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THE .TV DOMAIN NAME & THE STORY OF THE INTERNET

Posted on September 19, 2014 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

Actually, Al Gore didn’t invent the Internet. But we (the United States) did. The predecessor was something called the ARPANET, the concept for which was devised by one J.C.R. Licklider who was hired by the U.S. military to interconnect their … Continue reading →

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NEW DOMAIN NAMES MAY BRING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS CHALLENGES

Posted on June 22, 2014 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

On June 16, 2012 under the heading, “New Domain Names Bring New Challenges To Protecting Your Brand” I wrote about the challenges to brand protection likely to arise from the approval by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and … Continue reading →

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SAUDI OBJECTIONS TO NEW GTLD’S

Posted on August 26, 2012 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

In my June 16th post titled, “New Domain Names Bring New Challenges,” I discussed some of the potential issues that could arise from ICANN’s approval of new generic top level domains, including such domains as .ADULT and .PORN. Well apparently … Continue reading →

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NEW DOMAIN NAMES BRING NEW CHALLENGES TO PROTECTING YOUR BRAND

Posted on June 16, 2012 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

On Wednesday, June 13, 2012 ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers published the full list of submissions for new generic top level domains. The owners of these domains will no longer be limited to .net, .com, .org, … Continue reading →

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NEW DOMAIN NAMES TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW IN LONDON

Posted on June 12, 2012 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

Effective Thursday January 12th, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, will allow applications for new generic Top Level Domains. In English, this means that you will no longer be limited to .NET, .COM, .EDU, .ORG, .US, .XXX, … Continue reading →

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YOUR TRADEMARK/BRAND COULD BECOME X-RATED

Posted on September 22, 2011 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved the establishment of a new Internet top-level domain, e.g., .NET, .COM for sexually explicit material. This new domain is .XXX and may be used by providers of online adult … Continue reading →

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IS YOUR DOMAIN NAME TOO LONG?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by ERIC WACHSPRESS

If you registered a trademark in any country on or before July, 30 2008, you have the opportunity until June 10, 2010 to register a .CO domain name ahead of the general public . The domain name must be an … Continue reading →

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