As a reminder that domain name hijacking was alive and well even before ICANN's recent policy changes, a federal appeals court last week rejected Steven Cohen's appeal last week that he pay businessman Gary Kremen $65M for stealing the domain name sex.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy starts petition to keep WhoIs privacy
· Policy & LawGoDaddy, perhaps the most vocal opponent of the recent decision to nix proxy registrations of .us domain names, has created an information site and petition in favor of keeping private WhoIs registrations. You can visit the site at ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.net domain name prices may drop
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Policy & LawIt looks like prices for .net domain registrations might drop under Verisign's proposed new deal with ICANN. The proposal calls for a registry charge of $4.25 per domain name per year, including a $.75 ICANN tax. Currently, the fee charged to registrars ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Telcordia: Keep .net domain at Verisign
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawTelcordia released its official report on which registry it thinks should managed the .net extension going forward (see "Nuetral Party to Evaluatate .Net Applicants by March 28"). Telcordia recommended that Verisign retain management of the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apple fans don’t understand domain name rights
· Policy & LawI came across a posting on SpyMac today about the itunes.co.uk domain. The title of the posting shows how little Apple fans understand about domain names. Many of the comments are about how Apple has been wronged and that Benjamin Cohen is a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Speaking of cybersquatting…
· Policy & LawNow here's a case where someone uses a trademarked name to capitalize on a situation. Paul Pashibin registered the Internet domain name tcfbankstadium.com on the same day TCF announced a deal with the University of Minnesota for a $35 million stadium ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ITunes.co.uk Owner to Appeal Domain Order to High Court
· Policy & LawThe (current) owner of itunes.co.uk is appealing Nominet's decision that forces him to hand the domain name over to Apple. And with good cause. As owner Benjamin Cohen said in a statement, "I must admit that we were not expecting the decision by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN proposed $2 domain transfer tax?
· Policy & LawIn a disturbing development, ICANN has proposed a $2 fee on the registry for a domain name transfer on its proposed .jobs and .travel domain extensions. However, the language is somewhat unclear: (c) Registry-Level Transaction Fee. Commencing as of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO publishes domain name dispute results summary
· Policy & LawWIPO has published an extremely useful tool for anyone involved in a domain name dispute that is considering arbitration (or is forced to defend). WIPO has posted a list of common questions in disputes and how the panels generally interpret those ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
USAToday covers Mattel.org dispute
· Policy & LawIn an article titled David beats Goliath in domain-name dispute, USAToday reports on the case of Gopi Mattel. Gopi successfully beat Mattel Inc's assualt on this mattel.org domain name. Mattel Inc. claimed it was trademark infringement and even claimed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
