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Canton Woman Wins Web Free Speech Case
"She used a nursery's name for site warning potential customers." By Jeff Bennett. [Detroit Free Press]
www.freep.com/

ACLU Backs Yahoo, 'Cybergriper' in Free-Speech Cases
"The American Civil Liberties Union is speaking out on behalf of giant Web directory Yahoo and a small-business operator in Texas - both involved in high-profile lawsuits the ACLU says threaten U.S. rights to free speech on the Internet." By Steven Bonisteel. [Newsbytes]
emoglen.law.columbia.edu/

Domains Reregistered for Distribution of Unrelated Content - A Case Study of "Tina's Free Live Webcam"
Research documenting 4525 domains registered by 'Tina's Free Live Webcam.' Each domain was previously used by another registrant, and Tina seems to have specifically sought to re-register the domains as they became available. Includes a discussion of the scope of this problem, policy implications, and possible solutions.
cyber.law.harvard.edu/

Pokey.Org set free!
"It seems that the creator of Gumby and Pokey found out what the legal department was up to, and put an end to the nonsense. The legal dept. in full CYA mode claimed that they didn't know it was a kid." [Slashdot]
slashdot.org/

Falwell Parody Site Preaches Free Speech
"Rev. Jerry Falwell's attempt to seize control of JerryFalwell.com should be rejected, lawyers for the parody Web site told a court in Virginia." By Declan McCullagh. [CNet]
news.com.com/

Free Domain Name Search
Free search utility to see if your domain name is still available for registration. If it is available, register it on the spot.
www.freedomainnamesearch.com/

VG Domain - British Virgin Islands
NIC for .vg CCTLD.
www.adamsnames.tc/

WIPO Rules Against Corporations
Article about WIPO decisions finding the maggi.com and aspengrove.com complaints to be reverse domain name hijacking attempts.
www.sedo.co.uk/

Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Domain Names and Trademarks
FAQs and advice on how to defend against claims of domain name trademark infringement and other legal scare tactics, compiled by students at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.
www.chillingeffects.org/

Washington Post: Clear Sailing For PortOfHelsinki.com In Domain Dispute
Six months after ruling that the Internet domain name Barcelona.com should be taken away from its current owners and handed to the Spanish city with the similar name, the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has taken a different stand in a dispute over an Internet address referring to the Port of Helsinki. By Steven Bonisteel.
www.newsbytes.com/