It is of vitial importance that anyone who owns even one domain, write to their Senator expressing your opposition to the Snowe Bill.
The ICA prepared a form letter to help guide you draft your letter, but as they point out, make the letter your own, including your own circumstances and how the Bill would effect […]

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In an article published today in the New York Times, it was reviled that Enom.com shut down around 80 domains owned by a non-US citizen and resident, Steve Marshall.

It is important to note that, Mr. Marshall is a British national, lives in Spain where he operates a travel agency selling trips to Europeans who want […]

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Elliot announced on his blog 

the he is auctioning off the domain
PuertoRicanVacation.com
and giving 100% of the proceeds to the ICA.  The auction closes Wednesday.
It is a no reserve auction.
Elliots whole posts reads:
I am auctioning PuertoRicanVacation.com on my blog with ALL funds going to the ICA. Highest bid submitted to my blog by this coming Wednesday, […]

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The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has posted their position on the  Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008, proposed in congress on Monday.
The following is from the ICA:
 
Snowe Bill Threatens Domain Name Registrants with “Infringement” Enforcement That is More Expansive and Punitive Than the UDRP or Trademark Law
 
On February 25, 2008 U.S. Senator Olympia […]

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We know the bill is properly known as The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008, but to the extent that creates civil and criminal offenses for owning domains having nothing to do with Phishing scams, we are calling it the Domain Stealing Bill.
To this end Mr. Larry Fischer, a brilliant guy and good friend, blogged […]

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Yesterday Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) with support of Senator, Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and Senator, Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced, a bill entitled “The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008″

The stated purpose of the bill is to stop the practice of phishing e-mails and websites.

A Phishing is a scam whereby people receive e-mails or […]

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