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Domain names

New top level domains and the great Internet gold rush

Last week we learned that singer Taylor Swift purchased the domain names TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult in a move designed to prevent others from buying them and misusing her name. She is not alone, already Microsoft bought Office.adult, and Harvard University purchased Harvard.porn. The domain name arms race is on. If Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 7 yearsMarch 28, 2015 ago
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Domain name seizures: The end of the dotcom dominance?

Back in November 2011 the US Department of Justice announced its continuing program of domain name seizures under the authority of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. At the same time, ICE removed the domain from 150 sites allegedly infringing copyright. Back then, I felt that this would be Read more…

By Andres Guadamuz, 10 yearsFebruary 22, 2012 ago
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