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ICANN’s Single-Character .COM Malarkey
ICANN’s Single-Character .COM Malarkey
Auctions betray brands and trademark registrants.
Greg Thomas
Dec 8, 2019
Fadi’s .org Fracasso
Fadi’s .org Fracasso
Internet stakeholders need to get with the program and assert themselves now — if they still can.
Greg Thomas
Dec 3, 2019
.COM Contract Amendment Coming Soon
.COM Contract Amendment Coming Soon
VeriSign CEO indicates “ICANN process” is moving forward; expect public comment period soon.
Greg Thomas
Oct 31, 2019
The DNS Decrypt
The DNS Decrypt
Get uncensored information for stakeholders of a free and open Internet
Greg Thomas
Sep 15, 2019
Keeping a Free and Open Internet Starts at the Root
Keeping a Free and Open Internet Starts at the Root
Dynamics at the Internet’s core erode stakeholder legitimacy and aid Sino-Russian efforts for multilateral control.
Greg Thomas
Sep 9, 2019
The Internet’s Security & Stability Is Independent of VeriSign’s Margins
The Internet’s Security & Stability Is Independent of VeriSign’s Margins
A company with 69% operating margin shouldn’t be tying security and stability of the Internet to price increases.
Greg Thomas
Aug 2, 2019
A Mexican Standoff in Wonderland
A Mexican Standoff in Wonderland
Internet governance stakeholders need to do their job — and end strategic impasse in the DNS.
Greg Thomas
Jul 22, 2019
The Ageless Warning of Icarus
The Ageless Warning of Icarus
Domain Name System (DNS) stakeholders should heed the cautionary moral from an ancient myth about straying in the strata.
Greg Thomas
Jul 13, 2019
Responding to “The Case for Regulatory Capture of ICANN”
Responding to “The Case for Regulatory Capture of ICANN”
A recent investigative report reveals alarming structural hazards in Domain Name System (DNS) governance
Greg Thomas
Jun 30, 2019
ICANN and Voodoo Economics in Wonderland
ICANN and Voodoo Economics in Wonderland
The Coordinator of Unique Internet Identifiers’ Latest Financial Disclosure Reveals Rot at the Root
Greg Thomas
Jun 3, 2019
The Three-Character Question at the Heart of Single-Character .COMs…
The Three-Character Question at the Heart of Single-Character .COMs…
W-H-Y?
Greg Thomas
May 9, 2019
Portrait of a Single-Character Domain Name
Portrait of a Single-Character Domain Name
Irregularities surrounding O.COM RSEP reveal coloring outside the lines.
Greg Thomas
Mar 13, 2019
“In The Public Interest”
“In The Public Interest”
An Open Letter to David Redl, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Telecommunications & Information and Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney…
Greg Thomas
Oct 17, 2018
Dereliction of Duty in Wonderland
Dereliction of Duty in Wonderland
The shot clock is ticking towards expiration of the NTIA-Verisign Cooperative Agreement — yet stakeholders are AWOL on completing…
Greg Thomas
Sep 29, 2018
Defining America’s Internet Legacy
Defining America’s Internet Legacy
An expiring contractual arrangement offers a final opportunity for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to set…
Greg Thomas
Jul 17, 2018
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