Domain name registrars have been meeting with cybercrime specialists from both sides of the Atlantic to discuss the growing problem of online offenses.
The meeting took place in Brussels at the end of last week and is the second collaborative cybercrime discussion undertaken by European Union and U.S. experts.
Michele Neylon, managing director of the Irish registrar …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has proposed a number of changes to how domain name theft cases are handled.
According to ICANN, the new rules would allow domain name owners to get their Web addresses back up to six months after the theft was recorded.
The new rules — nine recommendations outlined by …
Righthaven has been issuing a large number of copyright infringement cases against Web publishers it has accused of misappropriating its clients’ content — its clients being the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Denver Post.
The firm has been offering defendants the chance to settle out of court for $150,000 or face legal action.
Righthaven is also threatening …
TorrentReactor.net has won a longstanding trademark dispute with TorrentReactor.com.
The website launched its bid back in 2008 and filed an official complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in October of last year.
According to the website, the misuse of TorrentReactor.com was a major infringement of brand rights, rights which the company said it had built …
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panel has not enforced a request from a German trademark holder that it be allowed to take control of 7S.com.
According to the ruling, the current owner of 7S.com will be able to hold on to the domain name despite the fact that they failed to respond to …
Domain name seizure policies in the U.S. have to strike a balance between sidelining criminal activity on the Internet and impacting individuals’ right to freedom of speech, one attorney suggests.
According to Peter Crusco, an executive assistant district attorney for the Office of the Queens County District Attorney’s investigations division, the balancing of these factors is …
Wilmington, DE (www.cscglobal.com): Corporation Service Company® (CSC®), a leading global provider of domain management and brand protection services, announces the launch of its New gTLD Services, a consulting program designed to give organizations the edge they need when facing the challenges of a vastly more complicated Internet.
In the coming months, the Internet Corporation for Assigned …
Groupon’s major Australian rival, Scoopon, has said the impending domain name cybersquatting and trademark infringement case filed against it “will be interesting.”
The case is scheduled for August and revolves around Scoopon’s acquisition of Groupon.com.au prior to the U.S. firm’s launch of its discount voucher operation in the territory.
Speaking exclusively to Ad News, Scoopon and Catch …
The company offering .co.no domain name registrations, CoDNS B.V. CoDNS, recently updated the launch date for their general availability period. General availability was supposed to begin on February 22nd but has now been postponed until March 25th. Please note that .co.no is not offered by the registry, and is therefore not endorsed by Norid, the …
All Egyptian government agencies, including the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) and the Egyptian Trademark Office and Patent Office have resumed work. CSC is now able to process domain name registrations, renewal, transfer or modification requests for .EG domain names.
For those clients who have been participating in the Sunrise launch of the Arabic version of …