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First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' Madsen

First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' MadsenMake it a FelonyIf we can make stealing a Domain Name a Felony. The domain name is your identity on the internet and it is worth a FELONY rating yet. Some then why in the world can we NOT make it a FELONY...

Tags: NameMedia, domain, cybersquatting

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Suit claims Google makes millions on typosquatting

Harvard Biz School prof Ben Edelman is suing Google over a deal with typosquatters to place ads on those sites. There are some 10,000 cybersquatting domains out there, according to Citizen Hawk. But that sounds wildly low. Edelman estimates there are a million or more. And Edelman estimates Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Ben Edelman, Cybersquatting, Richard Koman, Class Action

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Cybersquatting escalates in Asia

Cybersquatting escalates in Asia"Cybersquatting" is the same as any other speculationWhat's the difference between getting a domain name registered before XYZ Corp gets around to it and buying land where XYZ Corp wants to build a new factory?I find it ironic that the Bill Clinton who supported and signed the...

Tags: Domain names, property thing, Cybersquatting, Bill Clinton

Discussion threads 2007-10-08

Podcaster loses cybersquat of 'Simpsons Movie' site

Podcaster loses cybersquat of 'Simpsons Movie' siteCybersquatting is a common problemIn this case a relatively small guy wronged a very big entity and lost. In my experience, I ‘backordered' a domain with Godaddy, didn't get it, but was contacted by BuyDomains.com and offered to domain for $10,000. I should never...

Tags: Podcaster, Simpsons Movie, domain, WIPO, Cybersquatting

Discussion threads 2007-07-25

Additional Resources

Cybercrime doesn't pay: well it does, and very well

A large part of me is worried about writing this post because in some way, I could be considered as promoting the idea or inciting people to commit cybercrime. Well, that's not my intention as such - instead I'm taking a more back seat approach to denounce why people commit...

Tags: Cybercrime, Web Site, Hacker, Cybersecurity, Attack, Security Industry, Web Site Development, Government, Phishing, Web Technology, Security, Hacking, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-25

The technologies which will change our lives

We are at a strange place in this world's history, where the Industrial Revolution is over, and we're in the new technological age. So many things have been discovered over the course of the last and this century, and we're still no closer to reaching a technological...

Tags: Earth, Multi-touch, Computing, Technology, Microsoft Research, MSR, Rootkits, Internet, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-24

Internet brand-jacking: What can be learned from Exxon Mobil?

Internet brand-jacking: What can be learned from Exxon Mobil?Is this blackmail?My guess is that this ia actually blackmail.Br, Hessu"Identity is a serious issue on the web"No it's not! And I'm glad it isn't. Only a dumb fool would trust anything he sees on a "social" site, and only a bigger...

Tags: Branding, Service-now.com, brand, Exxon Mobil Corp., Twitter, Web, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

ICANN to OK custom TLDs

ICANN will dramatically expand the world of top-level domains by essentially letting companies and organizations buy their own TLDs, the Journal reports. As the article points out, .ibm and .ebay make handy TLDs, as do .nyc, .sf, and .aclu. it's not just for anyone though â€" it...

Tags: ICANN, Internet, Real Estate, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Online brand-jacking increasing

With the evolving sophistication of online scammers' understanding of social engineering and trust building online, the techniques they use to build authenticity into their scam propositions have started directly influencing a targeted brand's reputation online in the most negative way possible - the loss of a customer's trust into the...

Tags: Brand, Scammer, MarkMonitor, Phishing, Branding, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Top ten worst spam registrars notified by ICANN

In a reponse to the recently released cluster analysis of the top 10 worst domain registrars in terms of spam and junk content hosting domains, the ICANN has taken steps to approach the non-compliant registrars : More than half of those registrars named had already been contacted by ICANN...

Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Domain, Domain Name, Domain Names, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-05-26

U.N. agency ousts record number of 'cybersquatters'

U.N. agency ousts record number of 'cybersquatters'who cares about the un?When did the UN start to become a spokesmouth for domains? They are an irrelvent agency that exists only to give their leftist opionins. Anti-capitalism, anti-gun, anti-american, anti everything. I don't like the idea of cybersquatting however it exists in...

Tags: U.N. Agency

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

ICANN might spit out domain-tasting grace period

ICANN might spit out domain-tasting grace periodPLEASE! DO IT!!!I don't care if the original purpose was for typos. That's a lame excuse. Millions of addresses are locked up by cybersquatters. Many times, they just renew it for another free "trial". Or, another cybersquatter picks them up. They are never freed...

Tags: Typos, grace period, ICANN, domain-tasting grace period

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Waging war against cybersquatting

Waging war against cybersquattingAnd in my caseI purchased a domain intending to set up a real estate site, got part way in the development and was offered a challenging job which I believe in and love. I didnt even think that my chosen name was also used by a national...

Tags: Domain names, domain name, domain

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Chris Pirillo is socialsquatted; does the law care?

Chris Pirillo is on Pownce at pownce.com/chrispirillo, and has 69 friends. Or wait, that's not Chris. I can scarcely catalog the related legal considerations, which include:Can Chris stop someone from using his name and likeness without his consent? Possibly, under right of publicity laws, but the ones...

Tags: Trademark, Tags, Social networking, Live Web, Identity, Free speech, Defamation

Blog posts 2007-07-28

Read the fine print of Google Office

Read the fine print of Google OfficeheheGood points.But....I'm not on M$ side, (neither on Google's side) but al least when you have a corrupted doc, you have it, and can try to recover it or recover the .bak or do something.When and if you lose a document with a online...

Tags: Strategy, agreement, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-02-22

Microsoft puts cybersquatters on notice

Microsoft puts cybersquatters on noticeNo Ax, let's start a companyThere's got to be some Web 2.0 system we can set up so customers can automatically sue everyone they know!It would seem as Microsofts Lawyer'sare suing anyone now if and when they hear a pin drop ."In a world without...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp., alliance, independent inventor

Discussion threads 2006-08-22

Then and now: 5 years ago, Yahoo! was 'Web-office curious'

While using Google this morning to hunt down a story that I once wrote about mysterious cybersquatting practices, I came across a news item circa 2001 with the headline Yahoo hints at Web-based office tools. In that story, Stefanie Olsen wrote:Yahoo is testing demand for a new paid service...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2006-07-19

Dotster named in massive cybersquatting suit

Dotster named in massive cybersquatting suitHang the scumbags from the highest tree.It's always about the money... Just hang the scumbags from the highest tree and do the world a favor.Last I heard of Dotster......I was getting spams from them several times a week. Not at all surprised to hear...

Tags: Spam, Dotster

Discussion threads 2006-06-02

I want my BlackBerry

I want my BlackBerryJust pay upGeeez, you lose in court and have your motions denied 3 times already. NTP gains nothing from a RIM collapse - so its in their interest to make modest demands. Maybe a sort of merging can occur, and the new company could start shooting down...

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, patent holder, Research In Motion Ltd., NTP

Discussion threads 2005-12-08

U.N. agency says it's ready to govern the Net

U.N. agency says it's ready to govern the NetSure forcefully take the Internet away from the U.S, Won't happen!Who made it and governs it. The United Nations isn't a government or higher than any government's law.The U.N need to prove they are competitent firstThe U.N. has proven over and over...

Tags: Domain names, VeriSign Inc., ICANN, U.N. Agency, DNS, Internet

Discussion threads 2005-09-30