A legal battle between Verizon and domain portfolio owner Internet REIT has ended with a settlement between the two parties..  According to a report on  Fox Business : The settlement between the parties includes a monetary payment to Verizon and the issuance of a permanent injunction prohibiting Internet REIT from registering, trafficking in, or using, as a [...]

In a push against automated trademark infringing domainers, Dell filed a lawsuit against three Florida Registrars on November 16, 2007, based on complaints of cybersquatting, trademark infringement, counterfeiting, dilution, and unfair competition. Dell Inc., along with Alienware Corporation, a subsidiary of Dell, brought this action against BelgiumDomains, CapitolDomains, and DomainDoorman.com. Netrian Ventures and iHoldings.com were also [...]

New details in the Vulcan Golf vs Google case have emerged. Several new plaintiffs have been added to the case against Google, Oversee, Sedo, IReit and other “John Does”. Most notable of the new plaintiffs is a famous sports star, Vincent E. Jackson, aka “Bo” Jackson. Bo Jackson is a recognized name within American professional [...]

Following the footsteps of New York state, Pennsylvania apparently also sees a need for a state wide cybersquatting legislation. The March move from a Schuylkill County controller candidate to imbibe website addresses of his rival has inspired state legislator Neal P. Goodman to propose a bill – prohibition of so-called cybersquatting, declaring it a crime. [...]

SwapNames.com, a recently launched business which allows domain owners to trade domain names was sued by SnapNames.com a business which generally allows users to buy domains in after-market auctions. SwapNames.com has forfeited their domain name and agreed to conduct business under a new domain. The case and details for “SnapNames.Com, Inc. v. SwapNames, Incorporated” can [...]

In a blog post today, Jay introduces domain insurance as a new service offered by his company Name Intelligence. I first came across “domain insurance” as a business model, when I heard Frank Schilling talking about it several years ago. Earlier this year, he blogged about this topic. Andrew from Domain Name Wire also posted [...]

A bill proposed by New York State Senator Betty Little will ban all New York state residents from owning a web address of any other living person. “An Internet presence is a must for almost all businesses today,” Little said in a prepared statement issued Tuesday. “An essential part of attracting and keeping customers is [...]

Who’s got the control over your assets in your business? Yes, those assets include your domain name, especially when it’s a name like sofa.com: A 41-year-old Sheboygan man was charged today with selling his employer’s domain name for $200,000 and using corporate credit cards to finance international trips with a stripper girlfriend, according to complaint filed [...]

The .cm wild-card project that put Kevin Ham on the cover of Business 2.0 disappeared for a short time after the article ran, has now resurfaced. Speculation abounds on what exactly happened that took the redirects offline and what brought them back. Since the article ran, popular mistypes of brand names have also apparently been [...]

In a post that I caught tonight on Jay’s Blog, I noticed this comment in his post today I looked up Reverse Whois.com and who should own it, none other then Frank’s company Name Administration. I guess I will use a different name for our new service. My mind is buzzing about the kind of tool/service [...]