Tag: domain names

Cops seize 292 domain names

Posted on December 2, 2014 by - News

euroflagzEuropol, in conjunction with US authorities and 25 police forces worldwide said 292 domain names used to sell counterfeit products have been seized.

Trademark holders had tipped the authorities off that counterfeit goods were being sold online and the domain names concerned are now in the hands of governments which formed part of the operation.

If people now go to the sites that formerly sold counterfeit goods, they will see a banner telling them the site has been seized.

Counterfeit products being sold included luxury goods, electronics, movies, music, pharmaceutical kit and other stuff.

The seizure is part of the authorities’ “in Our Sites” initiative aimed to protect people from buying crooked gear.  The operation has now seized 1,829 domain names since November 2012.

Rob Wainwright, director of Europol, said: “The infringements of intellectual property rights is a growing problem in our economies and for millions of producers and consumers.  Europol is committed to crack down on the criminal networks responsible.”

Scotland gets its own domain

Posted on September 23, 2014 by - News

scotEven though the referendum for Scotland to become an independent state got the thumbs down last week, today domains with the .scot suffix will be available.

Both the NHS Scotland and the Yes Scotland and Better Together have already registered .scot domains, now anyone will be able to sign up to use the suffix.

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, John Swinney, financial secretary of the Scottish government, the primary address for the Scottish government will become www.gov.scot in the next few months.

And a survey said that 71 percent of Scottish consumers are more likely to buy goods and services from firms using .scot addresses. That’s likely to result in a rush for businesses to sign up for Scottish addresses.

But you don’t have to live in Scotland to register the .scot domain – you can pay your £20 or £30 if you feel you or your business have an affinity with the country.