Owners of AlterNIC and Macro Computer Systems, two companies currently selling alternative domain name registrations, such as .biz, are up in arms over the new proposal by InterNIC and IANA to create up to 50 new TLDs. According to Karl Denniger of Macro Computer Systems, "They are basically squatting on what is public property. I [...] Continue reading →

As more and more domain names being registered through Network Solutions, who operates InterNIC, more and more domain disputes are popping up. Because of the increase in domain disputes, Network Solutions has re-defined it's dispute policy, which states that domains are sold on a first-come, first-sold basis and that user's must bear any legal burden's [...] Continue reading →

Frustrated with Network Solutions hold on the .com, .net, and .org domains, two companies (Macro Computer Systems and Alternic) have begun creating a series of new TLDs (top-level domain names) and are selling them directly to users. Only those sold through Network Solutions are officially recognized by InterNIC and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), [...] Continue reading →

A new company, Online Ombuds Office, offers a new web-based mediation service, allowing parties to avoid court rooms and instead settle their disputes using online mediation. In addition to mediating domain disputes, the company also mediates intellectual property disputes and disputes in five additional categories. [...] Continue reading →

VeriSign and Network Solutions announced a partnership today that allows Network Solutions users to sign up for a VeriSign Digital ID when they register their domain name through the domain registry service. The digital ID's work as a security certificate, verifying the identity of the holder. [...] Continue reading →

MSNBC's website, www.msnbc.com, went offline during the debut of the site (a joint partnership between Microsoft and NBC) for failing to pay their $100 registration fee. InterNIC has been cracking down on companies failing to pay their fees by threatening to take them offline. [...] Continue reading →

Network Solutions has deleted an additional 9,272 domain names for failing to pay their annual $50 domain name fees. Those waiting to purchase the recently deleted domains will have to wait says a Network Solutions spokesperson. All deleted domains will have a 60 day waiting period, allowing the original owners to reclaim them before they [...] Continue reading →