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Josh Bourne ⬥ 27 October I was watching television the other night and a commercial came on about H1N1 flu vaccines.  H1N1, or Swine Flu as it is commonly referred to, has been a hot topic recently, especially as we move into flu season.  The advertisement mentioned the importance of good hygiene practices to prevent […]

Josh Bourne ⬥ 14 October According to a recent article in Web Host Industry Review, the Swedish Bankers’ Association lobbied the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (Post och Televerksstyrelsen) to prevent Internet users from registering domain names containing the word “bank” in the .SE ccTLD.  The goal of the initiative was to allow only legitimate

Phil Lodico ⬥ 10 November Here’s a good article that provides another perspective on the potential popularity of IDN ccTLDs. IDG News Service reports that most Internet users in China are familiar with and used to Latin scripts—as a result, IDN ccTLDs may not have as much appeal as many may think.  Tags: China, IDG

Steve Levy ⬥ 9 October Playing off a joke made by Gilbert Gottfried during the comedic roast of Bob Saget that recently resurfaced in the Fark forums, Internet user Isaac Eiland-Hall registered the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com.  The Web site was set up as a parody meant to criticize television news host Glenn Beck’s interviewing and

Josh Bourne ⬥ 7 October I received an email reminding me that the domain name truecostofcybersquatting.org had expired, and offering me the chance to renew it through a body called “ISP Renewal.”  I found this odd, seeing as I had originally registered the domain with GoDaddy, and as far as I could tell, ISP Renewal

Phil Lodico ⬥ 28 September Several outlets, such as the Economist and the Sydney Morning Herald are running articles on the upcoming expiration of the Joint Project Agreement (JPA) between ICANN and the U.S. Department of Commerce.  While we have discussed this issue many times before, the articles mention a new development: an agreement between

Phil Lodico ⬥ 24 September The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy held a hearing yesterday on the potential rollout of new TLDs and how such a rollout would affect competition.  At start of the hearing, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Conyers made a very good point—this is not a hearing that Congress

Phil Lodico ⬥ 17 September Network World recently ran an article about how “cyber-criminals are plundering domain-name registrars around the world” while registrars such as Go Daddy fight a round-the-clock battle to fend them off. Cybersquatting is rampant in the domain name space, and the truth is that even if all registrars were conscientious about

Phil Lodico ⬥ 16 September It is no surprise that brand owners have registered countless domain names that they don’t need. Over the past few years, ICANN approved and released TLDs such as .EU, .INFO, and others.  Since there was a lack of real data, brand owners did the only thing they could, which was

Josh Bourne ⬥ 10 September The US Open championship is in full swing in New York City right now, with the finals just around the corner this weekend.  As one of the four events that make up the Grand Slam, one of the highest achievements in tennis, the US Open is always hugely popular.  When

Josh Bourne ⬥ 27 August Brandchannel’s lead story this week points out that “Switzerland, with less than 16,000 square miles of land mass and less than 8 million people, is paradoxically one of the world’s richest countries—and home to a disproportionate number of influential global brands.” It’s no surprise that so many businesses flock to

Liz Sweezey ⬥ 26 August A few weeks ago, I joined Josh and the CADNA legislative team on the Hill to attend meetings with staffers from various Senators and Representatives offices. CADNA has been briefing staffers on the issues facing the Internet and proposing that a commission be created to review the structure and operations