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An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]

News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]

The blog tools vendor Six Apart plans to roll out an open online authentication system to fight the growing phenomenon of comment spam.

"A Web developer in New York claims she's the victim of reverse domain-name hijacking by America Online Inc." [Internetnews.com]

"San Jose U.S. District Court Judge James Ware ruled in favor of Kremen this week, finding that one Stephen Michael Cohen was guilty of fraudulently hi-jacking the sultry site and ultimately turning it into a multi-million dollar gig." [InternetNews]

In another David-versus-Goliath court battle, a Virginia judge set another precedent for small companies by favoring Virtual Works' domain name registration over the Volkswagen trademark. By Maura Ginty. [InternetNews]

The company known for creating the "love bug" is currently involved in a heated domain name dispute and this week took its case into court, countersuing the owner of VW.net to gain control of the domain after he sued to keep it. [InternetNews]

Accused cybersquatters have a new defense strategy: "Get Froomkin." By Brian McWilliams.

In a case where a U.S. District Court is upholding a registrar's right to protect people listed in its database, register.com Inc. won a preliminary injunction against Verio Inc. preventing the Web hosting company from mercilessly spamming its custome...