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The Economist case over the 1-word domain “economist.com” rather than “theeconomist.com” two-title trademark and long-standing brand is reminiscent of other domain name battles over generic terms trademarked by companies. The judge ruled that simply because The Economist owns a trademark, does not mean they own the rights to use it across the board. The Economists loss may still turn to federal courts.

NTIA is reviewing progress made by ICANN as part of its 3-year agreement to extend a contract between them, which expired in September 2006. Last week's NTIA forum was held to discuss written submissions sent by Internet stakeholders during a recently concluded public comment period. NetChoice Executive Director Steve DelBianco’s written submission stated a "bottom-up, private sector-led structure has ensured a secure, stable, open and free Internet; and it must be enshrined and protected for the future." A private sector-led approach "must be retained if we are to bring the Internet to billions more users in the developing world," the coalition said.  NTIA plans to issue a report, the timing of which is currently uncertain, according to CongressDaily’s TechCentral. 

A US federal court has reversed an order which had shut down the Wikileaks.org website. After feeling pressure from privacy and civil rights advocates, WikiLeaks.org is getting its domain name back. 

Kansas Attorney General Steve Six wants Kansas to bolster efforts to prevent and prosecute cyber crime. He asked lawmakers for $430,000 in the next budget year for a new prosecutor, crime analyst and investigator to work cases of identity theft, Internet fraud and computer-based crimes.

Security measures against True.com  are creating a bitter divide between its major competitors. True.com is the only large online-dating service that claims to enhance its clients' safety by performing background checks. Yet Braden Cox, policy counsel with NetChoice, said that the screening is “so superficial that it’s worthless.”