1996
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“Network Solutions was sued by a disgruntled applicant and registered trademark owner, KnowledgeNet, Inc., when it discovered that knowledgenet.com had already been taken by a consultant in Virginia. Partly in response to that suit, Network Solutions adopted a policy on domain names that has two central themes. It requires applicants to indemnify Network Solutions, and it gives preference to the owners of federally registered trademarks in disputes over domain names.” Mark Vorhees, March 1996 InfoLawAlert: Internet Name Policy Draws Suit it was Intended to Avoid
“Trademarks are registered in a system that permits many companies to share a name legitimately without interfering with each other, such as Sun Photo, Sun Oil and Sun Microsystems. Domain names only permit one user of a name; there is only one sun.com, which Sun Microsystems registered first. Neither lawyers nor governments can make ten pounds of names fit into a one-pound bag. “Like trademarks, Internet names have traditionally been assigned first come, first served. Users of these names must be permitted to use any unassigned name unless they use it in a way that actually infringes on a trademark. If roadrunner.com sells cartoons or Acme Anvils, it is in trouble; if it sells computers, Warner Brothers has no legitimate complaint. Network Solutions Incorporated (NSI) has shown itself poor at adjudicating such complaints. That is a job for the courts, which have procedural protections for the innocent as well as proper punishments for the guilty.” John Gilmore July 1996Letter to The Economist
January
POLICY: January 1996: RFC 1876: (Category: Experimental) A Means for Expressing Location Information in the Domain Name System [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 15 January 1996: Advertising Age: Hasbro, Mattel Play for Keeps in Cyberspace by Kate Fitzgerald
ARTICLE: 23 January 1996: MediaCentral: MTV “Loose” on the Web by Frances Katz (mtv.com)
February
ARTICLE: (February?) 1996: Trademarks on the Internet: Who’s in Charge? by David W. Maher (analysis)
ARTICLE: 1 February 1996: C|Net: Hasbro Finds candyland.com Offensive by Rose Aguilar (candyland.com)
ARTICLE: 6 February 1996: The Seattle Times: Porn Firm is Ordered to Vacate Net Address by Thomas W. Haines (candyland.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 9 February 1996: Hasbro, Inc. v. Internet Entertainment Group: Preliminary Injunction (candyland.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 9 February 1996: InfoLawAlert: Antidilution Trademark Law Gets First Court Case (avon.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 9 February 1996: Hasbro v. Internet Entertainment Group: Preliminary Injunction against Internet Entertainment Group (candyland.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 9 February 1996: The Netly News: Taken Down
POLICY: 12 February 1996: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Registration of Domain Names in the Trademark Office [The USPTO no longer provides this document on its website, and indicates it is under revision – 27 March 1997]
ARTICLE: 16 February 1996: Tasty Animals – Editorial by Mike Doughney (peta.org)
ARTICLE: 22 February 1996: AlterNIC’s RFC: Suggestions for Market-Based Allocation of IP Address Blocks (competitive domain registration)
ARTICLE: 26 February 1996: San Jose Mercury News: Trademarks face a brave new world — the Internet by Simon L. Garfinkel (newton.com)
March
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 26 March 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Complaint (roadrunner.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 26 March 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Declaration of Jane M. Hill in Support of Motion for Preliminary Injunction (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 26 March 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Memorandum in Support of Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction (roadrunner.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 29 March 1996: InfoLawAlert: Internet Name Policy Draws Suit it was Intended to Avoid by Mark Voorhees (roadrunner.com) [1] [2] [3]
ARTICLE: 31 March 1996: The Tampa Tribune: If You Value Your Name, Register It (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 31 March 1996: Tasty Animals – Editorial: The Dispute Continues by Mike Doughney (peta.org)
April
ARTICLE: Spring 1996: PATSCAN News: Semiotic Scuffle in Cyberspace: Trademark Owners Attack Netjackers
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 1 April 1996: Bellsouth Corp. v. Internet Classifieds: Complaint (realpages.com)
ARTICLE: 8 April 1996: The Netly News: Beep, Beep (roadrunner.com) (peta.org) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 12 April 1996: Listing of Federal “Roadrunner” Trademarks (roadrunner.com)Provided to the court by Carl Oppedahl.
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 15 April 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Amended Complaint (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 15 April 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Amended Complaint (roadrunner.com)
PRESS RELEASE: 15 April 1996: Press Release by Internet Directory: Internet Website is David’s Slingshot Against Goliath Bellsouth’s Lawsuit (realpages.com)
ARTICLE: 16 April 1996: Georgetown University Law Center: The Problem And Criteria For A Solution
ARTICLE: 16 April 1996: EFF: EFF Opposes Ridiculous and Anti-Net Trademark Bill in Georgia (HB 1630)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 17 April 1996: Inset Systems Inc. v. Instruction Set, Inc.: Denial of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (inset.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 18 April 1996: EFF Alert: “Internet Police” bill passes (Georgia HB1630)
ARTICLE: 19 April 1996: InfoLawAlert: Network Solutions to Rework Policy Governing Internet Domain Names
ARTICLE: 19 April 1996: InfoLawAlert: Network Solutions to Rework Policy Governing Internet Domain Names by Mark Voorhees (policy)
ARTICLE: 22 April 1996: Roadrunner’s Story: Roadrunner Up Against NSI (roadrunner.com)
PRESS RELEASE: 22 April 1996: Press Release by Internet Directory: Bellsouth Shareholder’s Meeting Tarnished By Lone Protester (realpages.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 23 April 1996: Bellsouth v. Internet Classifieds, et al: Defendants’ Asnwer to Complaint (realpages.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 25 April 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: NSI’s Answer and Counterclaim for Declaratory Relief (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 25? April 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Declaration of Carl Oppedahl (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 26 April 1996: The Comp Examiner Agency (TCE), et al, v. Juris, Inc.: Preliminary Injunction [Against TCE] (juris.com)
ARTICLE: 28 April 1996: Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May: Federal Judge Issues Landmark Rulling of Cyber-Infringement (juris.com)
ARTICLE: 29 April 1996: Web Week: Service Patrols Internet For Illegal Trademark Use by Jeremy Carl
May
ARTICLE: May 1996: BoardWatch: Domain Name Policies Challenged In Court (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 1 May 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Scheduling Order (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 3 May 1996: The Boston Globe: What’s in a name? By law quite a lot (name grabbing)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 23 May 1996: Bellsouth Corp. v. Internet Classifieds: Joint Preliminary Statement and Scheduling Order (realpages.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 23 May 1996: Bellsouth Corp. v. Internet Classifieds: Defendants’ Independent Preliminary Statement and Scheduling Order (realpages.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 8 May 1996: Data Concepts Inc. v. Digital Consulting Inc.: Complaint (dci.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 8 May 1996: C|Net: Bill Could Protect Trademarked Names
ARTICLE: 12 May 1996: Peta.org Domain Name Placed on Hold by Mike Doughney (peta.org)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 15 May 1996: Hearst v. Ari Goldberger: Complaint (esqwire.com)
ARTICLE: 17 May 1996: InfoLawAlert: Network Solutions Says Name Policy is “Not Subject to Review” by Courts
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 21 May 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Stipulated Order [Dismissing Preliminary Injunction as Moot] (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 21 May 1996: New York Law Journal: NSI Domain Name Dispute Policy Puts Owners at Significant Risk
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 23 May 1996: Data Concepts Inc. v. Digital Consulting Inc. and NSI: Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dci.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 23 May 1996: Data Concepts Inc. v. Digital Consulting Inc.: Memorandum in Support of the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dci.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 24 May 1996: Data Concepts Inc. v. Digital Consulting Inc.: Stipulation and Order [to Dismiss Motion for Injunction] (dci.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 27 May 1996: Network World: Securing Your Domain Name Can Be Risky Business
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 30 May 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Declaration of Grant L. Clark (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 30 May 1996: Giacalone v. NSI and Ty, Inc.: Complaint (ty.com) [1] [2] [3]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 30 May 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Declaration of Grant L. Clark, Corporate Counsel for SAIC [Parent Corp of NSI] (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 31 May 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Letter from Warner Bros. Counsel (roadrunner.com)
June
ARTICLE: (June?) 1996: CyberLaw: Famous Trademarks by Jonathan Rosenoer (dilution) (candyland.com)
ARTICLE: June 1996: Intellectual Property Law Newsletter: Avon Stops Internet Domain Name User by Caroline Clarke-Jervoise (avon.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: June 1996: Dynamic Information Systems Corporation (DISC) v. NSI: Complaint (disc.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Memorandum in Support of Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Declaration of David M. Graves, Internet Business Manager for Network Solutions (roadrunner.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Letter from Counsel for NSI to Counsel for Roadrunner (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Network Solutions Motion To Dismiss (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: NSI’s Memorandum in Support of Motion to Dismiss (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 11 June 1996: The New York Law Journal: Domain Names: Protecting Trademarks on the Internet by Richard Raysman and Peter Brown
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 12 June 1996: Clue Computing Inc. v. NSI: Complaint (clue.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 12 June 1996: Clue Computing Inc. v. NSI: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction Against NSI (clue.com)
ARTICLE: 14 June 1996: InfoLawAlert: Roadrunner Not Only Domain Warner Sought To Obtain (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 14 June 1996: InfoLawAlert: Can Network Solutions Escape Ruling on Its Internet Name Policy? (roadrunner.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 14 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 14 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: Roadrunner’s Opposition to NSI’s Motion for Summary Judgment (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 14 June 1996: InfoLawAlert: Network Solutions’ Second Cross To Bear (dci.com) [1] [2] [3][4]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 14 June 1996: Giacalone v. NSI and TY, Inc: Order for Preliminary Injunction Against Ty, Inc. (ty.com)
ARTICLE: 17 June 1996: San Jose Mercury News: Salinas man fights for his good name on the Internet (ty.com)
ARTICLE: 17 June 1996: C|Net: Web Deadbeats to Get Identity Crisis by Alex Lash (NSI)
ARTICLE: 18 June 1996: InfoLawAlert: Roadrunner to Network Solutions: Shame On You (roadrunner.com) (clue.com) (ty.com) [1] [2] [3]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 19 June 1996: Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Chuckleberry, et al: Opinion and Order [Granting Motion for a Finding of Contempt Against Tattilo] (playmen.com) [1] [2]
POLICY: 19 June 1996: InterNIC Domain Fee FAQ
ARTICLE: 20 June 1996: C|Net: Sun Lightens Up on Java Trademark by Denise Shelton (javanco.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 21 June 1996: NSI v. Clue and Hasbro: Complaint for Interpleader (clue.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 24 June 1996: Dynamic Information Systems Corp. v. NSI: Stipulation (disc.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 24 June 1996: Dynamic Information Systems Corp. v. NSI: Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Injunction (disc.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: Dynamic Information Systems v. Network Solutions: Docket as of 24 June 1996
LETTER: 24 June 1996: Letter to InterNIC Re: Ari Goldberger/Esqwire.com by Charles P. LaPolla, counsel to The Hearst Corporation (esqwire.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 25 June 1996: Roadrunner v. NSI: NSI Answer and Counterclaims (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 25 June 1996: C|Net: Domain name sign-up made more secure
ARTICLE: 26 June 1996: NSI Hasn’t Got a Clue by Eric Robison (summary to date) (clue.com)
LETTER: 26 June 1996: Letter to InterNIC Re: Esqwire.com by Ari Goldberger (esqwire.com)
ARTICLE: 28 June 1996: C|Net: MSNBC Loses Identity for a Day by Jim Davis (NSI)
ARTICLE: 28 June 1996: InfoLawAlert: Pulling Rabbits From A Hat: Network Solutions Tries Interpleader Route by Mark Voorhees
ARTICLE: Summer 1996: Arent Fox: Recent Trademark Law Developments in Cyberspace By Anthony V. Lupo (candyland.com) (roadrunner.com)
July
ANALYSIS: Summer 1996: Harvard Journal of Law and Technology: Trademark Law Lost In Cyberspace: trademark protection for Internet addresses (analysis)
ARTICLE: July 1996: The St. Louis Lawyer: Protecting Copyrights and Trade Secrets in Cyberspace by Frank R. Agovino (analysis)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 1 July 1996 (effective date): State of Georgia HB1630: Computer or Telephone Network; Transmitting Misleading Data Part of this controversial law refers to trademarks and may have impact upon domain names.
DOCKET: Roadrunner v. NSI: Docket as of 2 July 1996 (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 July 1996: Letter to InterNIC from Hearst Corp. (esqwire.com)
ARTICLE: 8 July 1996: Oops, Our Mistake… We Just Put Your World Wide Web Site Out of Business by Wayne Rash, Jr. (msnbc.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 12 July 1996: Hearst Corp. v. Ari Goldberger: Motion To Dismiss Complaint and Memorandum in Support Thereof (esq.wire)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 12 July 1996: ActMedia, Inc. v. Active Media International, Inc.: Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction (for the Plaintiff) (actmedia.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 13 July 1996: The Economist: Letters: You Name It – by EFF co-founder John Gilmore (policy)
DOCKET: Giacalone v. Network Solutions, et al: Docket as of 17 July 1996 (ty.com)
LETTER: 17 July 1996: Letter to InterNic Re: Esqwire.com by Ari Goldberger (esqwire.com)
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket, Giacalone v. NSI: Last Updated 18 July 1996 (ty.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 22 July 1996: NSI v. Clue Computing: Clue’s motion to dismiss Interpleader Complaint (clue.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: (22 July?) 1996: NSI v. Clue: Amicus brief filed by Carl Oppedahl in support of motion to dismiss
ARTICLE: 29 July 1996: PCWeek: What’s in a Name, And Who Owns It? by Linda Bridges
ARTICLE: 30 July 1996: InfoWorld: Infighting threatens Internet’s commercial viability by Rob Guth
August
POLICY: August 1996: IANA Top Level Domain Policy: New Registries and Domains Summary (TLDs)
PROPOSED POLICY: August 1996: IETF Internet-Draft: New Registries and the Delegation of International Top Level Domains by J. Postel (TLDs)
PROPOSED POLICY: August 1996: IETF Internet-Draft: Creation of and Registration in the “.NUM” TLD by M. Schultz (TLDs)
ARTICLE: 3 August 1996: C|Net: Getting down to .BIZness (TLDs) (competitive domain registration)
ARTICLE: 5 August 1996: Info World: Battle rages for Internet domains — International groups struggle over jurisdiction of trademarks and names on Web
ARTICLE: 5 August 1996: PCWeek: What’s in a name? Lots, if It’s a Domain by Margaret Kane (competitive domain registration)
ARTICLE: 6 August 1996: The Economist: Names Writ in Water (roadrunner.com)
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket: Porsche Cars North A, et al v. Chen, et al: Last Updated 8 August 1996 (porsche.com)
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket, American Commercial, et al (Mikasa) v. Sports & Leisure, NSI, et al: Last Updated 12 August 1996
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket: Knowledgenet Inc. v. Network Solutions et al.: Last Updated 12 August 1996 (knowledgenet.com)
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket: Panavision Intl L P v. Dennis Toeppen and NSI: Last Updated 12 August 1996 (panavision.com)
ANALYSIS: Background and Docket: Prestone Products v. Maynerd Collision, NSI, et al: Last Updated 12 August 1996
ARTICLE: 14 August 1996: C|Net: InterNIC is not a Net cop (dispute policy)
ARTICLE: 15 August 1996: InfoWorld: Critics slam new policy on contested Web domain names by James Niccolai
ARTICLE: 16 August 1996: Letter to the Editor of the San Francisco Recorder by Carl Oppedahl (policy)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 19 August 1996: Inset Systems Inc. v. Instruction Set Inc.: Denial of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (cybergold.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 19 August 1996: Maritz, Inc. v. Cybergold, Inc.: Memorandum and Order (cybergold.com)
ARTICLE: 22 August 1996: C|Net: .Com stands for competition (gTLDs) (competitive domain registration)
ARTICLE: 23 August 1996: C|Net: Fight Over Domain Continues (TLDs)
ARTICLE: 24 August 1996: AP: Electronic Traffic Cop by Evan Ramstead (NSI) (roadrunner.com)
ARTICLE: 25 August 1996: Newsday.com: What’s In a Name? A Lot of Money If It’s Your Domain
ARTICLE: 26 August 1996: PCWeek: Letters to the Editor (name grabbing)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 29 August 1996: Maritz v. Cybergold: Memorandum and Order (cybergold.com)
September
2 September 1996: InfoWorld: Monopoly breakup may create domain chaos by James Niccolai
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 September 1996: American Standard v. Toeppen: Order Granting Preliminary Injunction (americanstandard.com)
ARTICLE: 3 September 1996: New York Law Journal: NSI’s Fourth Domain Name Policy Leaves Owners With Few Options by Carl Oppedahl
ARTICLE: 4 September 1996: C|Net: Perspectives: Who the hell does the IANA think it is? by Margie Wylie (IANA)
POLICY: 9 September 1996: Network Solutions’ Domain Name Dispute Policy (Rev 02) [1] [2] [3] [4 (html)] [5]
ARTICLE: 9 September 1996: Analysis and Suggestions Regarding NSI Domain Name Trademark Dispute Policy by Carl Oppedahl
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 9 Sept 1996: Bensusan Restaurant v. Richard B. King d/b/a The Blue Note: Dismissal of Complaint (thebluenote.com) For an analysis, see http://cla.org/CaseDevlps/2cir.n22.htm, subheading No Jurisdiction In New York Courts Over Missouri Web Site.
ARTICLE: 9 September 1996: CWI: Net plan masks power bid by Kenneth Hart
ARTICLE: 9 September 1996: InfoWorld: From The Ether: Another way the Internet could possibly collapse: too many domain names by Bob Metcalfe
ARTICLE: 10 September 1996: Internet Domain Names: Whose Domain Is This? by Robert Shaw (analysis) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 12 September 1996: C|Net: Company retains identity (americanstandard.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 13 September 1996: The Hearst Corp. v. Ari Goldberger: Civil Procedure 56(c) for a Continuance to Take Additional Discovery (esqwire.com)
ARTICLE: 13 September 1996: InfoWorld: Internet Domain Name system continues to suffer growing pains by Rebecca Sykes
ANALYSIS: 18 September 1996: MIDS: Is the InterNIC’s Dispute Policy Unconstitutional? by Mikki Barry (analysis)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 19 September 1996: Panavision International v. Toeppen: Denial of Toeppen’s Motion to Quash the Summons and Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction (panavision.com) [1] [2] [3]
ARTICLE: 23 September 1996: CWI: Power struggle over Net’s fate [Part 1: Lawyers backed by status quo] [Part 2: ‘Terrorists’ stake their claim] by Kenneth Hart
ARTICLE: 23 September 1996: CWI: Defiance greets new domains plan by Kenneth Hart
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 25 September 1996: Hearst Corp. v. Ari Goldberger: Defendant’s Memorandum In Reply To Plaintiff’s Memorandum In Opposition To Defendant’s Motions To Dismiss For Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, Failure To State A Claim Or, Alternatively To Transfer Venue; And In Opposition To Plaintiff’s Alternative Cross-Motion For A Continuance Pursuant To Federal Rule 56(F) (esqwire.com) (Say that real fast three times. – DL)
October
ARTICLE: October 1996: Boardwatch: A Domain by Any Other Name! by David Hakala and Jack Rickard (TLDs) (policy)
ARTICLE: October 1996: Wired: Roadrunner, InterNIC’s After You (knowledgenet.com) (roadrunner.com)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 3 October 1996: Intermatic v. Toeppen: Report and Recommendation by Magistrate Judge Morton Denlow [Recommending Judgment and Relief for Intermatic] (intermatic.com) [1] [2]
ANALYSIS: 3 October 1996: Computer Law Association: Intermatic Inc. v Toeppen: Magistrate Judge Recommends Enjoining Domain Name “Hijacker” Under Dilution Statutes by Barry D. Weiss
ARTICLE: 21 October 1996: CWI: New setup takes hold of Net by Kenneth Hart
PRESS RELEASE: 22 October 1996: IAHC Press Release: Blue Ribbon International Panel to Examine Enhancements to Internet Domain Name System (gTLDs) (competitive domain registration)
ARTICLE: 22 October 1996: New York Law Journal: Remedies in Internet Domain Name Trademark Lawsuits by Carl Oppedahl (actmedia.com) (intermatic.com) (americanstandard.com) (panavision.com) (avon.com) [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 23 October 1996: C|Net: Critics Slow Domain Name Plan by Margie Wylie (TLDs)
ANALYSIS: 26 October 1996: Toward a Solution to the Domain Name Problem by Andrew C. Greenberg (analysis)
ARTICLE: 28 October 1996: Fenwick & West: Trademark Issues in Cyberspace: The Brave New Frontier by Sally M. Abel and Marilyn Tiki Dare
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 29 October 1996: NSI v. Clue Computing and Hasbro: Order of Dismissal (clue.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 29 October 1996: Toys R Us v. Acme Distributors, et al d/b/a Adults “R” Us: Order Granting Plaintiff’s Preliminary Injunction (adultsrus.com)
PRESS RELEASE: 30 October 1996: INTA Press Release: INTA Appointed To Select International Internet Domain Name Panel
November
PROPOSED POLICY: November 1996: IETF Internet-Draft: Top Level Domain Classification and Categorization by Simon Higgs (TLDs) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 1 November 1996: Panavision International v. Toeppen and NSI: (1) Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Plaintiff Panavision’s Motion For Summary Judgment; (2) Order Granting In Part And Denying In Part Defendant Toeppen’s Motion For Summary Judgment: (panavision.com)
ARTICLE: 5 November 1996: C|Net: Name Game for Domain
ARTICLE: 7 November 1996: Computer Law Association: Intermatic Inc. v Toeppen: Judge Recommends Enjoining Domain Name (intermatic.com)
PRESS RELEASE: 8 November 1996: Press Release: SureSite Launches Free Internet Domain Name Investigative Search
POLICY: 11 November 1996: International Ad Hoc Committee (IAHC) Charter (IAHC)
ARTICLE: 11 November 1996: C|Net: Perspectives: Bullies of the Internet by Margie Wylie (reverse hijacking)
PRESS RELEASE: 12 November 1996: IAHC Press Release: New International Committee Named to Resolve Domain Name Issues (IAHC)
ARTICLE: 13 November 1996: C|Net: Ad Hoc Group to Address Domain Dearth by Nick Wingfield (IAHC)
ARTICLE: 18 November 1996: ZDNNews: Critics: Domain Panel Makeup Unfair (IAHC)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 18 November 1996: Zippo Mfg. Co. v. Zippo Dot Com, Inc.: Summons and Complaint (zippo.com)
ARTICLE: 18 November 1996: Does the Bottle Need to be Broken: The Future of Trademarks and Domain Names by Chris Bovenkamp (analysis)
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 25 November 1996: Pike v. NSI and FSPEC: Complaint (pike.com)
ARTICLE: 25 November 1996: CWI: All change for domain name policy by Kenneth Hart
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 26 November 1996: Intermatic v. Toeppen: Order Adopting Judge Denlow’s Report and Recommendations [of 3 October 1996] in Full (intermatic.com) [1] [2]
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 27 November 1996: Panavision International v. Toeppen and NSI: Order Granting NSI’s Motion to Dismiss (intermatic.com)
December
ARTICLE: December 1996: Justice & Technology: Domain Names vs. Trademarks — Who Decides?
PRESS RELEASE: 4 December 1996: INTA Press Release: INTA Prepares Draft Domain Name Policy Proposal [1] [2]
PROPOSED POLICY: 4 December 1996: INTA: Proposed Domain Name Registry Policy
ARTICLE: 4 December 1996: tele.com: The War on Words by Dawn Bushaus
ARTICLE: 4 December 1996: tele.com: RoadRunner Or RoadKill?
ARTICLE: 5 December 1996: InfoWorld: Network Solutions aims to ease domain name registration with new Web service by Rob Guth
ARTICLE: 12 December 1996: NetGuide Live: Spotlight: Master of your Domain
PRESS RELEASE: 19 December 1996: IAHC Press Release: IAHC Makes Its Preliminary Conclusions On Internet Top Level Domains Available for Public Comment (gTLDs) (competitive domain registration)
PROPOSED POLICY: 19 December 1996: IAHC: New Rules for Top Level Domains in the Internet: Draft Specifications for Administration and Management of gTLDs [1] [2]
ARTICLE: 19 December 1996: NetGuide Live: Spotlight: The Name Game
LEGAL DOCUMENT: 19 December 1996: Zippo Dot Com, Inc. v. Zippo Mfg. Co.: Complaint (zippo.com)
ARTICLE: 20 December 1996: C|Net: Net Group Plays Name Game by Janet Kornblum (IAHC) (gTLDs)
ARTICLE: 21 December 1996: The Washington Post: Expansion of Internet Addresses Urged (TLDs)
ARTICLE: 23 December 1996: TechWeb: More Domain Names On The Way by Jeff Sweat
ARTICLE: 26 December 1996: NetGuide Live: Spotlight: Web’s Shrinking Domains
ANALYSIS: [undated] 1996: Computer Law Association: Applying the Trademark Misuse Doctrine to Domain Name Disputes by Stephen J. Davidson and Nicole A. Engisch (analysis)
ARTICLE: (Undated) 1996: @News: Controversy @NYPOST.COM (nypost.com) |