Comments on: Russian IDN ccTLD .рф Opens for Registrations, Makes History http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/ Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Fri, 17 May 2013 22:17:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Leonid http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24338 Leonid Sat, 27 Nov 2010 13:53:22 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24338 Right, the situation is pretty controversial and a perfect reminder of Karl Marx’s argument that “with a 300% profit margin, das Kapital is ready to commit anything”.
There have been numerous examples of similar challenges facing recently launched TLDs (.tel, .eu, etc.)
Yet the central issue is to walk a fine line between (quaite understandable) business community’s interests and end-users needs and legitimate rights.
I remain hopeful the common sense will ultimately prevail.
Changing gears completely, I am truly amzed to see the Russian government distance themselves from the situation and silently reassure everyone that is up to the local self-regulated community to sort things out- very encouraging indeed….

]]> By: Ivan http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24329 Ivan Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:49:58 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24329 Theodore,
There are many links, which give different picture of the current situation. Recommended reading in Russian:
- .ru ccTLD: «Наша главная задача – защита интересов конечных пользователей»
- RU center: О ситуации вокруг начала открытой регистрации доменов .РФ

]]> By: Teodor http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24325 Teodor Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:52:29 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24325 “Makes History”, and makes problems:
http://domainincite.com/gaming-scandal-hits-russian-domain-launch/

]]> By: Leonid http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24318 Leonid Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:05:18 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24318 Stoyan, straight to the point, but what difference does it make? At least, politicians have not blocked the way :) . Moreover, they were supportive- a rare example of “private-public partnership”.

]]> By: Leonid http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24317 Leonid Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:34:19 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24317 Prodomen, Veni\’s right. Plus, we all understand that .РФ would expands regardless of RU-Center\’s efforts, nonetheless.
That said, I wonder if you are following the processes in .DE after registration of domains with the long \”S\” has been allowed- 187,000 over the first day. Th juxtaposition of growth dynamics in both TLDs should give some food for thought-not a whole national alphabet, but a single letter matters now.
And what does it mean in global terms? Everybody\’s being so patriotic about national languages and their use for the sake of easier addressing? Or kinda silent dissatisfaction with the long-standing domination of English in the Web, or a national registry\’s smart\’n\’arch marketing strategies? This is an interesting thing to explore, as well as where these thingswill further take us.

]]> By: Stoyan Danev http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24316 Stoyan Danev Sun, 21 Nov 2010 08:22:47 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24316 Not correct!

The idea for a Bulgarian IDN ccTLD started in 2006 by a private association, and the idea for a Russian IDN ccTLD started in 2001-2002 by a Russian company.

Political discussions are always late!

]]> By: Veni Markovski http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24313 Veni Markovski Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:54:15 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24313 Prodomen, the original news is here, check the web site of the Russian Fair Trade Commission. One must really know the Russian laws to understand what art. 11 (1), point 3 means.

]]> By: prodomen http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24312 prodomen Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:14:18 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24312 Registrar Ru-Center was formally charged in cybersquatting and infringement of competition law.
http://prodomen.com/?p=1852

]]> By: Leonid http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24309 Leonid Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:38:30 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24309 Now that the success of the launch of the Cyrillic IDN TLD is obvious, the time has come for a more cold-headed discourse on the issue. I trust Veni Markovsky has found an excellent label- gold rush, that is, and it would be sensible now to exhale and shake off the festive mood and think more rationally: measure the dynamics, monitor the pace of registration of new domains, and try to build time series over time so that to be able to project future ternds of the IDN TLD’s development.
Equally fundamental (and potentially instrumental) to the global and IDN communities will be the task of examination of roots of this success story- whether it should be ascribed to a specific nation’s sentiments and cultural and behavioral peculiarities, or the registry’s sound and innovative marketing policies, or any other factor to be yet unearthed.
While this is going to take some time, however, one important fact has been established, which discredits any previous speculations,- namely, the demand and prospective markets for IDNs worldwide are there and the Internet has remained intact.

]]> By: Russian ccTLD .рф On the Move - Domain Masters - Website Magazine http://blog.icann.org/2010/11/russian-idn-cctld-%d1%80%d1%84-opens-for-registrations-makes-history/comment-page-1/#comment-24308 Russian ccTLD .рф On the Move - Domain Masters - Website Magazine Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:01:31 +0000 http://blog.icann.org/?p=1872#comment-24308 [...] representative Veni Markovski noted that the initial response has exceeded their initial [...]

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