ICANN to Registrars: We’re operative on authorised issues with 2013 RAA -
But not fast enough for some registrars that fear losing their accreditation.
ICANN Vice President of Domain Name Services Cyrus Namazi has sent a letter (pdf) to domain name registrars regarding their concerns over legal implications of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA).
In a nutshell, the letter says ICANN is still exploring resolution to conflicts with local laws. In the meantime, some accredited registrars’ ability to sell new top level domain ... read more ...
Tag Archives: 2013 registrar accreditation agreement
Fri 28th February 2014
Mon 28th October 2013
eNom and Name.com pointer 2013 RAA -
Demand Media gears up for new TLDs by signing new registrar agreement.
Demand Media’s eNom and Name.com domain name registrars have signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), the company announced today.
That makes four of the top 10 domain name registrars who have signed the new agreement. In addition to Demand Media, other top ten registrars that have signed the agreement include GoDaddy, 11, and Melbourne IT.
Signing the new agreement is required ... read more ...
Tue 17th September 2013
20 domain registrars pointer 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement -
Most large domain name registrars have yet to sign the new agreement.
Two months after the first five domain registrars signed the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement with ICANN, only 15 more have signed on.
In fact, two of the registrars that were on the registrar negotiating team for the agreement have yet to sign on, according to the Internic list of domain registrars.
Demand Media and Key Systems, both of which were at the negotiating table, haven’t ... read more ...