On Monday Microsoft got a federal court in Alexandria, Va. to grant an order to deactivate hundreds of domain names that the company said were linked to botnet named Waledac. The court order was issued under seal, that means not made public and without any notice to the domain holders before the order was granted or the shut down occurred. Microsoft says the defendants were linked to more … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Godaddy Starts Affiliate Program @ 20% For All Customers On All Products
Go Daddy.com sent out a press release today announcing the broad opening of an an Affiliate program that pays commissions of 20% to any Godaddy customer that has a "shopper account". An affiliate, can choose from more than 100 Go Daddy banner or text ads to post on your existing Web site, blog, or Facebook. Affiliates earn commissions not only on domain name purchases, but on all … [Read more...]
Italy Finds 3 Google Execs Guilty Criminally For Online Videos Posted On Google Video
In what could be a legal decision having wide implications around the world, an Italian judge on Wednesday held three Google executives criminally responsible for an online video of an autistic teenager being bullied. The charges stemmed from a 2006 video posted on Google Video, thevideo-sharing service Google ran before acquiring YouTube. The footage showed an autistic student being pushed, … [Read more...]
Baidu.com Launches It New Media Site Using a LLLL: QIYI.com
China's largest search engine Baidu.com announced today it is going to launch an independent online video website subsidiary under the brand name Qiyi.com. The subsidiary's CEO Gong Yu said the "Qiyi" video platform will carry films and TV series including HD programs. This marks a continuation of major media branding using LLLL domains to launch new sites. Interestingly enough the … [Read more...]
WIPO: You Need To Know The Trademarks Of Mexico Too
In a case involving the domain name, Bachoco.com, a one person WIPO panel held in favor of the trademark holder. The term Bachoco is the subject of a trademark registered in Mexico in 1989 and a US trademark registered in July 2003. The domain name was created in 2002. The panel found that although Bachoco is a mountain region in Mexico that the Mexico trademark coupled with the use of … [Read more...]
Why The ICA Objected To The Contract To Run The .XXX Extension In 2007 & Still Does
Back In February 2007 the Internet Commerce Association (the"ICA") wrote to ICANN objecting to the contract ICANN was considering entering into the ICM Registry to run the .xxx extension. With the ICM Registry taking the position yesterday, that the Independent Panel's decision mandates that ICANN enters into a contract with them to operate the .xxx registry and that they start offering .xxx … [Read more...]
Google Sued By Advertiser For Dropping Its Quality Score & Increasing Prices 10,000%
Domainers are all too well aware of the quality scores that Google imposes on publishers/domainers which winds up adjusting the payments that publishers/domainers receive for the traffic it sends to Google. Google apparently also sets up quality scores for at least some of their advertisers which effect the amount that advertisers are required to pay to Google for the traffic. This quality … [Read more...]