10 US Laws Every Domainer Needs To Know

IBLS Editor — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:03:00 GMT

IBLS Contributor: Rich McIver, Aviva Directory, richmciver@gmail.com

With top-level domains appreciating at as much as 94% per year by some estimates, it is little wonder that domaining is the new ‘hot’ industry in the internet world. But despite the rapid growth of domaining, there is surprisingly little consensus as to what industry best practices are, or even what laws apply to domaining. In this article we try to sort through the legal and accounting mumbo-jumbo to explain ten of the most important US laws when it comes to domaining and provide some simple and straightforward tips for safely navigating them.

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ASK THE EXPERT: Is it legal to include any geographical name in my website?

IBLS Editor — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:20:00 GMT

Yassin Mazzar from Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) asks:

Hi I’m soon to launch my website, and it contains names of different countries & cities. Is writing names of other countries, cities in my website legal? Thanks

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10 US Laws Every Domainer Needs To Know

ASK THE EXPERT: Is it legal to include any geographical name in my website?