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Domain name deception man arrested
News Isenberg said: "The law itself is a bit unclear about using a misleading domain name. While Zuccarini allegedly engaged in misleading activities, it's not clear what a misleading domain name is.and a law that is vague is unconstitutional under the... [04 Sep 2003]
Domain name registrations now beating dot-com days
News Domain name buying is back in fashion once again - with registrations picking up to levels last seen in 2000. While domain name carpet-bagging became a sport in the dot-com days as entrepreneurs snapped up URLs they hoped to sell on for thousands... [09 Jun 2004]
Domain name database gets seal of approval
News The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has given its official stamp of approval to a Web site which claims to put an end to Internet domain name disputes. Internet One compiles a Web-based database that stores all the domain name... [23 Nov 1998]
Domain name selling scam stopped
News The OFT received complaints that Swansea-based Internet Registrations Bureau Limited, trading as Euro Web Designs, was contacting firms and claiming an unnamed third party was interested in registering a domain name similar to their business name. [02 Dec 2003]
Domain name authority gets secure
News Domain name authority Icann has appointed a new security chief. Stephen Crocker will be in charge of a committee that will ensure the security of the global Domain Name System (DNS) runs smoothly. Crocker will also be chairing the soon to be... [13 Feb 2002]
Domain name price cut boosts record sales
News UK domain name registrar Nominet's decision to cut registration fees for .co.UK Web addresses has triggered a massive surge in demand today. Many of the leading domain name registrars - which as members of Nominet are authorised resellers of the... [01 Sep 1999]
Domain name firms go head-to-head in legal battle
News Domain name registrar Register.com has won a preliminary injunction against a competitor for alleged "domain name slamming" - or stealing its customers without its knowledge. The case pits Register.com against the Domain Registry of America (DROA... [02 Jan 2003]
Domain name registrars sued over patent infringement
News In the complaint, Nizza Group specifically indicates that Network Solutions and Register.com are infringing the patent by selling rights to URLs and email addresses under the .name domain. The .name domain is called a third-level domain, because it... [16 Jan 2004]
Domain name bonanza just a flash in the pan
News As long as they are top level domains we will handle any domain name disputes through WIPO," he told silion.com. There is nothing to stop the company disguising its third level domains, but the domain governing body Icann is worried about the... [13 Mar 2001]
Domain name speculator denies cyber-squatting
News He calls himself a 'domain name speculator', and stresses that for interested parties, he is drawing attention to names that will soon have to be given up again, at which stage someone else will be able to buy them. [07 Feb 2000]
Domain name registrar in email blunder
News NSI has sent an email apologising for the gaff and explaining changes in the way it is now handling domain names. While some people have received addresses for people connected to .org sites beginning in the R-Z name range, a Parallel spokeswoman... [24 Jan 2003]
Domain name fury leaves Europe ostracised
News Icann has threatened to freeze out several European countries unless they toe the line over domain name control. The internet governing body has rejected calls to put the country-code domain system on a professional footing, despite attempts by... [09 Jan 2002]
Icann ruling opens up domain name market
News A controversial ruling by Internet Corporation Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann), the body which oversees Web address allocation, has laid the foundation to open competition of domain name registration. [05 Nov 1999]
Teen admits eBay domain name hijack
News The domain hijack attack happened at the end of August when visitors to the eBay.de site were redirected to a different domain name server (DNS), meaning that they could not access auctions. German police said on Saturday that a 19-year-old from... [07 Sep 2004]
Mobile retailers in domain name duel
News Mobile phone retail heavyweights Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U are involved in a spat over the ownership of a domain name. One of the company's online affiliates, Fort William-based EcosseNet.com, is thought to have bought the domain without the... [18 Nov 2002]
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