. Will they see any other benefits to this?

A.            Surely.  With the separation of services, there will be less of a load on each server.  Their websites will respond quicker.  That’s the biggest benefit.  The platform is more secure because one service doesn’t affect another.  Apache, email, MySQL and web services are all independent.  We can monitor the servers better and separate the impact of each service on a server.  That makes our client’s websites and email hosting more reliable.

Now our clients can host all of their domains without worrying about overages. They get centralized management of all domains in one place. They also get unlimited email boxes at a very low price.  We’re really proud our revamped hosting services platform and we think it’s a great value for our clients.

Q.           What about resellers?  Are there any important benefits for them?

A.            Yes, a lot.  Our new hosting reseller program will allow us to provide resellers with a branded solution for their hosting ventures. We’re still working on that piece but it will be coming out soon.  It’s going to be really nice.

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ICANN announced that they will be making some major operational changes in order to run more efficiently. The biggest change in their lineup is changing their Chief Operational Officer, Akram Atallah, to a new position called President of the Generic Domain Division. This is a new division that will focus on customer web services and domain name industry engagement. The new division is necessary because of all the changes the top-level gTLD’s have brought to the industry. Susanna Bennett has been chosen to replace Atallah and named the new Chief Operations Officer. These two new positions will start beginning July 1st and hope to bring major changes to the organization. Hopefully these new changes will bring a new atmosphere of efficiency to the organization. To read further click here.

CLE for a Cure

The Internet is Expanding: What You Need to Know about New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)

Date: June 13, 2013
Time: 9am Pacific / 11am Central / 12pm Eastern
Cost: While there is no cost to attend this webinar, a minimum donation to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) of $100 per participant is requested. Donations should be made using the website link below. All proceeds donated for This CLE for a Cure will benefit LLS and help its mission to find cures for blood cancers.

The release of more than 1,000 new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) by ICANN is causing quite a stir and is expected to significantly change the way we do business on the web. It is essential for brand owners, attorneys, marketing professionals and others to understand what has changed and what will change in the coming years.

Please join EBG Partner Jeff Kobulnick, Professor Mary W.S. Wong and Anthony M. Beltran, COO/CFO of 101domain.com, as they discuss the impact of these new gLTDs on brand owners, how we got to this point, where ICANN is heading, available options for trademark owners going forward, logistics and other considerations for protecting and developing brands online under the new gTLD regime.

Your $100 minimum charitable contribution to CLE for a Cure benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (“LLS”). The University of New Hampshire will assist with applying for CLE credit for certain states. Please inquire for specific availability for your state. Please note that participants must log in to both the teleconference and online portions on the date of the event; credit may not be obtained by viewing and/or listening to a program recording after the event.

Our Panelists:

Current LLS “Man of the Year” candidate Jeff Kobulnick is a partner at Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP. Mr. Kobulnick has extensive experience advising and representing clients across a wide range of industries in their intellectual property matters to develop, protect and enforce such rights around the world and online. Mr. Kobulnick has guest lectured at USC and Southwestern Law Schools in Los Angeles on issues relating to the use of trademarks on the Internet, moderated panels relating to the use of trademarks in social media, and has been quoted in Law360, Forbes and other publications regarding new developments in the trademark and copyright arena.

Professor Mary W.S. Wong is the first Faculty Chair for Global Intellectual Property Partnerships at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, where she is also the current Chair of the Intellectual Property Graduate Programs. Professor Wong served two terms as an elected member on the Generic Names Supporting Organizations (GNSO) Council of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN), representing ICANN’s Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group in its main policy development body. She has been the Vice-Chair of the GNSO Council and in October 2012 she was appointed by the ICANN Nominating Committee to ICANN’s Council for its Country-Code Names Supporting Organization. Professor Wong is a past chair of the International Copyright committee of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section and was a member of the inaugural Editorial Board for “Landslide”, the Section’s flagship publication. She has also served on the ABA’s Copyright Reform Task Force.

Anthony M. Beltran is the COO/CFO of 101domain.com, an ICANN-accredited registrar and worldwide leader in domain management, providing international domain name solutions for tens of thousands of clients worldwide since 1999. Mr. Beltran and 101domain are working closely with new gTLD registries, the Intellectual Property community, and brand owners to develop effective strategies and solutions to navigate ICANN’s new gTLD program and the forthcoming changes in the internet landscape.

To Register:

Go to http://www.mwoy.org/pages/los/los13/cleforacure. At that website, click “Donate Now!”" and make a donation. A minimum donation of $100 per person is requested. In the comments section, please indicate the name(s) of the persons registering for this CLE for a Cure webinar, and for which state(s) the attendee desires CLE credit. You will then receive (1) an email confirmation from LLS acknowledging your donation; and (2) a separate email with a link and dial in phone number for the June 13th webinar.

If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Kobulnick at jkobulnick@ebg-law.com.

We look forward to your attendance at this webinar and thank you in advance for your support of LLS.

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ICANN during a webinar meeting today announced new information from Trademark Clearing House and what their updated numbers are currently. At this moment 636 marks have been registered with Trademark Clearing House. In total 3,027 have been filed, and of those 1,380 have been verified to date. Also of those 507 have been filed incorrectly and 11 were invalid entries. Another ICANN webinar will be dedicated to outputting information about the Trademark Clearing House on June 19th at 7pm est. To read further click here.

St. Lucia (.LC)

Saint Lucia is an island nation located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, close to the Atlantic Ocean. First colonized by the French, then the English, then switching between the two European countries for years, Saint Lucia became a sovereign state within the British Commonwealth of Nations on February 22, 1979. Saint Lucia’s official language is English and its currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar.

What makes this island special? Saint Lucia, one of the Windward Islands, is part of the Lesser Antilles and lies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. One of the more mountainous islands, it boasts a drive-in volcano, and spectacular scenery including views of The Pitons, two mountains that form the island’s most famous landmark, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Most of Saint Lucia’s revenue comes from tourism. Its next highest source of income comes from its agriculture which consists of mostly bananas and banana related exports.

No Domain Hacks But Plenty of Meanings

Saint Lucia’s top level domain (TLD) name is .LC. Although there are very few words in any language that end in LC, it should not be discounted as a possibly creative TLD. Companies that are interested in selling discounted merchandise or services could use the .LC domain to indicate that their products and services are “low cost.” If a company has a limited number of units for sale at a given price, the .LC could stand for “last chance.” The most popular use for .LC could be for companies who fall under the designation of a “limited company”.
More Meanings for LC According to Abbreviations.com LOGICON, Inc. | Lactation Consultant | Lambda Crew | Lancaster and Chester Railway Company | Landing Certificate | Landing Craft | Lap Cat | Las Campanas observatory | Last Call | Last Chance | Last Coupon | Latimeria Chalumni | Launch Complex | Learning Center | Liberty College | Liberty Corporation of South Carolina | Library of Congress | Life Cycle | Liga Comunista | Light Car | Light Crew | Likens Convertible | Limited Company | Lincoln Center | Line Counter | Linux Certified | Linux Computer | Liquid Concentrate | Liquid Cooled | Little Cat | Local Committee | Location Class | Location Code | Log Cabin | Logistics Chain | Loose Cannon | Lord Crusader | Losing Control | Lost Cause | Loud and Clear | Lounge Chair | Lovable Canine | Loves Christ | Low Carbohydrate | Low Cholesterol | Low Cost | Lower Case | Luscious Cutie | Luther College | Lutheran Church

To learn more about the .lc domain name as well as other Carribean domains, visit 101domain.com, specifically:

.LC Domains
Caribbean Domains by Map

During the most recent ICANN meeting, May 18th, they decided that the next meeting will be held in Los Angeles. The meeting will take place on October 12-17th. A number of different locations were suggested for the meeting location, however Los Angeles was determined as most convenient, while the meetings in 2014 in the following months are in Singapore and London. To read further on this topic please click here.