Written by admin on Dec 25th, 2007 | Filed under:
Domain Name Guides
As seen in this Washington Post article, and PC World, Microsoft is suing the domain name registrar Red Register for trademark violation. Microsoft has made similar suits over the years against registrants. This marks the second recent suit for cybersquatting against an ICANN accredited registrar, as Belgium Domains, DomainDoorman.com and Capital Domains were recently accused [...]
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Written by admin on Dec 23rd, 2007 | Filed under:
Domain Name Guides
Domain Name News has received an email from domain registrar Belgium Domains informing their clients and customers that the registrar has been locked out of the registry at Verisign. The lockout was spurred by the ongoing legal battles between the registrar and plaintiffs claiming trademark infringement. Plaintiffs, including Dell and Yahoo, (more…)
Written by admin on Dec 22nd, 2007 | Filed under:
Domain Name Guides
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 [...] (more…)
Written by admin on Dec 21st, 2007 | Filed under:
Domain Name Guides
The three largest internet companies – Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo – have agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations claiming that they took ads for online gambling, which is illegal in the United States.The U.S. has closely monitored online gambling for a long time and kept a close eye on any companies [...] (more…)
Written by admin on Dec 21st, 2007 | Filed under:
Hosting News
Chicago, Illinois - (The Hosting News) - December 21, 2007 - Web hosting and Internet solutions company, Future Hosting, LLC, has opened an additional datacenter location for its Virtual Private Server (VPS) offerings, in Seattle, Washington.
Vik Patel, Future Hosting president and CEO noted, ”We have business customers from all over the world, and many are focused on providing their services in one or two separate locations. We feel offering a variety of geographic locations provides additional value for our customers.” (more…)
