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Universities Buying Up Tons Of .XXX Domain Names To Protect Brands

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:11:01 +0000

Now that buying .XXX domain names is an option, universities are snapping them up in an effort to protect their brands. These universities include the University of Kansas, the University of Michigan, Indiana University, Purdue University, Ball State University, Grand Valley State University, Central Michigan University, Penn State University, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, Indiana University, etc. None of these universities will be doing anything at all with the .XXX domain names.

The University of Kansas bought domains names like www.KUgirls.xxx and www.KUnurses.xxx. The Kansas school spent about $3,000 buying these domain names.

Indiana University spent about $2,200 buying about 10 domain names including www.hoosiers.xxx. “This is just a modest cost of doing business in the world we live in,” stated Indiana University spokesman Mark Land.

The University of Michigan bought 21 .xxx domain names. “This is viewed as a rational and practical step to protecting our image,” stated U-M spokesman Rick Fitzgerald. The university spent about $2,800 to reserve 14 names for 10 years. U of M bought domain names such as hailtothevictors.xxx.

Michigan State University decided not to buy any .xxx domain names, but they will be monitoring the situation closely and promises to pursue anyone who uses their trademark or images on a non-university approved website.

The ICM Registry of Palm Beach, Florida is the exclusive management company for the .xxx names. They sell them through about a dozen middlemen companies such as GoDaddy for about $100 per year. Other well known brands that have bought .xxx domain names include Target, Nike, and Pepsi.

[AP and Freep]

Purdue University Student Vikram Buddhi Getting Jail-Time For Internet Threats

Amit Chowdhry — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:55:10 +0000

Former Indian Institute of Technology and Purdue University student Vikram Buddhi was sentenced today to about 57 months in prison. After that he will be on 3 years of supervised release. The reason for his arrest was because he posted hate messages in 2006 to former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and their wives. He also called for the bombings of U.S. buildings. Buddhi is a 38 year old Purdue PhD student.

Buddhi can attempt to appeal the sentence at a court in Chicago within the next 10 days. Buddhi already went to prison April 2006. The months he spent in prison back then will most likely be deducted in his next sentence. Buddhi fired his own lawyer and represented himself. He said the trial had been unfair after the judgment. Judge James T. Moody gave an order that Buddhi will be charged today.

Nora Flood Comes Up With Portable Fire Escape Ladder Concept

Amit Chowdhry — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:03:04 +0000

Nora Flood is a student at Purdue University. At a design competition, she earned first place for a concept about a portable fire escape ladder. Let’s say that a fire breaks out at your house, this will allow you to find a safe window and open up a ladder that latches on to window frame. Many other ladders require a latch on to the sill, but this could slip out of place. The concept is called “Escape.”

[via DesignBlog]