February 19th 2008
Wikileaks, a controversial whistle-blower website where visitors anonymously post corporate or government documents, has had its domain name deactivated in the United States. Bank Julius Baer, a Swiss bank with operations in the Cayman Islands, petitioned that the site’s California domain register be ordered to deactivate the Wikileaks.org web address. Wikileaks had published disclosures suggesting the […]
February 4th 2008
Effective February 11th, Google will stop monetizing all domains if they are less than five days old. This single move will force a dramatic reduction in the Internet scheme known as domain kiting. Industry experts attribute over 90% of all current domain registrations to kiting performed by a group of rogue registrants, so this is […]
October 14th 2007
This week trademark holders began registering for .ASIA domains. This new top level domain provides regional coverage for 73 countries including Austrialia and New Zeland. The region has more than 400 million internet users, compared to 320 million in Europe and 230 million in North America. Trademark holders should pay special attention to this issuance because it […]
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