1 and 1, one of the largest hosting companies in the world, and a domain name registrar, this morning sent an email to it current customers telling them why they oppose both the Protect-IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and why customers should join the fight against the current bills. Its a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Senate’
gTLDs Opponents Create the Very Confusion They Decry
It’s ironic and amusing that while a few well-connected opponents of the new gTLD program were testifying before the U.S. Senate committee, I was asked to help educate top executives of one of the largest global ad agencies and their major clients on t…
Should the feds have more power to seize domain names? – Los Angeles Times
Before Congress gives the Justice Department more power to seize domain names, maybe it should consider what the government does with the power it already has. Lawmakers are considering bills in the House and Senate that would authorize the DOJ …
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Senate Panel Urges Delay in Rollout of New Domain Names – NationalJournal.com
(OP-ED piece by the TLD Haters which carefully bends soundbites to their desired outcome) Members of a Senate panel appealed on Thursday to the group that manages the Internet’s domain name system to consider delaying its plans for an unlimited expansion of new Internet addresses. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and …
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Ahead of the Bell: Senate panel on domain names – Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate committee is reviewing concerns over a plan to allow Internet address suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just about anything else. A hearing is set for Thursday. Some groups representing …
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Internet domain-name expansion may be a ‘disaster,’ FTC head says – Los Angeles Times
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 more costly than necessary for businesses and …
Web-Name Expansion Could Be ‘Disaster,’ FTC Chairman Says – BusinessWeek
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — A plan 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 more costly than …
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