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28-Oct-2007

New Registrants for Cowboys.com

Last week saw embarrassment for American Football team the Dallas Cowboys, whose attorney ashamedly handed back the

28-Oct-2007

Increase in .us Domain Registration

The somewhat unpopular American ccTLD, .us, has finally seen a boost in popularity over the last few months. One registrar reported an in...

27-Oct-2007

Singapore to Introduce Numeric Domains

The ccTLD for Singapore, .sg, will soon feature wholly numeric domain names. Domains with numbers in have been permitted before, but this...

25-Oct-2007

ICANN Investigates Suspected Domain Front-Running

The Security and Stability Advisory Committee of ICANN is examining the causes of the growing suspicion that insider information is being...

21-Oct-2007

ICANN on the Hunt for Vint Cerf Replacement

Father of the Internet Vint Cerf is stepping down from his position of chair of ICANN at the end of this month. Cerf has chaired t...

21-Oct-2007

IFPI Tries to Win Back Domain

After the embarrassing takeover of IFPI.com by The Pirate Bay, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry has reported the...

21-Oct-2007

Dallas Cowboys' Attorney Clueless About Domains

American football team the Dallas Cowboys ashamedly handed back Cowboys.com after their attorney admitted that he hadn’t realised that he...

15-Oct-2007

Anti-Piracy Website Commandeered by Pirates

Software pirates have hijacked the domain name of one of the music industry’s most prominent anti-piracy organisations. IFPI.com, which o...

12-Oct-2007

DotAsia to Ban Phishing Domains

DotAsia has agreed to become the first domain registry to ban domain names which are repeatedly used for phishing sites. Since ...

12-Oct-2007

Dispute Over Military Family Support Group Domain Name

A support group for the families of Illinois military personnel has been granted permission to continue using its

10-Oct-2007

ICANN to Test International Domain Names

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is finally beginning to test top-level domains containing non-Latin chara...

09-Oct-2007

.Asia TLD Launched

In response to the creation of the European-based .eu top-level domain in 2006, the new TLD for Asia, .asia, was conceived and created, f...