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Dec
Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino goes after owner of CosmopolitanResort.com.
Las Vegas has always been a high stakes town. A recent lawsuit suggests it’s also high stakes for domain names.In an obvious case of “reverse cybersquatting”, a new resort and casino in Las Vegas is going after the owner of CosmopolitanResort.com. Ryan Gile, a Las Vegas trademark […]
31
Dec
Norid has taken over the management of the PRIV.NO domain after the Ventelo group signalled they no longer wished to manage it.
PRIV.NO domains are for private individuals in Norway. It appears registrations of PRIV.NO domains are currently on hold, with a group being formed to look at policies. Some of the issues to be considered […]
31
Dec
and 2 digit numerical domain names will soon be available for registration soon in .GP. One hundred domain names are available from 00.gp to 99.gp and ten domain names from 0.gp to 9.gp.More information is available on registering .GP domain names from www.nic.gp or by contacting them by email at register@ntgroup.gp for more information.
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31
Dec
The case of David Airey who had his domain name stolen has been getting coverage recently. But there is good news at the end of it all. Bob Parsons, owner of Go Daddy, contacted Mr Airey, confirmed his identity, and transferred the domain name back according to the Edinburgh Evening News.
The case started when a […]
27
Dec
Microsoft claims Red Register is illegally profiting from Microsoft’s trademarks.
Microsoft has sued domain name registrar Red Register claiming that it is illegally profiting from Microsoft’s trademarks.
In a lawsuit filed in Seattle earlier this month Microsoft alleges that Red Register snatched up 125 domain names, all “confusingly similar to Microsoft’s Marks” in order to profit from […]
27
Dec
For some blogging has become more and more about making money and turning a profit. For the most part, bloggers have been able to turn a profit from their blogs. Domains are cheap and hosting can be found at bargains.
Since bloggers have been able to turn a profit on one blog, they use that formula […]
23
Dec
Verizon has settled their widely publicized cybersquatting lawsuit against iREIT out of court according to a report at FoxBusiness.com today. Fox said “Verizon and Internet REIT today
announced the amicable resolution of the lawsuit filed by several Verizon companies against Internet REIT claiming violations of the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. The settlement between the parties includes […]
23
Dec
Top Internet companies will pay $31.5 million to settle lawsuit claiming they accepted ads for illegal gambling.
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23
Dec
Companies rushing to register ahead of December 21 land rush.Dot-travel registrar EnCirca (www.encirca.com) announces a surge in new .travel domain name registrations ahead of the travel registry rule changes scheduled to take effect on Friday, December 21 at 18:00 EST.
“Companies are deciding to secure the names they are already authenticated for” says Tom Barrett, President […]
20
Dec
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The rumor that would not go away has turned out to be true. Penthouse Media Group Inc. announced today that it has purchased Various Inc., the Internet social networking behemoth that owns Adult Friend Finder, in a deal that is worth $500 million in cash and securities.The announcement, made in a […]