Tag Archives: department of justice

Wed 18th November 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Yahoo to Provide Ad Contracts to Department of Justice - DOJ probing advertising contracts for Yahoo-Microsoft search deal. Domain Name Wire has learned that Yahoo! advertising partners have received a notice that the company will be providing copies of their advertising contracts to the Department of Justice. The disclosure of this information to the Department of Justice is in conjunction with the DOJ’s review of the Yahoo-Microsoft search deal. The request by the DOJ is being made pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ... read more ...
Wed 29th July 2009
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Dear DOJ: Don’t Slow Down Yahoo-Microsoft Deal - Deal will create competition, not destroy it. Dear Department of Justice: After a long courtship, Yahoo and Microsoft have agreed to a long term search and advertising deal. The deal is going to end up in your lap early next year, and a number of lobbyists will be screaming that the deal is anti-competitive. Don’t buy it. This deal creates a competitor. It takes two also-rans in the search business and turns them into a true (although still relatively weak) competitor ... read more ...
Fri 19th December 2008
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Analysis: U.S. Government Has Domainers’ Backs - Documents from U.S. Government question ICANN’s actions. You’ve probably read a lot about ICANN’s introduction of new top level domains. Now, as reported over at DNJournal, the U.S. Government is weighing in. Domainers should be happy with its response. I just completed reading the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Commerce responses to ICANN’s plans. These are perhaps the most knowledgeable and well crafted responses to the plan I’ve seen, ... read more ...