Bret Fausett if the ICANN Blog has penned an essay, “If I Were Stratton Sclavos,” (CEO of Verisign, domain name registry and registrar).  It’s longer than the essay I would have written which would have been “Stick to digital certs.”

There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.

Today’s Wall Street Journal quotes a study by FutureBrand (a branding consultant), indicating that the NEW YORK YANKEES is the most valuable brand in sports, valued at US$333.8 million, followed by the DALLAS COWBOYS at $300.5 m and the LOS ANGELES LAKERS at $272.5 m.  Last year, a Future Brand study of sports franchises put…

New York Court of Appeals decision holds that publication on a website constitutes a single publication under the single publication rule of defamation.

I don’t know why lawsuits like this get filed.  Alanis Morrisette (who owns and uses alanis.com) sues Russ Smith over alanis.net  (which, he alleges, he has been warehousing).  More damages accruing to society because NSI turned the .net TLD into a sandtrap for silly litigation (but that’s a rant for another day).

Instead of making…

Craig Mende of Fross Zelnick, famous trademark litigator, writes in to report his latest victory before the Second Circuit.  Times Mirror published FIELD AND STREAM magazine for about 100 years and sold some items related to hunting and fishing.  Field and Stream Licenses Company had been selling all sorts of goods and services, including items related…

While I am proud of my Ping Whois (gives you full whois and whether websites and email are configured), I am always prepared to suggest other improved whois products, such as this multi-TLD wildcard search.  Thanks to Icann Blog for pointing this out.

Ernie the Atorney whose blog I heartily recommend, turned me on to this article debunking the claim, “Half the world has never made a phone call,” a factoid quoted by UN Secretary Generals, presidential candidates and other People Who Know The Facts.  Just remember what the Firesign Theatre said.