Posted by domain reporter on March 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The “UTAH E-COMMERCE INTEGRITY ACT” which was just introduced in December of 2009, passed the Utah Senate last month, was voted into law by the Utah House today . When I first wrote about this bill in December, it was meet with the usual domainer apathy I see when I write about something that can have huge negative effects on their holdings. Sine then, the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse …
Posted by domain reporter on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Back In February 2007 the Internet Commerce Association (the”ICA”) wrote to ICANN objecting to the contract ICANN was considering entering into the ICM Registry to run the .xxx extension. With the ICM Registry taking the position yesterday , that the Independent Panel’s decision mandates that ICANN enters into a contract with them to operate the .xxx registry and that they start offering .xxx domain sometime this year, I though it would …
Posted by domain reporter on January 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As we discussed the other day, ICANN is considering the recommendation of one of its groups to “create a Trademark Clearinghouse and Uniform Rapid Suspension procedure to protect trademarks” The public comment period ends today , 26 January 2010. You can read the proposal here . (pdf) To see all the comments submitted so far, click here . To make a comment you have…
Posted by domain reporter on December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
According to the pokernewsdaily.com , the Commonwealth of Kentucky filed a motion today “to add parties to its case and amend its original complaint.” In September 2008, the Commonwealth seized 141 domains and several hearing and appeals later the battle goes on. The Supreme Court of Kentucky heard oral arguments on the case in October and the decision is expected…
Posted by domain reporter on December 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Senator Stephen Urquhart a state senator in Utah, and Chairman of the Transportation and Public Utilities and Technology Committee, is sponsoring a law called the “UTAH E-COMMERCE INTEGRITY ACT” which among other things “prohibits the registration of domain names under certain circumstances, commonly referred to as cybersquatting and provides civil and criminal penalties for violation. The bill as a whole is similar to the Snowe Bill introduced …