Will Companies Be Hurt by New Trademark Infringement and Cybersquatting Opportunities When ICANN Launches New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)

Top technology news source ZDNet recently published an article concerning ICANN’s efforts to allow virtually unlimited new generic top level domains (known as gTLDs).  There is no question that allowing additional gTLDs will increase opportunity for cybersquatters to infringe trademarks on otherwise established domain names.  The real question is what business owners will do to protect themselves against these new cybersquatting and domain dispute opportunities and at what cost.  You can read more about ZDnet’s article Top-level URLs not good for SMBs here.

The Most Dangerous Country Code Top Level Domains In The World

The internet has come along way from .com, .net, and .org. As more Top Level Domains (TLD's) are created, the potential for trouble increases. Damien Allen and Byte Level Research's John Yunker discuss the problems within the growing list of TLD's available and what can be done to keep the web safer.

• The most dangerous ccTLD's are .cm (Cameroon), .cn (China), .ws (Samoa), .ph (Phillipines), and .su (Former Soviet Union).

• ccTLD's are managed by their respective countries, but no one agency is policing content on registered sites. Domain registration requirements and monitoring vary.

• New technology helps keep surfers safe

Play: The World's Most Dangerous Country Code Top Level Domains
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With: John Yunker

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