Archive for May, 2009

After latest election, power in India remains with family elites – Irish Times

After latest election, power in India remains with family elites
Irish Times, Ireland
“Medicine (or law) is quite different from politics which is in the public domain where representatives are supposed to emerge from within the people and not spring forth from the loins of senior politicians,” the pro-Congress Party Hindustan Times

Facebook Page Sold – DaniWeb

Facebook Page Sold
DaniWeb, VA
Presumably, as with domain names, at some point people who have started up fan pages that are company trademarks may find themselves forced to give them up to the trademark holder — even if they set it up legitimately — rather than being able to use
How to make money from your Facebook profile iTWire
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Ten things to consider before signing your next website contract – Jamaica Observer

Ten things to consider before signing your next website contract
Jamaica Observer, Jamaica
Domain name registration -often the developer will register and manage your domain names, but this can be risky. You must ensure that the details of the registration are correctly set out. For example, while the developer may register your domain names

Hey – wanna buy susanboyle.com from Susan Boyle? – Examiner.com


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Hey – wanna buy susanboyle.com from Susan Boyle?
Examiner.com
They set up a website that often has no more than an offer to sell the domain name, and hope that an interested party comes along. The practice is legal, unless you purchase a domain that is a trademark or is linked to a name that is owned by another

Mel's Pregnant GF Says: Step Off My Domain, Bitch! – PerezHilton.com


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Mel's Pregnant GF Says: Step Off My Domain, Bitch!
PerezHilton.com, CA
Mel Gibson's girlfriend and baby mama Oksana Grigorieva is suing a web hosting company for buying the Oksana Grigorieva domain name and starting a website. The company, DreamHost.com, is accused of "cybersquatting" by creating OksanaGrigorieva.com
Mel's Girlfriend — Don't Squat on Me! TMZ.com
Mel's Baby-Mama Files Cybersquatter Suit E! Online
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Will ICANN drop its biggest revolutionary new idea? Five Reasons – Fibre2fashion.com (subscription)

Will ICANN drop its biggest revolutionary new idea? Five Reasons
Fibre2fashion.com (subscription), India
By : Naseem Javed ICANN, the Internet Authority is up against the wall, and here are the top five reasons for which it may simply drop its greatest revolutionary idea of offering a brand new type of a designer domain name to fit the next generation of

Indian boy apologizes for registering Googblog in his name – Khabrein.info

Indian boy apologizes for registering Googblog in his name
Khabrein.info, India
That's why it's critical to discuss domain name disputes early with your domain name dispute attorney. Now the Geneva-based WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has ordered the transfer of domain name to the US-based search giant after Herit Shah of

Public Comment: Trademark Protection (IRT Final Report)

29 May 2009

Public Comment: IRT Final Report on Trademark Protection in New gTLDs

29 May 2009

Northern American University Sues Porn Site Over Name – KSFY


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Northern American University Sues Porn Site Over Name
KSFY, SD
La Touraine, the company that registered the Naughty American University domain name, started offering pornographic and sexually explicit adult entertainment services in 2003. A spokesperson for National American University told me today it's their
College Seeks Transfer of Naughty America's Domain XBIZ Newswire
college sues porn site over name San Francisco Chronicle
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