Legal

Some people think they somehow deserve a domain name so they try to acquire it using baseless and empty legal threats and/or subtle indirect threats. I received an inquiry for a 2-word .com 2 weeks …

Braden Pollock interviews Nat Cohen about the “Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy” (UDRP). “Nat Cohen is a prominent full-time domain name investor with decades of experience in the industry. He primarily focuses on investing in quality …

From 25 May 2018, the .UK WHOIS will no longer display the registrant’s name or address, unless they have given permission to do so. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on …

The ICANN 61 Public Meeting takes place from 10-15 March 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This six-day meeting will be focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. …

In 2018, ICANN is focused on developing and soliciting input on interim models for collecting registration data and implementing registration directory services to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ICANN’s …

“Domain Name Rights Coalition“, a new organization protecting the rights of domain name registrants was founded. The organization says it is “dedicated to protecting the rights of Internet Domain Name Registrants and fight for fair …

DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is an email authentication, policy, and reporting protocol. DMARC is a way to make it easier for email senders and receivers to determine whether or …

Mike Berkens domain name investor and blogger at TheDomains.com has filed a lawsuit against Twitter after his Twitter account @TheDomains was hacked on the 22nd of December, 2017. Mike Berkens is using a temporary Twitter …

There is a new scam circulating fast using the Viber instant messaging app. The scam promises a 250 Euro gift card for Sephora in Greece and I was told there are more similar targeting other …

Nominet published its update on .UK domains suspended for criminal activity over the 12 months to October 2017. Nominet suspends domains following notification from the police or other law enforcement agencies that the domain is being …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN“) published today a statement regarding the ability of registries and registrars to comply with their WHOIS and other contractual requirements related to domain name registration data …

EURid is set to launch what they call it the “first of its kind” domain name abuse prevention tool. The software in its research phase has the ability to capture 80.04% of the abuse cases …

There are a few new scam emails that are circulating and are targeting domain name and website owners. The emails try to take advantage of the famous name of some of the most famous domain …

Neustar held the .US domain names town hall last week. They mostly talked about how they do all these “great” marketing efforts they do and people on forums and blogs complained about that. But a …