Taking ownership of a domain that could be misconstrued as representative of someone else's IP is always a risky act to take, especially when that someone else is Disney. In the case of the owners of Starwars.co.uk, Star-wars.uk and a number of other related domains, Disney recently demanded they be …
Read More »FBI seized MegaUpload domains hijacked and linked to malware
When the Megaupload domain names were seized back in January 2012, they were some of the most visited on the internet, with the site's promotional material suggesting as many as 50 million people a day used them and their services. However those days are long gone, but that doesn't mean …
Read More »US net firm to regulate new domain suffixes
Ever wished your personal site was [yourname].bike? What about [yourhobby].guru? Or .financial? Those are some options you'll have starting today, as US net firm Donuts has begun the regulation of the new domain suffixes, as well as allowing other domain registrars to sell them to people like you and me. …
Read More »A handful of videogame movies could be just round the corner
With the impending release of Wreck-It Ralph next year, it looks like Hollywood is beginning to consider video games a part of our culture that's worth talking about. First we had Seth Rogen who said he was looking to write a movie about the Sega vs Nintendo years and now …
Read More »Google not a fan of Bitch magazine
While Google might be ranked up there as one of the top companies to work for in the world, partly for its progressive stance on employment, it isn't quite so forward thinking when it comes to language – denying certain groups Google accounts when they try and use a domain …
Read More »Google vs Doogle
Google has fired off a legal notice to online job search site, Doogle, suggesting that because of the similarities in name, it is harmful to the company's brand. The owner of Doogle, 22 year old Andries Maree Van Der Merwe, believes he has every right to continue its operation and …
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