Domain Names and the Law

• Information Highwaymen and Your Domain
  As with identity theft, domain thieves steal your identity -- the identity used to register and configure your domain name. After that, your website, your email, your online business, and possibly your reputation are theirs.
  
  
• Sex ICANN and Your Domain Name
  One morning, Gary Kremen woke up to find that the domain name sex.com, which he'd registered in 1994, had changed hands and was registered to ex- convict Stephen Michael Cohen. In 1995, Cohen had allegedly written a fake letter with a forged signature to Network Solutions, the registrar. He stated in that letter that control of sex.com was to be turned over to him.
  
  
• Domain Name Dispute Resolution
  Domain Name Dispute Resolution John MacKenzie .COM companies are all the rage with the stock market riding high and falling as the mood shifts. Everybody it appears is going on-line and there has...
  
  
• Domain Name in bad faith or intent
  Domain Name in bad faith or intent ? ravi chamria Registering a domain name with malicious intent or in bad faith is popularly called Cybersquatting in WWW. This is usually done for monetary reasons...
  
  
• Domain name registration and copyright infringement
  Domain name registration and copyright infringement Stanley Spencer A very important question arises in the early stages of development of a web site what would be the most appropriate domain name?...
  
  
• How To Avoid Copyright Infringement When Registering Domain Name
  How To Avoid Copyright Infringement When Registering Domain Name Stanley Spencer One of the most important aspects of choosing a domain name is that it should be non-infringing. This is not an easy...
  
  
• Is Your Domain Name A Trademark Infringement
  Is Your Domain Name A Trademark Infringement? Shelley Lowery I recently received an email from a concerned, fellow Internet business owner, asking for my opinion on an issue that could literally...
  
  
• Warning Your Domain Name Could Infringe On Trademark Rights!
  Warning! Your Domain Name Could Infringe On Trademark Rights! Al Martinovic If you have or are about to purchase a domain name, YOU could be in trouble and you don't even know it yet... See, what the...