Cybersquatting
Intellectual Property (Mondaq)
Submitted by Registrars on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 08:28.The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), the body in charge of managing the Internet domain name system, recently approved a series of recommendations which could dramatically change the Internet landscape.
German firm grabs National Hi-Tech Crime Unit's web identity (Computer Weekly)
Submitted by Registrars on Thu, 09/04/2008 - 06:43.The government's National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has had its web identity snapped up by a private German web firm. The government has closed...
Do "brandsucks.com" Names Really Have a "Destructive Potential"? (CircleID)
Submitted by Registrars on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 14:59."'Sucks.com is the rightmost anchor of nearly 20,000 domains registered today. Two thousand domains have 'stinks.com' on the right and about the same number of domains begin with the term 'boycott'," write the authors of the recently released paper The Power of Internet Gripe Sites .
A New Battle Is Beginning in Branding for the Web (The Gainesville Sun)
Submitted by Registrars on Tue, 09/02/2008 - 02:01.Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.
Lorenlegarda.com for sale at 18,000 euros (Newsbreak)
Submitted by Registrars on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 13:29.It's either a devious plot to twit someone's political ambition or a clever ploy to earn big bucks using a...
Lorenlegarda.com for sale at 18,000 euros (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
Submitted by Registrars on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 02:22.It's either a devious plot to twit someone's political ambition or a clever ploy to earn big bucks using a famous politician's name.
A New Battle Is Beginning in Branding for the Web (New York Times)
Submitted by Registrars on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 20:23.Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.
On the Web, battle over trademarks begins (International Herald Tribune)
Submitted by Registrars on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 18:55.Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.
A New Battle Is Beginning in Branding for the Web (New York Times)
Submitted by Registrars on Sun, 08/31/2008 - 17:21.Trademark issues may take on a higher profile, fueled by the escalating value of brands in general and trademark holders increasingly trying to assert their rights, especially on the Internet.