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In Hopes of Streamlining Process, FairWinds CEO Proposes Substantive Changes...
FairWinds CEO Nao Matsukata is advocating for ICANN to offer an alternative draft Registry Agreement (RA) for Internal Registries, whose needs are uniquely different from those of new gTLD Registries...
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Indigenous Tech: A Sovereign Nation in Cyberspace
On a daily basis we’re bombarded with information about ways in which technology can be “bad”: from cyberattacks on critical infrastructure to social media digilantism in the wake of the Boston...
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I’m a Little Bit Digital, He’s a Little Bit Traditional: The New gTLD...
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” famously ends with an outdoor marriage scene; the characters earn their place in these scenes only after enduring tests and conflicts. The audience let’s out a sigh of...
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L’Internet: The State of Cyber in the Land of Wine and Cheese (…and Monet,...
What did I learn on my first and recent trip to France? Well, for starters, I confirmed that the wine and cheese in France really is the best (sorry, rest of the world). Yet, oddly enough, not one of...
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TRADEMARK REGISTRATION FOR YOUR NEW gTLD? MAYBE…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO.gov) has proposed that certain new dot-brand gTLDs could be eligible for registration as trademarks - if the gTLDs meet certain criteria. These...
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DIGITAL, RETAIL, SPECTACLE: Think Fashion Week Has Gone Digital This Year?...
Fashion Week, now underway in NYC, is perhaps the ultimate example of the retail industry’s proclivity for spectacle and showmanship. Even though producing just one runway show can cost over $1 million...
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Over Half of The Most Innovative Companies Also Invested in New gTLDS
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released the results of this year’s Most Innovative Companies survey last week. The survey is conducted by BCG as follows: As in past surveys, the 2013 results reveal...
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A Word’s Worth: Contention Sets & New gTLD Auctions
Depending on the person, the word auction can bring to mind a dusty, hot structure full of livestock and a fast-talking announcer with a Western lilt to his voice or a cool, quiet room of well-dressed...
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