auDA panel recommends tightening .com.au and .net.au eligibility rules
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Australia's domain registry The central database and system of a top-level domain, or loosely the organization that runs it. Full definition of registry auDA .au Domain Administration The not-for-profit body that manages Australia's .au domain and sets its rules. Full definition of auDA is considering new rules for .com.au and .net.au addresses. Right now you can register a domain just because it describes something you sell or an event you run. A review panel The one or three independent experts who decide a domain dispute. Full definition of panel wants to remove that option, so domains would mostly have to match your actual registered name or trademark instead.
Australia's domain name A readable internet name made of labels separated by dots. Full definition of domain name registry auDA is moving toward tighter rules for who can register under .com.au and .net.au. Currently, applicant An organization that has applied to ICANN to run a new gTLD. Full definition of applicant can qualify in two ways: either the domain matches their registered name, an acronym of it, or an Australian trademark, or it describes a service, product, event, activity or premises they offer. A review panel's final report, made public on September 6, recommends eliminating the second route entirely.
Under the proposed change, a flower seller named Meyer who currently qualifies for blumen.com.au because he sells flowers would instead only be eligible for meyer.com.au, unless he registers a matching business name or trademark. auDA's board approved the panel's recommendations in principle in August and has directed management to prepare an implementation plan.
The rule change would apply only to .com.au and .net.au; direct .au registration Obtaining the right to use a domain name for a set period. Full definition of registration require only an Australian presence, not a matching name, while .org.au, .asn.au and .id.au have separate criteria.