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Domain name registrar’s suspension stayed following it files for arbitration

OpenTLD argues it ought to have received a formal breach notice first.

Domain name registrar OpenTLD, which had its ability to register fresh TLDs suspended by ICANN, is back in action for now.

ICANN suspended the registrar for cybersquatting on other registrar’s brands.

OpenTLD has filed for arbitration in the matter, and ICANN has agreed to stay the suspension. The firm’s complaint against ICANN is that it didn’t first serve it with a formal breach notice allowing it time to remedy ahead of being suspended. OpenTLD and ICANN apparently communicated regarding the cybersquatting issue, but OpenTLD believes it ought to have received an official breach notice first.

The request for arbitration doesn’t deny the cybersquatting claims. OpenTLD and its founder lost UDRPs for names matching competitors such as rrpproxy.me, key-systems.cc and netearthone.biz. It also allegedly registered resellerclub.tk, resellbiz.biz, godaddy.cf and resello.ws.

OpenTLD is associated with Freenom, the firm behind the free .tk top level domain name.

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