Las Vegas casino operator Boyd Gaming Corp. is suing a domain name holder for trademark infringement, it has been reported.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, the firm has accused Austria-based Hans Martin Pollack of misusing its Stardust trademarks for online gambling portals.
An infringement complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Nevada over Pollack’s …
Current holders of Canadian domain names (.ca) may have been targeted in a phishing scam. These emails appear to be from the Canadian Registry (CIRA) and state that domains are up for renewal and ask you to click a link and enter credit card information. These emails were not sent by CIRA, and CIRA will …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is continuing to encourage global debate over domain name management, aiming to ensure that all stakeholders’ voices are heard.
For the 13th round of its Fellowship Program, ICANN has invited 23 fellows from 19 emerging nations to attend its 41st public meeting, to be staged in Singapore, …
A 22-year-old graduate has given himself the challenge of breaking the British record for a domain name sale.
Umer Malik hopes to sell the justmarket.co.uk domain name for a sum in excess of £560,000 ($911,000), currently the highest figure paid for .co.uk address.
At present, the vacation website cruises.co.uk stands as the priciest domain name ever sold …
Former drug trafficker ‘Freeway’ Ricky Ross has filed a new lawsuit against rapper Rick Ross, it has been reported.
Despite a previous trademark infringement case being thrown out, Freeway Rick is preparing for another day in court on May 2nd — this time in the state of California.
In a lawsuit filed in June 2010, the plaintiff …
Search engine giant Google has hinted at a new online offering by registering a number of domain names related to music and clouds.
According to Techcrunch.com, the firm has obtained the rights to domain names GoogleBass.com, GoogleAlto.com, GoogleSoprano.com and GoogleTenor.com.
The registrations point toward some form of online music portal — potentially involving Internet downloads.
Meanwhile, the registrations …
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will continue to seize domain names suspected of engaging in copyright infringement.
John Morton, ICE director, said the Operation In Our Sites initiative would continue through 2011 and beyond.
Morton told TorrentFreak that the department’s efforts are successfully disrupting the ability of criminals to transfer copyrighted materials illegally over the Internet.
“In …
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has reported increased revenues for 2010.
According to the organization’s annual report, the nonprofit domain name governance group generated $65.77 million over the 12-month period. This represented a significant increase over 2009 revenues of $60.23 million.
ICANN grew revenues from Internet registries to $31.91 million, up from $24.54 …
Under-fire actor Charlie Sheen has applied to trademark more than 20 catchphrases developed during his recent “media meltdown.”
The film and TV star, who last month was fired from the cast of “Two and a Half Men,” is attempting to register 22 phrases, including “park your nonsense,” “violent torpedo of truth” and “tiger water.”
Sheen has used …
Organizations searching for the ideal domain name may need to pay a premium for rights to their Web address of choice.
Writing for Business Insider, technology commentator Martin Zwilling explained that the vast majority of attractive domain names have already been snapped up.
As a result, organizations will be lucky to get their hands on lucrative online …