Domain name ruling favors small businesses - http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-232223.html In a significant win for small businesses on the Net, a federal judge has ruled that a registered trademark, even when held by a well-known company, does not automatically entitle its holder to own the corresponding domain name. By Dan Goodin. [News.com]
Attorneys weigh online jurisdiction - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-323042.html When the single-employee consulting firm Clue Computing got dragged into a legal battle with multibillion-dollar gamemaker Hasbro over use of the domain name "clue.com," the Colorado start-up argued that Hasbro lacked legal standing to bring the suit in its home state of Massachusetts, thousands of miles away. By Dan Goodin. [News.com]