Intellectual Property Law

Cybersquatting News

UK police push for end to domain name abuseThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:36AMTighter registration rules to prevent cybercrime Law enforcement officials in the UK and US are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system.

Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rulesWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 5:48PMLaw enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system.

Domain Registrars & Registries: Don't Say You Weren't WarnedWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:39PMThere is an old saying that "bad news comes in threes." Domain name service providers have witnessed two unsettling developments in the past few weeks. The third, still winding its way through the U.S. Congress, could have enormous ramifications.

Law Enforcement Push for Stricter Domain Name RulesWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 11:11AMLaw enforcement officials in the UK and US are pushing ICANN to put in place measures that would help reduce abuse of the domain name system.

Social networks, financial firms getting used in phishing, brand abuseMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 2:28PMSocial network names are increasingly being used by phishers and other attackers. But most sites fight back swiftly, according to MarkMonitor Inc.

Criminals are stepping up their online attacks against luxury brandsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:29PMOnline attacks against luxury brands rose 23% year over year in 2009, as criminals stepped up their use of techniques that lure consumers to illegitimate luxury retail sites to steal information such as credit card account numbers and passwords, MarkMonitor, a provider of online brand protection technology and services, says in its latest Brandjacking Index report.

WEB/TECH: March 15, 1985: Dot-Com Revolution Starts with a WhimperMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 12:05PM1985: Symbolics, a Massachusetts computer company, registers symbolics.com, the internet's first domain name. The market for these unique addresses would not heat up for years, but this click heard 'round the world would eventually provide just about anyone a place in cyberspace to call their own...

UFC sues Web sites promoting broadcasts of fightsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:20AMThe Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship is suing two Internet Web sites the UFC says are promoting unauthorized broadcasts of UFC fights. Las Vegas-based Zuffa LLC, owner of the UFC, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas on Friday.

March 15, 1985: Dot-Com Revolution Starts With a WhimperMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 11:08AMA Massachusetts computer company buys the first domain name, and gets the .com ball rolling.