domain names in comment and analysis
Chinese domain names - the best thing EVER to happen to business?
Comment They were given the chance to start registering dot-cn domain names - the country specific suffix for China. Of course, the far-reaching dot-com domain has been powerful in the past but with any nascent market, such as China, there is always... [17 Mar 2003]
Will's Web Watch: Do firms still know 'squat' about domains?
Comment The issue of domain names is a thorny one. Many large companies failed to spot the moment when they should have been registering domain names and many were already taken by the time they had woken up. [23 Jul 2004]
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]
What's in a name? ICANN and the Net name game
Comment At its most recent meeting on 26 August in Santiago, Chile, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved a policy designed to break the back of domain name lawsuits. An awful lot of big companies are suing over domain... [06 Sep 1999]
Beware domain name minefield
Comment While there is a topical side to the news today that David Beckham's transfer to Spanish football giants Real Madrid sparked off a flurry of potential cybersquatting activity, it also serves to highlight the fact that domain names and failure to... [08 Jul 2003]
Ask the Lawyer @ Silicon.com
Comment A business should therefore take appropriate steps to protect brand value by registering its key brand names as domain names at an early stage. Nominet is the registrar for dot-co-dot-uk domain names and Internic is the registrar for dot-com domain... [08 Dec 1999]
VeriSign enforces the Icann't party line
Comment There are plenty of other things to complain about, particularly the slow delivery of new domain names. But delaying the delivery of new domain names is a scandal - it's crippling the growth of the internet for private gain. [25 May 2001]
Brussels and Geneva deciding what things are called - even on the web?
Comment At the beginning of the week WIPO told us it would be widening its dispute procedure to include the names of international organisations and the non-trademark names of drugs such as sildenafenil (the generic term for Viagra). [06 Sep 2001]
The best of 'Reader Comments': Nazi memorabilia on Yahoo! in France and Icann's new names
Comment Meanwhile, the announcement of new top level domain names from internet governing body Icann (http://www.silicon.com/a40928 ) elicited these, rather anti-commercial responses No profit versus not for profit domain names [24 Nov 2000]
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 available for a fee when they are in fact either not registerable under current rules... [24 Apr 2001]
E-markets, Oftel and ICANN
Comment ICANN oversees internet domain names, IP addresses and the operation of the net's root servers. At this moment in time the 19 member board of ICANN is in the process of selecting new top level domain (TLD) names to supplement the existing .com... [13 Oct 2000]
The Bloor Perspective: Messaging without Exchange, Macs not cool shock and Cisco's quarter
Comment The survey itself lists such names as Bang & Olufsen, Diesel, DKNY, Haagen-Daz, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen as the type of brands that rank alongside Apple in the 'cool' stakes. It's worth noting that none of the names - other than Apple - are... [12 Aug 2002]
Dot-shop: Is it just a dot-con?
Comment New.net claims it has had so much demand its server crashed, but that doesn't mean the new names will necessarily catch on. You have to update your browser to recognise the new domains, or use an ISP who recognises new.net's net names. [07 Mar 2001]
Can Icann clarify dot-eu names?
Comment Already some industry groups are calling for stronger rules for governing registrars as well as domain names. However, now Icann, the body controlling much rulemaking on the internet, is discussing the release of five new domain names just as... [26 Aug 2000]
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