The Internet's 100 oldest dot-com domains
Let me set the scene for you: The year was 1985. MS-DOS 3.0 was the PC operating system of choice, a newly formed company called Dell was getting ready to release its first machine, the "Turbo PC," and the first dot-com domain was registered with the sale of symbolics.com on March 15, 1985.
Microsoft files new cybersquatting charges
Microsoft on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against a Florida company that it says registers domain names using Microsoft trademarks or misspellings of them.
Groups ask Kentucky court to reverse domain seizures
Three civil liberties groups file a petition seeking the reversal of a judge's order for the forfeiture of gambling domain names.
ICANN drops bad domain registrar, but on technicality
An Estonian company that registers domain names will have its accreditation revoked in about two weeks, the Internet's addressing authority said Wednesday.
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