Last week nine websites that allowed people to download or stream TV programmes and films for free were closed down (see here), their domains seized by the US federal government. These sites included tvshack.net, Movies-Links.tv, FilesPump.com, Now-Movies.coms along with five others. These sites were targeted as part of a new initiative, aimed at combating Internet [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Domain name’
Preventing the cybersquatters and name squatting opportunists
It is obviously easier and cheaper to prevent cybersquatting and name squatting by pre-emptively protecting your brand and blocking your trade marks from being used by others. For those who have missed the chance to register their business names with Facebook (see earlier post) the solution is to set up a Page and then register [...]
Buying the SUCKS.COM version of your brand?
Domain names are an important aspect of branding. When registering domain names people often wonder which domains to buy. Some advisers advocate buying the sucks.com version of your brand to protect against aggrieved consumers who may want to vent anger against the brand. However, it is clear from the case of blogger and investment advisor [...]
Domain Name Expansion – ICANN
The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently approved a recommendation to expand the number of Top Level Domains (TLDs) from the existing 21 TLDs to what could eventually become thousands of domain names. The sudden availability of domain names provides an opportunity for businesses to choose a domain [...]
