Thursday, 20 January 2011 01:53 David Goldstein
Submissions close this Friday (21 January) on a review into the policy framework for .AU domain names currently being undertaken by the policy and regulatory body for .AU domains. In November a discussion paper was released inviting discussion on issues such as should:
restrictions on registrants being Australian, or registered to trade in Australia, remain in place
.AU be open to direct registrations, such as name.au
informal clubs and groups be allowed to register .AU domain names
the current two-year fixed licence be changed to allow longer or shorter registration periods
leasing of .AU domains be allowed
registrations of single-character domain names be allowed
individuals be allowed to register domain names that related to a personal hobby or interest – currently there is no place for Australians to register a .AU domain name for their special interest or hobby unless they do so under their personal name (ID.AU) or are a registered business
a reserved names list, that contains names protected by government legislation, continue
there be changes to the domain monetisation policy
there be changes to the list of names protected under the Prohibition on Misspellings Policy.
To comment on the discussion paper, through a submission or completing an online survey, see:
www.auda.org.au/2010npp/2010npp-index
To register your .AU domain name, check out EuroDNS here.
