Want to own a dead drug lord's IP? Last year, Pablo Escobar's heirs won control of the domain name PabloEscobar.com. Now they are putting the domain and the late Colombian drug lord's intellectual property rights up for sale. Media Options, a ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Will .Amazon ever see the light of day? There’s some movement.
· Policy & LawAmazon region countries reject $5 million gift card but ICANN pushes forward to help Amazon.com get .Amazon top level domain name. Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN) long battle to get rights to run the .Amazon top level domain name might still pay off, but ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts sues ICANN over .web domain
· Policy & LawNew top level domain applicant unhappy with ICANN's response thus far, so it takes its complaint to court. One of new top level domain name company Donuts' subsidiaries has sued ICANN in an effort to postpone the auction for .web and potentially ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The late Igal Lichtman, aka Mrs Jello, loses a horrible UDRP decision
· Policy & LawPanel re-writes UDRP and "registered in bad faith" requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Australian ... Continue Reading74 Comments
