Internet-Naming Authority Needs Ethics Rules, US Senator Says
Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) — The organization that manages the Internet’s domain-name system under contract with the U.S. Commerce Department should have “revolving door” ethics rules for its leadership, a...
View ArticleInternet-Naming Authority Needs Ethics Rules, U.S. Senator Says
Enlarge image Senator Ron Wyden In a letter to Commerce Department officials, Senator Ron Wyden said the agency should include ethics and conflict-of-interest rules in any future contract to manage...
View ArticleInternet Overseer Should Review Ethics Policy, Ad Group Says
October 03, 2011, 3:52 PM EDT By Eric Engleman (Adds background on domain-name expansion in fourth paragraph.) Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — The organization that manages the Internet’s domain-name system...
View ArticleName Nightmare: New Vanity Domains Could Cost Retailers Millions, NRF Says
Ready to pour $185,000 into nailing down your E-Commerce site’s domain name all over again? Starting in January 2012, retailers will be able to apply for new top-level domains (TLDs) that will give...
View ArticleInternet domain-name expansion may be a ‘disaster,’ FTC head says
A program to add hundreds of Internet domain names beyond .com and .net may be a “disaster,” U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz told a House Judiciary subcommittee. The program is...
View ArticleCritics stage last-ditch effort to derail domain name expansion plan
Debate around a controversial plan to add hundreds of new domain name extensions to the Internet infrastructure has reached a fever pitch in the nation’s capital, as critics engage in a last-ditch...
View ArticleGoogle Loses Oogle.com Domain Name Dispute
Google and oogle.com will continue to perplex Web users for years to come, following a decision by the National Arbitration Forum to deny the search giant’s quest for the rights to the similar domain...
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