Fergal O’Byrne, who is CEO of the Irish Internet Association, was one of the panelists involved in the interview regarding cybersquatting the other day. Yesterday afternoon he posted at length explaining and clarifying his and the association’s position on squatting. Head over there if you want to give them your thoughts.
Category: Domain Squatters
Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence
What do Bebo and Adidas have in common? At first glance, probably very little, however they’ve both fallen prey to an Irish based domain squatting operation based in Dublin’s Digital Hub. Gabor Varga seems to think that he is a legitimate businessman, whereas trademark holders and their legal teams would probably have a very different… Continue reading Trademark Infringement Is Due To Negligence
Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
A few days ago I posted about the state of the EU. This was prompted in part by the first part of John’s excellent study into the .eu namespace and activity therein and partially by Eurid’s latest promotional campaign. My post here may have gone unnoticed, but shortly after it appeared on CircleID Jay Westerdal… Continue reading Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives
Google vs EUBrowser
I’ve been following the antics of EUBrowser for some time now, but I almost missed the Google domains! John, luckily, spotted that little move. I didn’t spot the handover, as the domains were subject to a UDRP that was cancelled, so no decision was published. To date we’ve seen only a handful of their domains… Continue reading Google vs EUBrowser
.EU Deletions Uncovered
The first anniversary of .eu has come and gone and with it many EU domains have ceased to exist. At the beginning of last month I was wondering how many EU domains would drop off the ‘net completely and it now seems that the number was in excess of 250k. John speculates that a lot… Continue reading .EU Deletions Uncovered
AU Deregulation Bad?
One of the strongest selling points of a regulated ccTLD is security and peace of mind. What that translates into in practice is that there is a slightly higher degree of control over who gets to register domains. In Ireland, for example, the IEDR has been able to vaunt the IE ccTLD due to its… Continue reading AU Deregulation Bad?
EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
I mentioned on my main blog some of the shenanigans at the EUrid session at ICANN in Lisbon. What I failed to mention was the much talked about code of conduct. (The temptation to make snide remarks about the choice of domain is strong, but I shall resist!) I would apologise for that oversight, however… Continue reading EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened
I mentioned only a couple of weeks ago the UDRP decision against EUBrowser (Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho) for buy-sell.ie. In that first UDRP the complaint was lodged by a relatively small Irish company, whereas in this case the stakes were higher: Adidas AG and Adidas (Ireland) Limited v. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho Some… Continue reading EUBrowser Lose Second UDRP Adidas.ie – The Floodgates may have opened
EUBrowser Loses UDRP – buy-sell.ie
While browsing the WIPO archives I came across a decision that caught my attention: B & S Limited v. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho Although I’m subscribed to the daily newsletter I must have missed that one which was published back in January. Gabor Varga and Jozsef Petho have registered a very large number of… Continue reading EUBrowser Loses UDRP – buy-sell.ie
Where are all the domains?
If you were to give a cursory glance at the top list on WebHosting.info you would have to be forgiven for not thinking that there are some very odd patterns: A disproportionate number of the nameservers listed would appear to belong to domain parking companies, while the remainder would probably have a large percentage of… Continue reading Where are all the domains?