Parents are snapping up the domain names of their kids. If only celebrities were so smart. A story in The New York Times discusses how parents are starting to register their childrens' domain names while they're still infants. For example, a baby is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Politicians and domain names – dumb and dumber
· Policy & LawAre politicians who don't know the first thing about registering domain names fit to govern? This case in Pittsburgh is one of the funniest political domain name faux paus of all time. Here are the players: -State Rep. Jeff Habay, R-Shaler, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Deceased man’s name tied up in domain name dispute
· Policy & LawCountry music star Conway Twitty died in 1993, but ownership of the ConwayTwitty.com domain name lives on. Now the question is who has rights to the domain name. Royce Inman registered the domain and operated the domain as a fan site. But Conway ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Spammers hiding behind Whois privacy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawSpammers are increasingly hiding behind anonymous registrations using Whois privacy services. A recent article on Silicon.com and subsequently published on ZDNet discusses the use of Whois privacy services for spammers to hide their identities. Many ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pay-per-click fraud: how it affects the domain name industry
· Policy & LawI just finished reading DNJournal's year-in-review article, and the issue raised again and again is click fraud. Will click fraud destroy the domain name industry? For those newbies out there, click fraud refers to people or software purposely ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
George Foreman Gets a KO
· Policy & LawGeorge Foreman won rights to GeorgeForeman Enterprises.com, but it wasn't a TKO. The victory was just a KO because the previous registrant of the domain name didn't bother to respond to the UDRP. In its usual fashion, National Arbitration Forum ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apple and iPhone.org – What does it mean?
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawApple may have acquired a domain name prior to product launch -- but I have my doubts. I have long been a critic of Apple for its poor domain name practices. It neglected to register any of the VideoiPod domains. It didn't register iPodNano.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is GoDaddy Typosquatting?
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawIs the world's biggest registrar typosquatting some of the world's biggest brands? Typosquatting refers to registering domain names similar to popular sites but with misspellings or missing/added characters. For example, typosquatting would be ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Pearl Jam wins domain name
· Policy & LawRock band Pearl Jam won the rights to PearlJams.com. As is usually the case with arbitration involving high profile companies and celebrities, National Arbitration Forum issued a press release announcing that it found in favor of the complainant. But ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Wired Magazine: .xxx worst tech moment of 2005
· Policy & LawWired Magazine just released an article "Worst Tech Moments 2005", and a domain name issue is in the top 10. Wired claims the US Commerce Department blocked passage of the .xxx domain name. (Although it is a bold claim that this was the reason for the ... Continue Reading1 Comment