I wonder if the typo in this headline from the Vanouver Sun will be corrected by the time you read it.

Here is a UDRP decision in which the panel found complainant guilty of Reverse Domain-Name Highjacking and attempting to use the UDRP as “crowbar to pry away the domain name” WINDSOR.COM There appears to have been some falsified evidence as well.  There are no sanctions for this so the only recourse is for us to…

NYTimes, Wired and others are jumping on this story of how Wal-Mart and other retailers have forced websites such as Fatwallet.com from publishing those retailers’ pricing (apparently obtained from up-coming post-Thanksgiving sales circulars).  The retailers are arguing that the sales circular represents a protectable compilation of facts.  The retailers also utilized the DMCA in order…

A colleague forwarded me this item about Half Price Books suing Barnes & Noble over BN’s use of the term HALF PRICE BOOKS, with the subject heading “How Dumb Is This?”  I was prepared to write back and say “Somewhat dumb” but then I read the article which said that Half Price Books is a…

Afilias, registry operator of .INFO, has announced the registration of its millionth .info domain name.  Afilias claims that 27% of its domain names are used, and it using a narrow interpretation of use, as it is not counting “under construction” sites, for example.  State of the Domain’s quarterly report (if you don’t subscribe, do)…

Registrant didn’t show up and still prevailed in a UDRP brought by ASDA against the domain name ASDASUCKS.NET.   The rationale of the decision is that, when discussing the first prong of the 3 prong test, the panelist, Tony Willoughby (whom I hold in high regard), held simply that ASDASUCKS is not confusingly similar to ASDA. …

The only .gs website I have seen – www.blo.gs.

A heart-warming tale of good in time for the holiday season, via Ernie the Attorney.  Ernie’s blog, btw, is a nice place to read about both general interest law stories and legal things technical.