.PT liberalisation
Portugal is planning to liberalise the regulations for registration of the .PT domain. Previously, it was only possible to register exact matches of corporate names and trademarks. Now all restrictions will disappear. If you plan to protect the names of your products and services, keep an eye out for upcoming Sunrise and Landrush rounds. Contact us for further information.
WARNING: New wave of domain scams!
Based on client information, it seems clear that a new wave of domain scam calls and emails is in progress. If you receive an unsolicited call or email regarding domain registration in Asia/China or other domains, we advice you to contact support@web-solutions.eu.
VIRGIN involved in a .XXX domain name dispute
Virgin’s boss Richard Branson filed an application with the National Arbitration Court against the current domain owner of the domain richardbranson.xxx. If you are considering securing your company’s .XXX domain, be that for active use or protection against misuse, please contact us at relations@web-solutions.eu for more information about the options available.
100+ gTLD applications
The Internet looks set to be flooded with new gTLD applications, as ICANN has announced having received over 100 new applications. The new gTLD applications span from corporate, geographic and generic TLD’s.
.JP.NET Domain Launch (Japan)
The .JP.NET domain is a highly suitable addition to the .jp domain. The launch will be divided into four stages, ending April 2012.
AUSTRALIA:
Recently published report on the Economic and Statistical Analysis of the Australian Domain Range revealed exponential growth of 600%
in the number of registered .AU domain names over the last decade. As a result, Australia’s .AU country code Top Level Domain is responsible for
more than 4300 full time jobs and contributed $475 million to the Australian economy.