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VeriSign settles deception case
News Network Solutions, which the US government originally awarded monopoly oversight over the issuance of domain names, now shares those responsibilities with dozens of... [25 Sep 2003]
Google sets up as domain registrar
News Rival registrars that make a business of selling domain names are speculating that the credentials will give Google a more powerful seat at the table with Icann, an internet government... [02 Feb 2005]
Disney-porn hook-up sends typosquatter to jail
News Zuccarini had been on the run for some time before his eventual arrest and had been sued several time previously for similar scams, after hijacking, among others, Dow Jones' and the US Baseball League's... [01 Mar 2004]
EU to probe Network Solutions
News Pope also claimed the industry's controlling body, Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), is also making life difficult for smaller companies. NSI has faced heavy criticism over its handling of the... [01 Jul 1999]
Icann delays .xxx porn vote
News The board of directors of the not-for-profit group that oversees domain names said on Tuesday that it would delay a vote until its next meeting on 15 September. The move by the Internet Corporation for... [17 Aug 2005]
Icann plans thwarted by US bill
News A pair of Washington state politicians, on behalf of a collection of companies that register domain names, said they intend to block a controversial procedure that would establish VeriSign as a central... [20 Jun 2003]
VeriSign suit not about 'control of the internet' says ICANN chief
News In an interview with silicon.com, Paul Twomey, president and CEO of ICANN, said the case will be a distraction but that the organisation will continue with "core" issues such as internationalised domain... [08 Mar 2004]
German registrar deletes US website
News Joker.com's dealings with its customers are basically governed by the usual rules that govern business dealings," said a spokeswoman for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which licenses registrars... [12 Feb 2003]
Icann: "Disorganised, ineffective, understaffed and underfunded"
News Stuart Lynn, president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), listed its accomplishments, then added: "Icann is still not fully organised, and it is certainly not yet capable of shouldering... [25 Feb 2002]
Fighting Fraud: Virtual regulation and confidence in ecommerce
Comment The proposal to create new top-level domain names has also led to complaints concerning pre-registration sales methods. Also, domain names have been stated to be... [24 Apr 2001]
Doctors take over Moldova
News According to the Financial Times, the Domain Name Trust has sold 8,000 dot-md names to date - 2,000 of which are already Web sites. US company, Domain Name Trust, has... [21 Jan 2000]
Icann survives baptism of fire
News Icann - the new domain name watchdog - came in for harsh criticism at its first meeting to discuss its future role in the organisation of global domain names such as .com and .net. It... [16 Nov 1998]
Icann getting heavy with VeriSign
News The organisation has a contract with the US government to approve web domain names, such as those ending in .info and .biz, and oversees policies to allow smaller... [04 Sep 2002]
Online porn set for dedicated domain name
News In his application to Iana (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which controls top-level domain names, Olin offered to set the servers up himself. But new domain names... [08 Apr 1999]
VeriSign granted dot-com til 2012
News The decision follows a lawsuit settlement reached back in March, when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), which oversees the net's address infrastructure, gave VeriSign the right to raise... [05 Dec 2006]
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