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  • ICANN on the road to Complete Autonomy
    By Forsaken on September 26, 2009 | 12 Comments12 Comments  Comments
    Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has always been identified as an arm of the United States Government, even though it had always pointed out being completely independent. This association, though not very strong, was still an aggravating factor to non-US entities, especial...
  • New Fees puts an end to Domain Tasters
    By Nick Rodriquez on September 12, 2009 | 21 Comments21 Comments  Comments
    Gone are the days when domain tasters used to take benefit of the five day domain registration grace period to register domain names for spam, scams, and cyber-squatting. ICANN used to charge a measly 20c for new domain registrations, which was not refundable in the event of domain cancellation. Thi...