ISPs May Be Required to Remove Content, Shutdown Websites Under New EU-Wide...
Under a draft legislation approved by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on Tuesday, national enforcement authorities would be required to have a set of powers to detect and halt...
View ArticleHow Long Does a URS Case Take?
The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) — which allows a trademark owner to suspend certain domain names, especially those in the "new" gTLDs — was designed as a quicker and less-expensive...
View ArticleTrademarks and Domain Names Composed of Common Terms
The lexical material from which trademarks are formed is drawn from the same social and cultural resources available to everyone else, which includes domain name registrants. Since trademarks are...
View ArticlePassive Holding of Domain Names and the Argument for Bad Faith or Forfeiture
There is a misconception among some trademark owners and their counsel that passive holding of domain names alone, Sandy Frank Film Syndication, Inc. v. Ralph Zita, FA1612001706714 (Forum February 14,...
View ArticleDissecting the (Likely) Forthcoming Repeal of the FCC's Privacy Rulemaking
Last week, the House and Senate both passed a joint resolution that prevent's the new privacy rules from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from taking effect; the rules were released by the...
View ArticleOperator of .feedback Says Breach Cured, Threatens MarkMonitor for Disclosure...
It has been reported that Jay Westerdal, CEO of ‘.feedback’, has confirmed the registry has cured the breached in response to ICANN ruling reported last month. In addition, Trevor Little of World...
View ArticleEncryption and Securing Our Digital Economy
As G20 leaders from around the world gather this week, Germany wants them to agree to a concrete plan — one that includes affordable Internet access across the world by 2025, common technical standards...
View ArticleGerman Minister Calls for Rules Allowing Nations to Attack Foreign Hackers
"Germany is trying to beef up its cyber defense, after the interior minister called for rules that allow nations to attack foreign hackers targeting critical infrastructure." Stefan Nicola reporting in...
View ArticleWhile Cyberspace Is Entering an Era of Warring States, There Remains a Chance...
For the non-state actors who are making efforts to approach cybersecurity issue in a different and creative way, the state actors, however, have given clear signs that they have exhausted their...
View ArticleHow to Get a Domain Name Transferred Under the URS
The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is designed to get a domain name suspended, but in some cases this dispute policy can be used to help get a domain name transferred. It's an uncommon result...
View ArticleIn Whose Language? Cybersquatting by Foreigners
There are no gatekeepers to prevent registrants from acquiring domain names incorporating marks that potentially violate third-party rights. Anyone anywhere can acquire domain names composed of words...
View ArticleWhy Cancel a Domain Name in a UDRP Case?
While the most common results of a UDRP proceeding are either transfer of a disputed domain name to a complainant or denial (that is, allowing the respondent to retain it), there is another possible...
View ArticleThe Limits of Notice and Takedown
In The Limits of Filtering, Evan Engstrom and Nick Feamster argue eloquently that the costs of a "takedown-staydown" system to defend against copyright infringement would be prohibitive for online...
View ArticleInternet for All Now: Legislation That Needs Your Support
California was recently reminded that rain can be very dangerous. In February, the nation's tallest dam, the Oroville dam in northern California, became so overloaded with rain that over a 100,000...
View ArticleCraigslist Gets a $40 Million CAN-SPAM Judgment
Classified ad site craigslist is famously protective of its contents. While they are happy for search engines like Google to index the listings, they really, really do not like third parties to scrape...
View ArticleRussia Hacker Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison by U.S. Federal District Court
A 32-year-old Russia man was sentenced on Friday to 27 years in prison for computer hacking crimes that is reported to have caused over $169 million in damages to small businesses and financial...
View ArticleA Lesson from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Domain Name Disputes
While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been making news as the result of controversial changes brought about under the new Trump administration — including the planned removal of...
View ArticleTrump Signs Cybersecurity Executive Order, Experts Weigh in on the New Draft
The long-waited cybersecurity executive order expected to launch sweeping reviews of the federal government's digital vulnerabilities, was signed today by President Trump. Eric Geller reporting in...
View ArticleBalancing Rights: Mark Owners, Emergent Businesses, and Investors
Is there any act more primary than naming? It comes before all else and makes possible what follows. For the most part, names are drawn from cultural assets: collections of words, geographic locations,...
View ArticleHidden in Plain Sight: FCC Chairman Pai's Strategy to Consolidate the U.S....
While couched in noble terms of promoting competition, innovation and freedom, the FCC soon will combine two initiatives that will enhance the likelihood that Sprint and T-Mobile will stop operating as...
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