On March 4, the Supreme Court released a unanimous decision in Moseley et al., dba v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc., et al., No. 01-1015, a trademark dilution case (Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (FTDA) at Section 43(c) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §1125(c). According to Declan McCullagh’s article on the decision, “the justices… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Domain Names
Amazon To Sell Internet Addresses
According to a report in today’s Seattle Times via AP and Bloomberg, and the March 1 WSJ, on December 6, 2002 ICANN granted Amazon.com approval to sell TLD (top level domain) Internet addresses to the public. A search of ICANN’s site yielded confirmation of this approval in a very discreet manner: on a ICANN-Accredited Registrars… Continue Reading
Study Reveals New Consequences of Net Filtering
Web Sites Sharing IP Addresses: Prevalence and Significance, a study by Benjamin Edelman of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, establishes that “more than 87% of active domain names are found to share their web servers with one or more additional domains, and more than two third of active domain names share their web… Continue Reading
Controversy Over .edu Domain
As a follow-up to my February 12 posting on the expansion of the .edu domain by the Department of Commerce, which begins on April 15, see this article, Is Commerce ‘dumbing down’ the ‘.edu’ domain name? Along with accredited colleges and universities, the .edu domain will now host technical and distance learning programs (including cosmetology,… Continue Reading
.edu Domain Expanded by Commerce
The Department of Commerce is extending the use of the .edu domain beyond colleges and universities to now include a wide range of “educational institutions,” according to this Reuter’s report. Continue Reading
Report on Domain Name Cyberscam
In April 2002, the FTC obtained a judgment and permanent injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennyslvania barring cybersquatter John Zuccarini from continuing an extensive cyberscam. It involved diverting individuals from their intended website destinations to the more than 5,300 sites he owned, through the use of commonly occuring misspellings… Continue Reading
New Operator for Top Level Domain
ICANN announced that effective January 3, 2003, the non-profit Public Interest Registry (PIR) is now the registry operator for the important .org domain. Continue Reading
VeriSign Relaunches Network Solutions
VeriSign, Inc., the global “digital trust service,” issued a press release today announcing the relaunch of Network Solutions Inc. as the company through which it will now provide “domain name, Web site and e-mail service business.” The Network Solutions site has been redesigned to enhance ease of use and highlight the range of services available. Continue Reading
ICANN Approves Addition of New Domain Names for 2003
Reuters reports that ICANN announced during their December 15 meeting that there will be new topic/area specific domains added to the roster that includes .com and .org, in 2003. Continue Reading
ICANN's Plans for New Top Level Domains
See ICANN’s announcement on recommendations for new Top Level Domains (TLDs) as well as a comment period which will end December 10. According to this related Washington Post article, ICANN is in favor of creating three new top level domains that target specific users, rather than the current dot-com grab-bag approach. Continue Reading
.org Registry Agreement
ICANN has published the text of their agreement for administration of the .org Top Level Domain by The Internet Society (ISOC). According to internet.com, the ISOC claimed they established a separate entity, the Public Interest Registry (PIR), to “carry out the registry functions.” A FAQ on the PIR is available here. Continue Reading
ICANN Announces New .org Operator
See the ICANN annnouncement indicating the choice of theInternet Society to operate the huge .org top level domain (TLD). The decision has stirred controversy according to an internet.com article, Will Big Business Dictate Public Interest? Continue Reading
