Appeared in the Toronto Star on April 28, 2008 as Domain Name Policy Puts Us in Internet Vanguard Earlier this month, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, the agency that manages the dot-ca domain, celebrated its one millionth domain name registration. While that represents an important milestone, a far more noteworthy […]
Vint Cerf at ICANN by Veni (CC BY 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/3KWko9
Internet Governance
Nominet to Establish Multi-Million Pound Fund for Net Community
Nominet, which manages the dot-uk domain, has established a Nominet Foundation to distribute millions of pounds for the benefit of the UK Internet community. CIRA has discussed creating a similar foundation, though plans appear to have floundered over the past year.
CIRA’s New WHOIS Policy To Take Effect in June
The Canadian Trademark Blog notes that after years of consultations and discussion, CIRA has finally committed to a date for implementing its revised WHOIS policy. As of June 10, 2008, CIRA will no longer release information about individual registrants. Registrants can still opt-in to having their information posted to the […]
Dot-CA Hits One Million Registrations But PQ Not Impressed
CIRA has announced that it has surpassed one million dot-ca domain name registrations. The Parti Quebecois is apparently not impressed – a member of the National Assembly has launched a petition to create a new dot-qc extension.
Canadian Government on ICANN
The Canadian government has submitted to comments to the U.S. government on the continuing ICANN oversight.
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