ICANN Newsletter | Week ending 9 August 2013
News from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
Announcements This Week
Explore the Draft Next Generation gTLD Directory Services Model – Extension of Deadline
8 August 2013 | At the request of ICANN Community Members, the Expert Working Group on gTLD Directory Services has extended its open consultation period until 6 September 2013 – 23:59 UTC in order to provide the Community with additional time to comment on the proposed model and recommendations.
Rights Protection Mechanism (RPM) Requirements
6 August 2013 | The operational requirements for implementation of the Sunrise and Trademark Claims processes in new gTLDs, and a set of community-proposed revisions, are being posted for comment to give an opportunity for the community to review and provide feedback on these requirements.
Addressing the Consequences of Name Collisions
5 August 2013 | As directed by the ICANN Board of Directors on 18 May 2013, ICANN commissioned and today releases the results of a study that considers the likelihood and impact of name space collisions between applied-for new gTLD strings and non-delegated TLDs.
Proposal to Mitigate Name Collision Risks
5 August 2013 | To solicit community comment on proposed efforts to mitigate potential impact resulting from name collisions as New gTLDs are delegated into the root zone.
Publication of the Dotless Domain Name Study
5 August 2013 | ICANN is pleased to announce the publication of the Dotless Domain Name Security and Stability Study Report by IT Security firm, Carve Systems LLC (Carve Systems).
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