This article was co-authored by Wiley Rein LLP partner Megan L. Brown and attorney Michael L. Diakiwski, who both practice in the firm's Telecom, Media & Technology and Privacy & Cybersecurity practices. Security for Internet-connected devices, the "Internet of Things" (IoT), is critically important. Now, more than ever, it is top of mind [...] Continue reading →

Various news outlets on Wednesday reported Boeing being hit by the WannaCry virus; the incident had initially triggered a widespread alarm within the company. Boeing feared the virus could hit equipment used in functional tests of airplanes ready to roll out and potentially 'spread to airplane software.' However the company later released a statement saying [...] Continue reading →

A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on March 28, 2018. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing where [...] Continue reading →

After the Brexit vote, I wrote that there could be an impact on EU registrants based in the UK. Over the past year, the UK government has been engaged in negotiations with the EU to navigate the application of Article 50 and the UK's exit from the European Union. While there has been [...] Continue reading →

Earlier this week, I received an offer for a domain name that had its BIN price listed on its landing page. I proceeded to negotiate with the prospect, and I told him he need to come up to a certain number to get a deal done. A couple of hours passed, and I received an [...] Continue reading →

It’s hard to write a post about .id without mentioning Freud, but I’ll spare you… even though it’s repressing my unconscious need to feed the impulse. Ok ok, I’ll stop. .id is the ccTLD of Indonesia, and if Wikipedia is to be trusted, it’s “very popular.” But .id as a namespace is interesting in [...] Continue reading →

European Commission says United Kingdom registrants will not be able to renew their domains after Brexit is completed. Last year a DNW Podcast listener asked me what Brexit would mean for people in the UK. At the time, it was unclear. It’s looking more and more likely that they will lose their domain names because [...] Continue reading →