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Rod Beckstrom, a former U.S. cybersecurity official, will lead the organization that manages Internet domain names and addresses.

Domain-name wars: Rise of the cybersquatters (Computerworld)

Trademark owners say cybersquatting on the Web has gone too far -- and they're pushing back.

Former cybersecurity chief takes over at web address manager ICANN (InternetRetailer.com)

Rod Beckstrom, the former director of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Center, has been named CEO and president of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number, the nonprofit organization that manages the assignment of domain names and IP addresses.

Intellectual Property (Mondaq)

If you thought you had your suite of domain names protected, think again. Facebook is now allowing users to create a personalised URL based on a unique username.

Companies Trademarking Possible Future Top-Level Domains (CircleID)

Andrew Allemann reporting on Domain Name Wire: "Companies are filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for service marks related to new TLDs.

International Hotel & Restaurant Association to support dotHOTEL (Hospitality Net)

The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) has announced its support for dotHOTEL, the company which will register .hotel as a new top-level domain for the global hotel industry with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Hotels and the hotel industry worldwide will then be able to register their brands in an unambiguous and trusted namespace, such as ...

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