Legal Domain Names Ahead of the Web Curve

Nine organizations are seeking to obtain new Web domain names with a legal connection, but only one is a law firm.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, better known as ICANN, released a list of applications for domain names Wednesday, the Houston Chroniclereports. Applicants proposing a new top-level domain name had to pay $185,000 and explain their plans for the name. When new domain owners are designated, they can then sublet the names to others in hopes of making a profit, Law Technology News explains.

Posted Jun 18, 2012 6:00 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss

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Category: Big Law, Technology