Domain Name News

Tucows Wins UDRP for Surname Domain Hinkley.com

Registrar defends domain name from attack by lighting company. Domain name registrar Tucows has successfully defended the domain name hinkley.com, which is part of its expansive portfolio of surnames, from lighting company Hinkley Lighting, Inc in a UDRP.

Spammers Preying On Domain Registration Software Flaw

Norton-vendor Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) has revealed a vulnerability in a domain registration software for domain parking services allowing spammers to randomly redirect to any URL.

NHL Domain Name Game

Web-savvy puck fans are placing their bets on what Winnipeg’s new NHL franchise should be called. As the name-that-team debate has raged these past few weeks, web domain names have quietly been purchased featuring various potential team monikers by online poachers, who obviously hope they’ll eventually be able to sell to True North Sports and Entertainment.

Welcome to The World of Cybersquatting

When Welsh actor Huw Marshall registered WayneRooney.com and WayneRooney.co.uk back in 2002, he probably didn’t expect that it would end up costing him £6,000. You see, when he registered the domain name, Wayne Rooney – the future England and Manchester United football star – was a young 16-year old, just breaking into the Everton senior team.

Internet Domain Names Top 209.8 Million

According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief report from VeriSign, the Internet domain name business is still growing. For the first quarter of 2011, VeriSign reported a 7.9 percent year-over-year increase in domain registrations, which translates into 4.5 million domains registered in 2011 so far.

DNS Filtering: Absolutely The Wrong Way to Defend Copyrights

Five top security experts say that the PROTECT IP Act’s domain name redirection powers would weaken crucial cryptography applications, encourage consumers to patronize malware packed sites overseas, hamstring content delivery networks, and harm the ability of ISPs to head off denial-of-service attacks. Plus, they wouldn’t work.

Go Daddy Loses Appeal On Case Holding Them Negligent In Turning Over Ownership Of Domain Accounts

Go Daddy filed an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of Jeff Eysoldt, Mark Eysoldt, and Jill Eysoldt who had an account with Go Daddy only to see the account control turned over to another person.

Baby's 1st URL: 3 Reasons Why Buying a Domain Name for Your Child is a Good Idea

Tech-savvy parents today are redefining what it means to provide your child with “a head start” in life. More than just the necessities, there is a new list of “needs” to provide the bun in the oven, like registering on a wait list for a stellar preschool, the purchase of Baby Mozart DVD’s, and the most recent trend, buying a URL address for baby.

With The Creation of Custom Domain Names, is .com Dead?

As a new range of domain names are slated to appear in the next couple of years, the web is about to change. But does this also mean that it will get easier to surf the Internet, that .com addresses will disappear and Google will quietly fade away?

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Tra Announces The Impending Closure for Registration in The Dot Emarat

Considering the great importance of the dot Emarat Arabic domain especially for trademark owners, and the benefits it offers in ensuring a crucial ability to interlink with a new segment of users who were excluded from benefiting from the internet due to the language barrier, the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) has launched the initiative of the Arabic domain in the UAE. The launch represented the beginning of a new Internet era, and the beginning of the UAE journey towards the optimal use to online Arabic content.