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RSS domain namesAvoid .eu domain scams, firms warned
News Businesses are being warned to steer clear of firms offering pre-registration for the new .eu domain names. It is expected that a phased launch will include a 'sunrise' period to allow trademark holders and public bodies to register their names... [28 Aug 2003]
Domain name price cut boosts record sales
News Nominet - the central registry for all UK domain names - yesterday cut its two-year registration fee from £20 to £5. Many of the leading domain name registrars - which as members of Nominet are authorised resellers of the names - have confirmed... [01 Sep 1999]
Dot-eu domain name scramble timetable unveiled
News There will be three stages in the registration process for the new European dot-eu domain names, it has been announced; member states, followed by trademark holders, will get their pick of URLs. The European Commission has now published the rules... [11 May 2004]
.info moves registration date
News Dot-info registry Afilias has delayed the deadline for its registration schedule for the public rollout of .info domain names due to the tragic events of 11 September in New York. The company will now accept requests for domain names to be... [20 Sep 2001]
Dot-coop flies onto the web
News It is the first of the top level domain names approved by Icann last year to go live. Icann unveils new domain names http://www.silicon.com/a47305 The Dot-coop domain name, for cooperative businesses and organisations launched today. [31 Jan 2002]
NSI under pressure to change domain registration policy
News All Internet users may soon have to pay up-front for registering domain names. Until recently, Network Solutions Inc (NSI) was the only organisation authorised to register .com, .net and .org addresses, and currently allows companies and... [22 Jul 1999]
Local businesses falling for domain-name scams
News Scammers trying to con money for domain names are targeting businesses, the Office of Fair Trading warned today. John Vickers, OFT Chairman, said in a statement: "Businesses should be wary of cold-callers putting pressure on them to buy domain... [28 Apr 2004]
VeriSign holds firm on 404 scrap
News VeriSign said on Monday that it would not abandon its decision to point unassigned domain names at its website, but representatives did say the company would form a technical committee later this week to look into the problems caused by the change. [23 Sep 2003]
VeriSign told to pull '404' redirect service
News The agency that oversees internet domain names has asked VeriSign to voluntarily suspend a new service that redirects web surfers to its own site when they seek to access unassigned web addresses, rather than return an error message. [22 Sep 2003]
Afilias pushed to check-out cybersquatters
News Afilias, the group in charge of allocating the dot-info domain name, is investigating claims that cybersquatters are fraudulently snapping up trademark domain names. But applicants have accused Afilias of mismatching applicants with the wrong... [09 Aug 2001]
Ask the Lawyer @ silicon.com
Comment I have bought some domain names which relate to the UK arm (i.e.co.uk) of a multinational company. The company in question is now asking for these names to be transferred to them as they have just re-launched themselves under the new name we have... [10 May 2000]
The great domain name robbery
Comment Last month, a large number of European companies were horrified to discover that their domain names had been hijacked, with all traffic to their sites being redirected to a page containing messages about the war in Kosovo. [28 Apr 2000]
Icann tests public opinion in Berlin
News Icann will take over responsibility for managing worldwide Internet domain names between now and September 2000. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) is holding a public meeting in Berlin, Germany, this week. [24 May 1999]
Web registrar sued for banning rude words
News Domain name registrar, Network Solutions, is facing court action in the US over its refusal to register domain names containing offensive words. A source close to the situation explained that the demand to register domain names incorporating... [12 May 1999]
Dot-eu registration begins in December
News The European Union has announced that registrations for dot-eu domain names will begin within the next few months. The 'sunrise' period, which enables rights holders to register their brands' domain names, will officially open on 7 December. [10 Oct 2005]
