Re: New gTLDs available / how to protect the PostgreSQL brand

On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 9:52 AM, damien clochard <damien(at)dalibo(dot)info> wrote:

>
> >>
> >> postgresql.academy
> >> postgresql.training
> >> postgresql.support
> >> postgresql.solutions
> >> postgresql.company
> >>
> >> All these domains are now redirected to postgresql.org. DALIBO will
> >> never use them to promote its own activities. We are willing to transfer
> >> these domains ASAP to a community-driven non-profit legal entity who
> >> would have a mission of protecting the strategic PostgreSQL gTLDs
> >> against cyber-squatting and other bad behaviors. This entity could be
> >> SPI, PostgreSQL Europe or PGCAC (if it's still alive)
> >
> > PGCAC is very much still alive, and is the entity that holds the
> > trademarks and domains for postgresql.org.
> >
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> I was not aware of that and I think it's good news ! Thanks for your
> efforts and to all the people involved in PGCAC. However I'm confused
> because the whois request on the .org domain does not mention the
> association at all.
>
> http://www.whois.com/whois/postgresql.org

Yes, that needs to be fixed. Christopher Browne, the listed owner of the
domain, is the treasurer of the PGCAC.

>
>
> Am I missing something ?
>
> Meanwhile is it possible to have some more information about the PGCAC
> association ? Who's involved in it ? How people can help ? etc. Maybe a
> page on the PostgreSQL wiki ?
>
>
They have a website at http://www.postgres.ca/.

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