Last week, Reps. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) and Gene Green (D-Texas) reintroduced a bill they claimed "empowers consumers and their ISP with the ability to protect both their privacy and their resources" by restricting unsolicited commercial e-mail. [Wired]
"Nearly everything was in place Thursday for opening day in a trial to determine damages in the legal battle over the domain name sex.com." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired]
"If a domain isn't actual property according to law, and it's stolen -- as the original sex.com owner claims it was -- then how can he get it back, along with the millions he's lost?" By Craig Bicknell. [Wired]
"Domains aren't property, a judge rules in the long, sordid case of sex.com. Therefore, the guy who managed to grab it from its first owner doesn't have to give it back." By Craig Bicknell. [Wired]
"The man who took credit for turning the domain name Sex.com into a multimillion-dollar porn empire now says he is too poor to afford toilet paper." By Josanna Glasner. [Wired]
A dispute between a domain name registrar and a Web hosting company could set legal limits on accessing and using personal information on Internet whois databases. [Wired]
A domain name registrar has filed suit against a firm it claims illegally used its customer contact information in an aggressive marketing campaign of unsolicited email and phone calls. [Wired]