Neustar is facing a potential loss of the Dot-US franchise as competitors bid against them. Why might this be of interest to .com registrants? …The issue of antitrust with regards to the .com agreement has never really been properly settled, as a well-funded complainant hasn’t brought forward a case to full fruition in the courts. ICANN sold out the public by agreeing to a settlement that would see its own coffers swell, at the expense of registrants, so they do not count. More…

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In a press release issued today an announcement has been made about the Alliance Registry, a joint venture between Afilias and Go Daddy, which is stated to combine the best in secure technology and marketing capabilities to revitalize the .US top-level domain name. More…

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Coalition Declares War on 'Cybersquatting' and Other Internet Frauds TMCnet - 3 hours ago ‘Cybersquatting’ refers to the practice of registering Web site domain names solely for the purpose of reselling those names to brand- or trademark-holders … Coalition fights misuse of brands Chicago Tribune Coalition Aims to Crack Down on Internet Brand Name Exploitation KCBS all 5 news articles

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According to the majority of the testimony at this month’s “Spam Summit,” held by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the state of the fight against spam is pretty much the same as it has been for the last several years. The two days of presentations can largely be boiled down to the following bullets: Spam volumes continue to increase, being driven by the growth of “botnets”… Oh, and the spam wars are a lot less exciting than they used to be. Case in point: unlike last time, there were no fist-fights at this year’s shindig. More…

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Kieren McCarthy’s latest column at Guardian Unlimited discusses the massive impact — and controversies — that the new top-level domain (TLD) names will bring about. The rules for the creation of TLDs are being relaxed starting next year. From the article: “From 2008, anyone wanting their own piece of the internet is welcome to apply for it. It won’t be cheap (there will an application fee of around $100,000) and it won’t be simple (you have to prove you are capable of running a complex piece of the net’s infrastructure) — but it could mean a change in the way the online world works.” More…

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Original post by submitnews@thewhir.com and software by Elliott Back

Original post by submitnews@thewhir.com and software by Elliott Back

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