Domain Registration Related News
No sex.eu please, we're British
October 2004
UK companies may find it tricky to register
generic .eu domain names during the sunrise period
next year, but there is a way around it if you
adopt the continental approach
When the .eu domain goes live, now expected to
happen sometime late next year, it is likely that
the generic domain names will be among the most
hotly contested.
Sex.eu is a prime example, said experts on
Wednesday, of a domain name that is likely to
attract a large number of applications from people
hoping to take advantage of different country
rules.
EURid, the consortium of three European registries
that has won the deal to operate the domain, is
planning a four-month sunrise period to help
organizations win .eu domains that correspond to
their registered trademarks. EURid hopes to avoid
the debacle that blighted the launch of the .info
domain in 2001, where organizational problems
meant the sunrise period was not properly
implemented.
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