According to an article in the Washington Post, security was a top reason Verisign was selected to continue maintaining the .net domain extension. After Telecordia recommended Verisign, message boards were up in arms over the selection. After all, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Diary of an internet millionaire, aged 221 /4
· Policy & LawThe Times UK has a personal piece by Benjamin Cohen, the person at the center of Apple's wrath over the itunes.co.uk domain name. Although the piece is more about Cohen's ability to get positive press, it's worth reading. For more on the itunes.co.uk ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Avoiding domain name scams
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawAvoiding domain name scams isn't always easy. Massive phishing attacks so far have attacked mostly financial institutions. But I suspect we'll start to see phishing attacks on registrars such as Network Solutions and Register.com. TheSpiderTrap ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.pro domain name woes
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawCNN has covered the current issues regarding the .pro domain name extension. .Pro was designed to be for credentialed professional organizations, including doctors, lawyers, accountants, and engineers in the US, Canada, Germany, and UK. Originally, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New York Times covers itunes.co.uk domain name dispute
· Policy & LawThe New York Times has an article today about the legal battle over the itunes.co.uk domain in the UK. I've weighed in on this debate several times. For more information, see these posts: -Apple fans don't understand domain name rights -ITunes.co.uk ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Travel, .Jobs domain names closer to fruition
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawNews is flowing after ICANN's latest round of meetings: "ICANN is pleased to announce the designation of two new sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLDs), .JOBS and .TRAVEL. The ICANN Board approved the designation at the 22nd ICANN International conference ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN meetings begin in Argentina
· Policy & LawICANN meetings will run from April 4 to April 8 in Argentina. ICANN's agenda items include: -DNS Security -Domain Name Hijacking -The World Summit on Information Society -Regional At-Large meetings with user groups from across Latin America ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Gripe site wins trademark case
· Policy & LawA San Diego man won a trademark infringement suit for his domain www.bosleymedical.com. The man set up the site to gripe about Bosley's hair restoration program. According to an AP article, "The appeals court, mirroring rulings by at least two other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Appeals court upholds Sex.com ruling
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawAs 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
