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I just wanted to give you a quick update with the latest news from auDA after their monthly briefing.
Timeline, we are about 2 months into a the 6 month rollout before go-live 24 Mar 2022.
1) The public Priority Allocation Tool is still not live yet, it is however due next week.
2) After go live new registrations without any matching domains will become available immediately.
3) Registrations with only a single matching domain will become available immediately.
4) Domains with multiple possible matches will go into the pending registration state to wait for the ownership to be resolved. Once resolved the domain will be allocated on a scheduled job the following day.
5) Category 1 applications need to be made between 24 Mar 2022 and 20 Sept 2022 then they will all expire on 20 Sept 2023.
a) This gives applications 1 year to resolve the contention between them.
b) On 20 Sept 2023 the applications will be automatically renewed for another year.
c) Registrars are going to need applications to withdraw their applications hopefully at least 30 days prior to 20 Sept 2023
d) Normal rules apply for underlying domains, so if an underlying domain breaches policy and is deleted or expires then the rights to the .au are lost.
6) Transfers (Change of Registrant) during the application period ie (24 Mar 2022 - 20 Sept 2022)
a) After you make an application you will not be able to update or change your registrant details for the underlying domain and you cannot transfer the license to another Person during the application period.
7) Transfers (of Registrar) will continue like normal but the priority tokens will be made available to the gaining registrars within a week of transfer so there could be small delays there.
8) Transfers (Change of Registrant) after the application period (so 20 Sept 2022 and beyond)
a) Registrant Transfers for Category 1 names will be allowed
b) The .au registrant information will be update for the .au direct application,
Let me know if you have any questions around Direct registration and how it will affects you next year.
Also a few more general comments about common misconceptions around the introduction of .au and the "lack of demand".
1) When comparing .com.au/.au and .co.uk/.uk it it important to remember that .com.au domains are strictly reserved for the companies in Australia, .co.uk was not limited in that way. There are only approx 2.4 million actively trading businesses in the Australian economy. By comparison there are 16.64 million people aged 18 - 64 in Australia (64.8% of 25.69 million) who are eligible for .au domains.
2) When comparing the size of .com.au to the size of the .com zone it is important to remember that we are limited by the size of the English language in Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dictionaries_by_number_of_words
The reality is that we only have 155,000 words in the English dictionary and even if you count wiktionary it is only around 500,000 by comparison if you added together the words from other languages you get into the tens of millions. This makes the .com zone file seem quite small by comparison as it seems that many language combinations have not even been considered yet in the .com zone. It reminds me of the fact that a giraffes neck is actually really short if you think about it, I think they might be the only herbivore (apart from the Okapi) that cannot drink water or graze grass with straight legs.
In my opinion there are lots of opportunities relating to Music, Art, Protest/Statements, Personal Vanity domains which cannot currently be realised in the .com.au zone and offer an interesting opportunities for those looking past the trees and thinking about the giraffes.
Anthony
Timeline, we are about 2 months into a the 6 month rollout before go-live 24 Mar 2022.
1) The public Priority Allocation Tool is still not live yet, it is however due next week.
2) After go live new registrations without any matching domains will become available immediately.
3) Registrations with only a single matching domain will become available immediately.
4) Domains with multiple possible matches will go into the pending registration state to wait for the ownership to be resolved. Once resolved the domain will be allocated on a scheduled job the following day.
5) Category 1 applications need to be made between 24 Mar 2022 and 20 Sept 2022 then they will all expire on 20 Sept 2023.
a) This gives applications 1 year to resolve the contention between them.
b) On 20 Sept 2023 the applications will be automatically renewed for another year.
c) Registrars are going to need applications to withdraw their applications hopefully at least 30 days prior to 20 Sept 2023
d) Normal rules apply for underlying domains, so if an underlying domain breaches policy and is deleted or expires then the rights to the .au are lost.
6) Transfers (Change of Registrant) during the application period ie (24 Mar 2022 - 20 Sept 2022)
a) After you make an application you will not be able to update or change your registrant details for the underlying domain and you cannot transfer the license to another Person during the application period.
7) Transfers (of Registrar) will continue like normal but the priority tokens will be made available to the gaining registrars within a week of transfer so there could be small delays there.
8) Transfers (Change of Registrant) after the application period (so 20 Sept 2022 and beyond)
a) Registrant Transfers for Category 1 names will be allowed
b) The .au registrant information will be update for the .au direct application,
Let me know if you have any questions around Direct registration and how it will affects you next year.
Also a few more general comments about common misconceptions around the introduction of .au and the "lack of demand".
1) When comparing .com.au/.au and .co.uk/.uk it it important to remember that .com.au domains are strictly reserved for the companies in Australia, .co.uk was not limited in that way. There are only approx 2.4 million actively trading businesses in the Australian economy. By comparison there are 16.64 million people aged 18 - 64 in Australia (64.8% of 25.69 million) who are eligible for .au domains.
2) When comparing the size of .com.au to the size of the .com zone it is important to remember that we are limited by the size of the English language in Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dictionaries_by_number_of_words
The reality is that we only have 155,000 words in the English dictionary and even if you count wiktionary it is only around 500,000 by comparison if you added together the words from other languages you get into the tens of millions. This makes the .com zone file seem quite small by comparison as it seems that many language combinations have not even been considered yet in the .com zone. It reminds me of the fact that a giraffes neck is actually really short if you think about it, I think they might be the only herbivore (apart from the Okapi) that cannot drink water or graze grass with straight legs.
In my opinion there are lots of opportunities relating to Music, Art, Protest/Statements, Personal Vanity domains which cannot currently be realised in the .com.au zone and offer an interesting opportunities for those looking past the trees and thinking about the giraffes.
Anthony
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