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IANA About to Release Final Seven Batches of Domain Names As Ipv4 Runs Out
February 4, 2011 @ 9:12 AMAlmost four billion domain names have now been taken since the internet began nearly 40 years ago, according to the organisation that runs the distribution of addresses. The Internet Address and Naming Agency has announced that it will be releasing the remaining seven blocks of domain names later in February, as the latest system – IPv4 – runs out combinations.
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Oregon Senator Questions Homeland Security's Domain Seizures
February 4, 2011 @ 8:03 AMOregon Senator Ron Wyden has sent a letter to the head of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (www.ice.gov) that questions the agency’s seizure of domain names over the past few months.
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Trademarking a Domain Name? Sure, Why Not?
February 4, 2011 @ 6:32 AMSo what’s the short answer to the question can a domain name be a trademark? They are subject to the same rules and standards as all other types of trademarks so the generic transfer protocol, dot, and top level domain can’t function as source indicators.
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Super Bust: Due Process and Domain Name Seizure
February 3, 2011 @ 1:31 PMWith the same made-for PR timing that prompted a previous seizure of domain names just before shopping’s “Cyber Monday,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement struck again, this time days before the Super Bowl, against “10 websites that illegally streamed live sporting telecasts and pay-per-view events over the Internet.” ICE executed seizure warrants against the 10 by demanding that registries redirect nameserver requests for the domains to 74.81.170.110, where a colorful “This domain name has been seized by ICE” graphic is displayed.
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Internet 'Land Rush' Anticipated in 2011 With Introduction of New Web Domains
February 3, 2011 @ 12:19 PMThe Internet is set to see its greatest ever transformation as literally hundreds of new domain extensions are added to the global communications network. New rules will soon allow the expansion of available “generic top-level domains” from 21 to literally hundreds of new names. It represents a drastic change in how information will be accessed online and in terms of business opportunities.
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Senator Wyden Asks WTF is Up With Homeland Security Domain Seizures
February 3, 2011 @ 10:16 AMWe’ve been talking a lot about Senator Ron Wyden lately, as he appears to be one of the few folks left in Washington DC who seem to actually care about overreaching efforts by law enforcement — especially in the area of copyright. We’ve talked about his efforts to block COICA, question ACTA and require more oversight on government spying. He’s also not been shy about standing up for what he believes in, even when corporate interests start pressuring him, such as his eloquent response to companies who urged him to support censorship via COICA.
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Internet to Run Out of Available IP Addresses Tomorrow
February 3, 2011 @ 3:34 AMTomorrow the internet will exceed the number of IP addresses available, speeding up the need for internet protocol version 6 or IPv6 to replace version 4. The original system was established in the 1980s, and the service was created with the maximum of 4.1bn addresses, with the intention of never running out.
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Network Solutions Adds .ASIA to Its Portfolio of Domain Names
February 3, 2011 @ 12:12 AMNetwork Solutions®, a leader in providing quality web services for businesses, is adding .ASIA to its line of available domain name extensions. The .ASIA domain names enable businesses and organizations to expand their Web presence to the Pan-Asia and Asia-Pacific regions, which have the world’s most rapidly growing economies.
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Blackout! Government Shuts Down Popular NFL Streaming Domains
February 2, 2011 @ 5:09 PMYesterday evening, BTB member Foyesboys alerted us in his FanShot that a number of popular online video streaming domains have been seized by the U.S. Government in what he described as “the worst news possible (from a sports perspective) for out of state Cowboys fans today”. The U.S. government has seized popular streaming domains such as channelsurfing.net, adthe.net, firstrow.net or ilemi.com. Visit any of these sites and you’ll find the logos of the Department Of Justice as well as Homeland Security prominently emblazoned across the now defunct domains.
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Feds in NY Pull Plug On Pirated Sports Broadcasts
February 2, 2011 @ 2:57 PMFederal authorities on Wednesday moved to short-circuit 10 websites accused of stealing and streaming a large menu of live TV broadcasts, including NFL games and pay-per-view events produced by World Wrestling Entertainment.
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