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Brazillian Government is Reportedly Hitting Service Providers with Domain Takedown Notices

February 9, 2012 — – The Ministry of Tourism of Brazil has sent a letter to domain marketplace Sedo, demanding it takes down an .EU domain whose name suggests it involves Brazilian-related porn content, according to a report by TechDirt. This appears to be a clear case of a country’s government overstepping their boundaries, and a situation that any hosting company – large or small – could potentially find themselves in.

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Congress Postpones PIPA and SOPA Votes

January 20, 2012 — The US Congress has postponed on Friday its decision on Protect Intellectual Property Act and Stop Online Piracy Act, the controversial bills that are aimed at blocking access to websites that contain pirated content and counterfeit material. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said he would delay a critical vote that was originally set to take place on January 24.

Save Hosting Coalition says 275 Executives Signed Letter Opposing PIPA

December 15, 2011 — – The Save Hosting Coalition, an organization of businesses in the web hosting and Internet infrastructure industries, announced on Thursday it has sent a letter from 275 leading industry executives expressing their opposition to the Protect Intellectual Property Act.

UK Police e-Crime Unit Shuts Down More Than 2,000 Fake Online Stores

November 23, 2011 — With the holiday season underway, a growing number of fake e-tailer websites are pervading the Internet. The UK Metopolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit is working to crack down on these fraudulent sites and has already shut down more than 2,000 .co.uk domains of fake websites.

Former Rackspace Employee Gets Probation and Fine for Wire Fraud

August 25, 2011 — A San Antonio court sentenced a former Rackspace sales employee to two years of probation Thursday for defrauding the company out of $64,174, according to a report by MySanAntonio.com. The defendant, David John Whitman, pleaded guilty back in May to two counts of wire fraud, admitting that he submitted fake service orders with the intent of earning higher commissions.

David Snead, Jeffrey Cohen Discuss Effective Legal Strategies for Business

August 9, 2011 — In the first Business Development session of day two, technology lawyers David Snead of W. David Snead and Jeffrey A. Cohen of Cohen & Richardson discussed the process of creating and structuring a business in such a way that will minimize legal costs and enhance the value of the hosting company.

Strong Host Security Policies are Good Business – Panel Discussion

August 8, 2011 — In one of the more intriguing sessions of the morning, LeaseWeb’s Alex de Joode moderated a panel discussion titled “Strong Host Security Policies are Good Business”. The presentation explored the ways that hosting providers are currently working with law enforcement to implement and enforce strong security policies to combat illegal online activies.

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Public Policy and the Hosting Industry – Panel Discussion

August 8, 2011 — One of the Monday morning sessions at HostingCon was the “Public Policy and the Hosting Industry” panel, moderated and organized by Christian Dawson, COO of ServInt, who gathered some key policy advocates to discuss some legislation he (and they) consider disturbing in relation to the hosting business

Go Daddy Appoints Former Whitehouse Advisor Deputy General Counsel for Global Policy

August 2, 2011 — Web hosting provider Go Daddy announced on Tuesday it has appointed former Obama policy advisor and attorney Andrew Kline as its new deputy general counsel for global policy. The move comes a week after Go Daddy officially launched its 4th Generation cloud-based hosting services

Hacker Group Lulzsec Disbands After 50 Days, Posts One Final Data Dump

June 27, 2011 — Hacker group Lulzec announced on Sunday in a farewell letter posted on PirateBay and its website that it is disbanding after 50 days of security attacks on websites around the world.nFollowing its retirement announcement, Lulzsec encouraged its more than 280,000 Twitter followers to follow the account of fellow hackers, Anonymous, another hacking organization.