Abstract: “After years of discussion and thought, gTLDs are being expanded. They will allow for more innovation, choice and change to a global Internet presently served by just 21 generic top-level domain names:” ICANN In a world with over 1.6 billion Internet users, the expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) continues to be a key issue for legal right holders and Internet users generally.

02|17|2011 2:36 pm EDT ICE Accidentally Takes Down 84,000 Websites by Frank Michlick in Categories: Legal Issues , Up to the Minute – 3 Comments Tags: Tags: DHS , domain seizure , free dns , ICE , Immigrations and Customs Enforcement , mooo.com . 3 Comments Jamie February 17, 2011 @ 3:04 pm EDT You should read DotWeekly and you would have this info days ago 84,669 sub-domains to be exact. Frank Michlick February 17, 2011 @ 5:30 pm EDT @Jamie: Thanks for filling in the details

A screenshot from the blog of Plenty of Fish CEO Markus Frind (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A very strange story emerging over the last few days has one of the Internet’s largest dating sites racing to patch vulnerabilities following an attack, while the alleged perpetrator of the hack attempts to refute claims of extortion. According to reports released this week, Plenty of Fish, one of the largest dating sites on the web, was hacked last week, as revealed by a blog post made by the site’s creator and CEO, Markus Frind

A screenshot from the blog of Plenty of Fish CEO Markus Frind (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A very strange story emerging over the last few days has one of the Internet’s largest dating sites racing to patch vulnerabilities following an attack, while the alleged perpetrator of the hack attempts to refute claims of extortion. According to reports released this week, Plenty of Fish, one of the largest dating sites on the web, was hacked last week, as revealed by a blog post made by the site’s creator and CEO, Markus Frind. A Globe and Mail report says Frind claims the attack was made by Argentinian hacker Chris Russo, who claimed responsibility for the attack on bit torrent tracking site The Pirate Bay last year.

DiscountASP.NET Extends 30 Day Free Promotion for Hosted Team Foundation Server Tuesday, February 01, 2011, 6:26:56 AM DiscountASP.NET, a global leader in Microsoft ASP.NET hosting, announces extending their 30-day free promotion for hosted Team Foundation Server (TFS) Basic for up to 5 users. The promotion expires at the end of March 2011. Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010 is a collaboration platform that is at the core of Microsoft’s application lifecycle management solution.

A workshop on internationalised domain names will be held by AFNIC, the French registry, on 10 February in the lead up to introduction of IDNs to the .FR ccTLD. More information is in the news release below: IDN workshop organised by AFNIC As part of the opening of the .FR TLD to Internationalised Domain Names (IDN), AFNIC is organising a workshop on the issue in Paris on 10 February 2011.

On 12 January, the last nine remaining short domains were entered in the DENIC domain register. The domains dw.de, e.de, f.de, g.de, hr.de, sr.de, x.de, y.de and z.de had previously been blocked for regis-tration due to temporary injunctions

Julian Assange to Resist Extradition: Fear of Death Penalty Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 10:08:45 AM Wikileaks.org founder Julian Assange visited a London court this morning to hear details of his extradition hearing which will be held on the 7th and 8th of February, next month. Assange is battling extradition to Sweden after he was accused of sexual offences against two women in Sweden late last year.

With cloud services now so ubiquitous and easy to use, could companies be overlooking the legal implications of such a major shift in their business? Photograph: Dave & Les Jacobs/Getty Images/Cultura RF From Gmail and Flickr to Marks & Spencer and Mothercare, you would be hard-pushed to find a consumer or business in the UK that does not rely on at least one cloud-based service. An umbrella term for outsourced technology services, such as email and web hosting, cloud computing allows businesses to outsource a crucial but highly specialised part of their operation to a specialist firm

01|05|2011 2:06 pm EDT Groupon Addresses Australian Cybersquatting Problem by Kevin Ohashi in Categories: Legal Issues – 1 Comment Groupon has addressed a question in their blog titled Why Groupon Isn’t in Australia . The short answer is a cybersquatter / competitor has registered Groupon.com.au and the Groupon Pty Ltd business name as well as filed for a trademark for Groupon.