Concerns U.S. Domain Name Blocking Powers Could Be Abused

 September 28th, 2010

The USA's Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) has some concerned that it would give the U.S. government the power to globally block access to a domain anywhere, anytime and for a multitude of reasons.
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Spammers Increasingly Using Russian Domain Names

 September 26th, 2010

Noticed more spam coming from domains in Russia? It's no coincidence - it seems many spammers are shifting from China to spam-tolerant Russian domain name registrars.
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Over 196 Million Domain Names Registered

 September 22nd, 2010

The second quarter of 2010 ended with in excess of 196 million domain names being currently registered. That works out to one for every 34 people on the planet.
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U.S Bill To Crack Down On "Pirate" Domains

 September 21st, 2010

A group of U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to crack down on online piracy that is designed to cut off cash flow to the perpetrators; whether they are located in the USA or overseas.
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Domain Name Privacy Study

 September 19th, 2010

A recent ICANN sponsored study has found at least 18% of domain name registrations under the most popular 5 top level domain names are likely to have been registered using a privacy or proxy service.
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Politicians Losing Domain Names To Cybersquatters

 September 16th, 2010

The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has published a study showing only 25 percent of the domain names associated with U.S. political identities actually belonged to the appropriate member of Congress.
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ICANN Chief Warns Internet Governance Could "Slip From Our Grasp"

 September 15th, 2010

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania; ICANN's CEO warned against a shift away from the current multi-stakeholder governance model upon which the Internet of today has flourished.
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