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The Academy of Motion Pictures dropped its pending lawsuit against Network Solutions for registering domain names that play off the popular terms ‘Academy Awards’ and ‘Oscar’. During the case, Network Solutions argued that they are not required by law to screen domain registrations for potential trademark infringement. The ruling stated …
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Eugene Kashpureff said ‘forget it’ to the Canadian system when he was granted the right to oppose his extradition. Instead, he should be in the hands of the FBI by Friday. Once back in the US, Kashpureff will face wire and computer fraud charges after hijacking the site visitors of …
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As the impending end of Network Solution’s monopoly on the domain registration market looms near, the company is scurrying to save whatever business they can by making their site easier to use and improving their billing system, and making their services and site more competitive.…
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HERNDON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/— Network Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSOL) today announced the completion of one of the world’s largest Internet-based transaction billing systems. The new system provides for the reliability and scalability required to better manage Network Solutions’ rapidly growing worldwide Internet domain name registration services in the .com, …
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A federal judge ruled in favor of Network Solutions in a suit launched by an individual claiming the domain registry had sold their trademarked domain names to unauthorized companies.…
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The FBI finally caught up with Eugene Kashpureff and arrested him in Toronto today for hijacking InterNIC’s site address and sending browsers to his own site, AlterNIC, instead. Network Solutions (InterNIC’s ‘owner’) recently filed civil charges against Kashpureff, but dropped them and settled out of court when he publicly apologized.…
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Both Network Solutions and the National Science Foundation (NSF) were mentioned in an anti-trust suit filed on behalf of potential domain name registrants who believed the two organizations conspired to keep competing registrars out of the domain name industry.…
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Congress set aside $23 million dollars to be spent through the NSF (National Science Foundation) on the White House’s Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative. The plan is to increase the speed and usability of online applications. The funds congress set aside come from the $34.2 million fund from Network Solutions …
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The US Government doubts that the DNS transition from Network Solutions to the public sector will happen due to lack of planning. Despite seeing evidence that the public sector is ready to take control of the domain name system, they have yet to be convinced that Network Solutions will be …
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Network Solutions (NSOL) opened their doors to the public today at $25 a share. They reached a high of 26 3/4 before the day closed…
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The Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Larry Irving, announced that their contract with Network Solutions would likely continue for up to six months after the end of their March ‘cut-off date’. The NSF agrees that they haven’t had enough time to put a new data system into place and won’t walk …
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Congress began hearings today to decide whether or not the Internets domain name system is ready for Network Solutions to withdraw from their role as the only registry. Congress, along with other committees involved in the domain registry solution want a solid exit plan with a structured strategy for the …
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When PGMedia requested that their name servers be added to Network Solution’s root-server, they had no idea it would lead to battling the National Science Foundation. After filing an anti-trust suit against Network Solutions (who now claims to have full ownership of a database that most say is public domain …
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As Network Solution’s hold on the domain registry monopoly comes closer to ending, the Internet Society, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, delivered an outline on how to objectively handle the domain name registry system to the Commerce Department.…
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Network Solutions accidentally deleted an important root zone file on Saturday afternoon, causing WebCom customers (over 4,000 account holders) to disappear from cyberspace. WebCom’s executive vice president sent an employee to physically show up at Network Solution’s door after not being able to contact them by phone (their help desk …
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After Eugene Kashpureff’s hack on InterNIC (Network Solution’s name server system), the company sent out a patch that would help solve the open vulnerabilities in systems and keep such hacks from happening again. Network Solutions shows disappointment that most administrators have not installed the patch.…
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Kashpureff, the founder of AlterNIC and the one who launched a hack attack on Network Solutions InterNIC name server system, publicly apologized for his action and vowed he’d ‘never do it again.‘ Kashpureff also claims he will not give up the fight to keep companies like Network Solutions from owning …
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The battle between Network Solutions and AlterNIC took a step outside the courts today as Network Solutions canceled a court hearing for a restraining order against AlterNIC founder, Eugene Kashpureff.…
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In the alternative-domain-name-battle, Network Solutions tried to convince a Federal Judge to grant a restraining order against Eugene Kashpureff, founder of the radical AlterNIC service, who had recently launched hack attacks against InterNIC’s name server system. The Judge told Network Solutions that it was clear that damage had been done, …
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After ‘hijacking’ the InterNIC database for two weeks, Eugene Kaspureff, founder of the radical AlterNIC service, finally shut down his DNS hack when he was named in a civil lawsuit from Network Solutions.…
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Network Solutions the sole company authorized to register domain names, plans an initial public offering that looks to bring in upwards of $35 million in capital to the company.…
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In a fury of emails flying around the net, panic set in that the Internet was going black. The emails implied that the main domain name system would collapse on July 4th. Luckily, all rumors were a false alarm.…
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The White House announced that it will send out a request for comments on how the domain name system should be handled in the future. The National Science Foundation will no longer administrate domain names next March, when, at the same time, it stops funding InterNIC, which Network Solutions operates. …
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Vint Cerf, senior vice president of MCI Communications and the man generally credited with creating the internet, opened both barrels on Network Solutions for their claim of ownership over the databases of internet domain names.…
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The US Government has rejected a plan to expand and privatize the domain name industry put together by the appointed International Ad Hoc Committee. The group aims to create more competition in the industry, which is currently controlled by a Network Solutions monopoly, assisted by the US government. It is …
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