Why Facebook Is Not a Common Carrier
The ever-entertaining Fifth Circuit has recently upheld a strange Texas law that forbids most kinds of social media mode… Read more
Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief: 351.5 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q2 2022
Today, we released the latest issue of The Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2022 close… Read more
Hijacked IP Addresses
From time to time, a party can get out of control. Raucous celebration can become careless, even destructive. Combine a… Read more
Your Choice
Let's face it. The suppression of free speech is happening all over the Internet. Examples range from fanatics shouting… Read more
Profiling the Massive Infrastructure Behind the Democratic National Committee Cyberintrusion
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) breach was a high-profile cyber attack in recent history. Years later, the cyber… Read more
ICANN’s Accountability and Transparency – a Retrospective on the IANA Transition
As we passed five years since the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority transition took place, my co-authors and I paused… Read more
The 12 GHz Battle
A big piece of what the FCC does is to weigh competing claims to use spectrum. It seems like there have been non-stop in… Read more
Is Your Software a Top Impersonation Target?
Anything conveniently obtainable online is often ripe for cybercriminal picking, and that's certainly true for the most… Read more
Brand Registry Group .brand Brief, ICANN75
The Brand Registry Group (BRG) is the global association of companies and organizations working together to champion the… Read more
Satellite Cell Service: What’s Coming
T-Mobile and Starlink made a joint announcement recently about an arrangement where Starlink will enable voice and texti… Read more
XCSSET Shows How Threat Actors Cope with OS Changes, Does Away with Python Like macOS
Just as software and hardware vendors push upgrades and updates for their products and services to stay secure against t… Read more
Radix Turns 10, Celebrates With We Are X Campaign
Radix, the largest portfolio nTLD Registry with over 5.5 million domains under management, marked its 10th anniversary l… Read more
Registration Patterns of Deceptive Domains
A key requirement for a bad actor wanting to launch a brand attack is the registration of a carefully chosen domain name… Read more
Cable Companies Tout Speed Increases
Last month, NCTA -- The Internet and Television Association -- posted an article on its website touting the big increase… Read more
6 MONTH COMPREHENSIVE WIPO REVIEW – PART 2
In Part 1 of this Comprehensive Review, we reported the total number of cases, the total number of panelists who heard t… Read more
6 MONTH COMPREHENSIVE WIPO REVIEW
As I mentioned in last week’s review of the FORUM Panelists (http:”neusnews.com/2022/07/6-month-comprehensive-forum-revi… Read more
FORUM CASE AND PANELIST ANNUAL REPORT
The FORUM is the alternative to WIPO, but not as many cases are heard. In fact, for the last 6 months, the FORUM delibe… Read more
WIPO CASE AND PANELISTS ANNUAL REPORT
In spite of the pandemic, or maybe because of it, there were 2,021 complaints heard by WIPO panelists in the past 6 mont… Read more
BAD UDRP DECISIONS AT THE FORUM
In reviewing 77 contested cases in the last 6 months at the FORUM, I found what I believe to be a few very bad decisions… Read more
COMPARING FORUM AND WIPO DECISIONS
The two largest providers for UDRP claims are WIPO and the FORUM. However, while WIPO published 2,050 decisions in the… Read more
WIPO DECISIONS FINDING RDNH for the 6 months ended June 30, 2021
It seems that the Panelists at WIPO are finding Complainants and their attorneys guilty of Abuse of the UDRP Process, kn… Read more
WIPO GOOD DECISIONS, BAD DECISIONS AND RDNH OFFENDERS
In the first 6 months of 2021, there have been a few very good decisions, but also a number of very bad decisions that I… Read more
WIPO PANELISTS SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
With 2,050 decisions by panelists in the last 6 months, WIPO has been very active in UDRP cases. 1,728 of those cases w… Read more
OUR BIGGER AND BETTER ANNUAL UDRP REVIEW – PART 2 – FORUM
This is Part 2 of our Annual UDRP Review; Panelists provided by the FORUM. Like WIPO, 87% of the cases decided by Panel… Read more
Electric Vehicles – EV – Key Legal Issues
Electric Vehicles – Key Legal Issues This has become a massive area of growth in the technology world and we have repres… Read more
Legal Implications of the Metaverse
What is the Metaverse? The metaverse is the transformation of how we engage with platforms and other users on the intern… Read more
Expensive Breach of Data Protection Laws – ICO’s fine of BA
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined British Airways (BA) £20milllion after the airline failed to adequ… Read more
Social Media Influencers and Staying Legal!
If you are a social media influencer, congratulations! You have managed to build a platform on your social media accoun… Read more
SM&B Seed to Series B: Raising Funds in Business
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Fundraising – Legal Issues & Strategic Considerations
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GDPR: The legal implications (Video 1)
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GDPR: The legal implications (Video 2 – Financial penalties)
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GDPR: The legal implications (Video 3 – What is personal data?)
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GDPR: The legal implications (Video 4 – Data in the public domain)
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.au Domain Names: Direct Registrations All You Need to Know
Businesses will soon have access to a greater choice of domain names. As of 24 March 2022 at UTC 0:00, .au direct regist… Read more
Australia’s New Domain Names Rules At a Glance
Australia’s domain name rules[1] are in for their biggest shake up in 20 years after the consolidation of over 30 polici… Read more
Money.com.au – Record Sale
Cooper Mills Lawyers would like to congratulate Shaun McGowan in his recent acquisition of money.com.au and the launch o… Read more
Cybersquatting numbers continue to rise: WIPO reports
The latest World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) statistics reveal that the number of domain name disputes hav… Read more
Cybersquatting at an all time high: Says WIPO
The latest World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) statistics reveal that the number of domain name disputes hav… Read more
Are you ready for the mandatory data breach notification law?
The federal data breach notification law comes into force on 22 February 2018. The law makes it mandatory for businesses… Read more
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme Coming in 2018
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme coming in 2018 – Mandatory “eligible data breach” notification provisions under the Noti… Read more
Tiffany Wins Trademark Battle
Tiffany & Co awarded over $US19 million after winning trademark battle A U.S. federal judge has ordered Costco Wholesale… Read more
Thailand Joins the Madrid System
Thailand has become the 99th member of the Madrid System after the Government of Thailand signed on to the Madrid Protoc… Read more
Amazon Starts Trademark War
After officially announcing their move to Australia in early 2017, online retailing giant, Amazon, has taken on a small… Read more
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Securing Your Contract
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Where To Start With Contracts And Agreements
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Securing and Protecting your Domain
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Web Apps and Intellectual Property
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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I’m Booked for MERGE in Orlando
I just booked my trip to MERGE in Orlando and am excited to go! The conference is September 14-19, 2018, at the Hilton O… Read more
16 Interesting and Little-Known facts about Domain Names You Didn’t Know*
When it comes to the Internet and what makes it tick, the simple answer is: domains. Domains play an integral part in ho… Read more
Internet Commerce Association Events at Namescon
By Zak Muscovitch The Internet Commerce Association has two great events planned for Namescon, and will also be busy the… Read more
Show Your Support for Frank Michlick, CIRA Board of Directors Nominee
By Zak Muscovitch. I just showed my support for Frank Michlick, who is running for a position on the Canadian Internet R… Read more
DomainNameWire’s Latest Podcast: Domain Name Leasing and Options
By Zak Muscovitch I am relatively new to podcasts - listening to them, and certainly being interviewed on one, so I was… Read more
Planning on Going to India for DomainX or ICANN?
By Zak Muscovitch. Two big upcoming conferences are taking place in India; DomainX in August, and ICANN in November. I h… Read more
Bring Your Domain Name Leasing Questions to Namescon® 2016
By Zak Muscovitch. Last year at Namescon, my Domain Name Leasing Workshop was (to my surprise) packed, and attendees got… Read more
Namescon® 2016 Session: 2015 Domain Legal Developments
By Zak Muscovitch. 2015 saw some very interesting cases in domain name law. On Monday, January 11, 2016, at 1 pm, the… Read more
The Future of the Internet Belongs to India
By Zak Muscovitch On my recent trip to India for the DomainX conference, I found that the excitement and anticipation… Read more
DomainSherpa’s Unprecedented Exploration of Domain Name Leasing
By Zak Muscovitch. Thanks to Michael Cyger's DomainSherpa, you can get watch an unprecedented 1.5+ hour exploration of d… Read more
CONTENT SHARING FAN SITE LEGAL GUIDE
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Dear Abby, need advice on censorship
North Carolinian Steve Cooksey writes a diabetes blog peppered with exclamation points and capital letters, a blog that… Read more
Unspoken Words: The Chilling Effect of NSA Surveillance Abuses
In early 2012 when the news first went mainstream that the NSA was building its “Spy Center” in Utah, public reaction wa… Read more
Regulating Internet Gaming: Challenges and Opportunities
Mr. Walters’ most recent publication is a book chapter on advertising best practices included in “Regulating Internet Ga… Read more
Quick2257 App: Record-keeping Goes Mobile
LONGWOOD, Fla. — Industry attorneyLawrence Walters has released Quick2257, a new iOS app that simplifies the process of… Read more
California May See ‘Revenge Porn’ Bill Sequel in 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After spearheading the successful “revenge porn” bill passed by the Legislature in October, Sen. An… Read more
FIRE and Broad Coalition File Brief Defending Free Speech in Student ‘Facebook Collage’ Case
ATLANTA, December 17, 2013—Yesterday evening, 11 organizations joined the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education… Read more
Bit by Bit
The virtual currency Bitcoin has been making headlines since its inception in 2009. Billed as a secure, non-regulated, d… Read more
New York Times covers creative use of Google Trends evidence in obscenity case
Lawrence Walters, a Florida lawyer who is an expert in obscenity law, said that there was nothing inherently illegal abo… Read more
Legal Overview of Daily Fantasy Sports
The Evolution of Daily Fantasy Sports By: Neil Braslow, Esq. Walters Law Group It is estimated that nearly $100 billion… Read more
Lexsynergy Blog Has Moved
This blog is no longer in use. You can keep up with the latest domain industry news on Lexsynergy's news page here: http… Read more
Lexsynergy.com New Design
Did you notice that things look a little different over on our main website? We’d like to introduce you to the new and i… Read more
Phishing Attacks Jump By Two-Thirds In 2016 To Highest Ever Recorded: APWG
Phishing attacks grew by 65% to 1,220,523 in 2016, according to the latest Phishing Trends Report for Q4 2016 from the A… Read more
.AFRICA Pioneer Program
ZA Central Registry (ZACR) is now accepting applications for its .AFRICA Pioneer Program. The purpose of the Pioneer Pro… Read more
.CN Is The Largest ccTLD Again
329.3 million domain names were registered at the end of 2016 according to Verisign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief.… Read more
.NG Tackles Internet Abuse
The Nigerian internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng domain names, is working to deal with intern… Read more
Cybersquatting increasing in new gTLDs & .COM : WIPO
Disputes over domain names are on the rise according to the latest report from the World Intellectual Property Organizat… Read more
United Bank of Union's .BANK Success Story
Lexsynergy's client, United Bank of Union, was recently featured in a success story written by fTLD Registry. The releas… Read more
NGOs Getting Online With Two-Thirds Globally Using .ORG, But Wide Disparity Among Regional TLD Choices
Over two-thirds (68.3%) of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) around the world use a .org domain name to get online c… Read more
Lexsynergy Webinar - .AFRICA Launch Information
This webinar will cover the much-anticipated launch of the .AFRICA domain extension. We'll discuss the launch timeline,… Read more
Rightside Announces Update to DPML Offering and Pricing
The registry Rightside has announced an update to their DPML offering. The update will include the following changes:Br… Read more
Lexsynergy Webinar - Resolving Domain Name Disputes
Today's webinar featured a deep dive into the process of resolving a domain dispute via the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute… Read more
.AFRICA Delegated to ZACR
After a lengthy legal battle, ICANN has officially delegated the .africa extension to ZA Central Registry NPC (ZACR). ZA… Read more
Nigeria's ccTLD Develops New Strategies For .NG Growth
Recognising excellence and innovation, driving IPv6 adoption and better opportunities for registrar accreditation are am… Read more
.SK Local Requirements Removed
The registry for .sk, the ccTLD of Slovakia, has announced changes to the restrictions for .sk. Beginning 31 May 2017, t… Read more
Google Chrome SSL Update: "Not Secure" Warning
OverviewTo help users browse websites more securely, Google has announced that the latest release of its Chrome browser… Read more
.TEL Updates - Removing DNS Restrictions and New Hosting Platform
Removing DNS RestrictionsThe .tel registry has recently announced that they will be removing the DNS restrictions for .t… Read more
Successful UDRP Recovery - paperlessport.com and peperlesspost.com
One of the most common techniques of typosquatters is switching a single letter within a trade mark. In this case a squ… Read more
Ireland's ccTLD Abandons Block on Place Names In Domains
As of 20 December 2016, the Irish ccTLD manager IE Domain Registration abandoned the block on geographic names in domain… Read more
EURid Joins With Europol In Battle Against .EU Illegal Activity
There has been a significant decline in the number of .eu domain names EURid has suspended and deleted due to illegal ac… Read more
After 30 Years French and Italian ccTLDs Join the 3 Million Registrations
December saw two European ccTLDs hit the 3 million registrations mark with the .fr and .it ccTLDs reaching the milestone… Read more
.TRAVEL Restrictions Reduced
The .travel registry has changed its registration policies, reducing the restrictions on who can register a .travel doma… Read more
.BANK and .INSURANCE Reverification Process
As part of the fTLD Security Requirements that support the value of trust-based .BANK and .INSURANCE domains, a re-verif… Read more
Donuts Will Support 10 Additional IDN Scripts
Donuts has announced that from 15 December 2016 their TLDs will support 10 additional IDN scripts. The new IDN scripts i… Read more
North American and European Police Combine To Seize 4,500 Domains Linked To Counterfeit Goods
Over 4,500 domain names hosting websites selling counterfeit products to consumers online have been seized by law enforc… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains Order Directing Removal of Defamatory Blog
Four days after filing a federal court complaint alleging defamation and related claims, Lewis & Lin obtained a consent… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains Injunction Against Domain Name Thieves
Lewis & Lin successfully argued for the return of over 200 valuable domain names that were hijacked out of our client’s… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains TRO and Preliminary Injunction against Alleged Computer Hacker / Cybersquatter of Nootropics.com Domain Name
In a move that returns a domain name to the control of our client, Lewis & Lin was granted a temporary restraining order… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains Federal Court Order Removing Anonymous Defamatory Blog
In a case of first impression in the Eastern District of New York, Lewis & Lin obtained a judgment against an anonymous,… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains Transfer of Domain Name Against Japanese Registrant
In a hotly contested domain name dispute, Lewis & Lin today received notice that the World Intellectual Property Organiz… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains a Finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking by WIPO Panel
Lewis & Lin scored a victory for our client this week in defending his domain name against a trademark holder’s attempt… Read more
Lewis & Lin Defends RapidTransformation.com Domain Name Against Claim by Registered Trademark Owner
Last week, Lewis & Lin received a decision from the National Arbitration Forum denying the claim of The Sinclair Group a… Read more
Lewis & Lin Wins Summary Judgment on Cybersquatting Claim
Lewis & Lin recently won a motion for summary judgment in our case against a domain name cybersquatter. We represented p… Read more
Lewis & Lin Recovers Domain Name Stolen by Chinese Hacker
A federal court in Arizona today ruled in favor of our client whose domain name was stolen from her eNom account, appare… Read more
Lewis & Lin Obtains Dismissal of $2 Million Lawsuit Against CEO of Online Ticket Reseller
Lewis & Lin recently won a dismissal of a lawsuit filed against our client, the founder and CEO of a Nevada ticketing co… Read more