Archive for October, 2008

Expansion of Top-Level Domain Names: Why Current Brand Protection … - CircleID

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Expansion of Top-Level Domain Names: Why Current Brand Protection
CircleID, Canada - Oct 29, 2008
In the case of phishing abuses, ISPs, domain name registrars and registries often cooperate to take down phishing URLs and domain names quickly,

Are one third of all domain names owned by speculators? - Domain informer

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Are one third of all domain names owned by speculators?
Domain informer, IL - Oct 29, 2008
by Pingdom The domain name market is often likened to the real estate market, and a significant share of all domain names out there have been bought by

Reiterating Bad Faith And Similarity In The Use Of Domain Names - Mondaq News Alerts (subscription)

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Reiterating Bad Faith And Similarity In The Use Of Domain Names
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK - Oct 28, 2008
Domains By Proxy [2008 (37) PTC 624 (WIPO)] The first of these registrations dates back to 1987, while the domain name under contention gcookingschools.com

Live Current Media Retains Leading Investment Bank Arbor Advisors … - MarketWatch

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Live Current Media Retains Leading Investment Bank Arbor Advisors
MarketWatch - Oct 28, 2008
Live Current expects to market the domain names for an aggregate amount of $6 million to $10 million and anticipates negotiating transactions for the sale

Election '08: What's in a domain name - New York Times

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Election '08: What's in a domain name
New York Times, United States - Oct 27, 2008
Interestingly, though, the GOP vice presidential candidate lacks the obvious domain registration (sarahpalin.com) at the time we wrote this report.

Can Kentucky kill online gambling? - Kansas City Star

Monday, October 27th, 2008

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Can Kentucky kill online gambling?
Kansas City Star, MO - Oct 27, 2008
Steve Beshear has taken it upon himself to try to eradicate internet gambling altogether by seizing 141 of the world’s largest domain names.
I. Nelson Rose on the Kentucky Internet Gambling Case Poker News Daily
Kentucky Says Show Me the Money CardPlayer.com
Gambling Domains Weigh Kentucky Appeal Options GamblingCompliance.com
Gambling911.com - PR Web (press release)
all 24 news articles

Draft rules issued for new Net suffixes _ at $200K - The Associated Press

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Draft rules issued for new Net suffixes _ at $200K
The Associated Press - 15 minutes ago
But individuals should forget about claiming a personal domain name suffix for themselves or their families. The application fee, scheduled to be disclosed

Easyspace Adds Parked Domain PPC - Web Host Industry Review

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

Easyspace Adds Parked Domain PPC
Web Host Industry Review - 2 hours ago
Park 'n' Profit lets users add, optimise or remove domain names from their existing Easyspace account in just a few simple steps, allowing their domains to
Gandi Launches In UK Web Host Industry Review
100 Registrars To Offer .tel Web Host Industry Review
all 3 news articles

INTERNET LAW - Domain Names Incorporating Trademarked Fictional … - IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription)

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

INTERNET LAW - Domain Names Incorporating Trademarked Fictional
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription), CA - 52 minutes ago
The administrative panel at the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has held on multiple occasions that domain names that use the names of trademarked

ICANN Releases Four Updates for New gTLDs - Domain Name Wire

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

ICANN Releases Four Updates for New gTLDs
Domain Name Wire, TX - 28 minutes ago
(For a primer on these new TLDs, see New Top Level Domain Names: Challenges and Opportunities.) 1. Resolving “string contention” when more the one entity