DRS policy review submissions close today
Policies, posted: 13-Feb-2008 05:01
Following up on our earlier article about the DRS Policy Review, we would like to remind all parties interested in the .nz Dispute Resolution Service that submissions on the policy review close at midday today, Wednesday 13th February.
At the time of writing this, only two submissions have been published.
For more information refer to the DNC's website www.dnc.org.nz/drs-consult
At the time of writing this, only two submissions have been published.
For more information refer to the DNC's website www.dnc.org.nz/drs-consult
The end of domain tasting?
Policies, posted: 1-Feb-2008 12:30
One week ago there was a rumour in the blogosphere that Google would no longer allow domain names less than five days old to be monetised using Google Adsense for Domains. Just a few days later ICANN announced that they are reviewing a proposal to charge the annual ICANN fee as soon as a domain name is registered.
This may effectively kill the practice of "domain tasting" or "kiting" whereby domain names are registered and then cancelled for free within the five day grace period in order to judge the level of traffic to the domain without having to pay for it. Domain tasters are responsible for millions of .com domains that live in a perpetual state of being registered, cancelled and registered again.
How does this affect the .nz domain space? It's unclear whether Google's new policy will also apply to ccTLDs but even if it does there is not likely to be much effect on .nz domains.
To date there has been no indication that Domain tasting is a problem with .nz domains - new registrations for December 2007 were only about 2% of total active domains or 11% of renewals. This may be due in part to the fact that yearly registration fees for .nz domains are at least double those of .com domains and the perceived profitability of type-ins is also lower for .nz domains.
This may effectively kill the practice of "domain tasting" or "kiting" whereby domain names are registered and then cancelled for free within the five day grace period in order to judge the level of traffic to the domain without having to pay for it. Domain tasters are responsible for millions of .com domains that live in a perpetual state of being registered, cancelled and registered again.
How does this affect the .nz domain space? It's unclear whether Google's new policy will also apply to ccTLDs but even if it does there is not likely to be much effect on .nz domains.
To date there has been no indication that Domain tasting is a problem with .nz domains - new registrations for December 2007 were only about 2% of total active domains or 11% of renewals. This may be due in part to the fact that yearly registration fees for .nz domains are at least double those of .com domains and the perceived profitability of type-ins is also lower for .nz domains.
Policy review of the NZ Domain Dispute Resolution Service
Policies, posted: 14-Jan-2008 03:41
The .nz Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) has been in effect for about a year and a half now and over that time 90 valid complaints were received whereby 26 proceeded to an expert determination and 21 of those resulted in a decision to transfer or cancel the domain.
The DRS was setup in June 2006 to provide a mechanism for handling disputes over domains regisitered under the .nz first-come-first-served policy. The service first attempts to come to a solution by using mediation between the parties and if that fails an expert will make a decision based on evidence submitted by both parties. NZ courts are not used in this process so the cost is kept relatively low for the complainant, though there is nothing to stop either party from taking their case to the courts if they have the financial means to do so.
The DRS attempts to protect organisations from cybersquatters and unfair business practices while simultaneously protecting legitimate domaining activities and small business owners from reverse domain name hijacking.
When the DRS was implemented it was agreed there would be a review of the policy and its effectiveness sometime after its first year of operation. The DNC now invite comments from domain industry professionals and the general public up until Wednesday 13 February 2008. For more information, read the DNC's public notice at www.dnc.org.nz/drs-consult
The DRS was setup in June 2006 to provide a mechanism for handling disputes over domains regisitered under the .nz first-come-first-served policy. The service first attempts to come to a solution by using mediation between the parties and if that fails an expert will make a decision based on evidence submitted by both parties. NZ courts are not used in this process so the cost is kept relatively low for the complainant, though there is nothing to stop either party from taking their case to the courts if they have the financial means to do so.
The DRS attempts to protect organisations from cybersquatters and unfair business practices while simultaneously protecting legitimate domaining activities and small business owners from reverse domain name hijacking.
When the DRS was implemented it was agreed there would be a review of the policy and its effectiveness sometime after its first year of operation. The DNC now invite comments from domain industry professionals and the general public up until Wednesday 13 February 2008. For more information, read the DNC's public notice at www.dnc.org.nz/drs-consult
