In a class action suit against Network Solutions and the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal judge has ruled that the collection of $15 per domain name registration (a 30% fee) was an illegal tax. The judge has yet to decide on how and if to award plaintiffs. [...] Continue reading →

The popular online yellow pages directory, BigBook, recently sold its domain name and trademark rights to GTE New Media Services Inc., the company that runs the popular yellow pages and commerce SuperPages site. [...] Continue reading →

24 country music stars formed a coalition to file a lawsuit against Jim Salmon, who had bought domain names containing the names of famous stars and pointed many of them to the porn site whitehouse.com. Salmon claimed he was upset by the whitehouse.com site and was trying to raise public awareness. [...] Continue reading →

In a recent statement from the Internet Council of Registrars (CORE), Alan Hanson, chairman, said that international consensus will disappear under the US’s plan. [...] Continue reading →