New Policy Finds Favour for Dot-IE Disputes [Audio]
In July IE Domain Registry (IEDR) introduced an Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy (ADRP) for domain name disputes. The [...]
Levelling the Field for Domain Disputes in Chile [Audio]
Like anything that has value, domain names can be the subject of disputes, which is why dispute resolution [...]
IEDR Wants YOUR Input! Should An Aftermarket For IE Domains Be Allowed?
Over the past year or so I've been involved with the IEDR's Policy Advisory Committee along with representatives from [...]
Speaking About Domains & ICANN To Thousands Of Trademark Types
Next week is the INTA annual conference in Orlando, Florida. INTA is the international trademark association, whose members [...]
ICANN 55 Next Week In Marrakech
As you may know, ICANN holds three public meetings every year. The most recent one, ICANN 54, was [...]
Trademark Claims Notices
As part of the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPMs) that ICANN implemented for new top level domain names they [...]
Don’t Ignore The Internet’s Nuts and Bolts
The internet as we know it is under constant attack. I don't mean by DDOS or other "charming" [...]
Anonymous Targets Irish Government Sites In Response To “Irish SOPA”
The last couple of days have been very "interesting". As I mentioned previously, the Irish government intends to [...]
Say No To An Irish SOPA Style Law Say Yes To Democracy
Remember SOPA? We didn't like it and it was pretty clear that a lot of internet users weren't [...]
Blacknight Does Not Support SOPA
We've always been strong believers in striking as sane a balance as possible between privacy, freedom of expression [...]
IRMA, Eircom and the Death of Freedom
I was brought up to be proud of my heritage. Having lived and worked outside Ireland I was [...]