Tag: domain names

An intellectual property expert with Australian law firm Hunt & Hunt says the investigation by ICANN into the practice of ‘domain tasting’ will be welcomed by Australian businesses. Domain tasting is the controversial process by which users register domain names…

Chinese woman accused of cybersquatting

The organisation behind the .eu domain has suspended 10,000 domain names registered by a Chinese woman whom it accuses of being a cybersquatter. The woman, in retaliation, has filed a lawsuit in Belgium. EURid, the Belgium-based registry for .eu domain…

An Introduction to Domain Names

Simply put, a domain name is a “front” – they are word sequences users enter in their browser’s location bar to visit your site, but are not a Web site’s true address. Domain names are attached to DNS (Domain Naming…

Domain tasting

Domain tasting is the practice of registering a domain with the intention of taking full advantage of ICANN’s “Create Grace Period” (CGP), holding those domains, testing to see if it has traffic and then deleting that domain name within a…