Legal: Your Domain Is At RiskThe lawyers at my firm represent registrars. We also represent domain name owners. And we sometimes represent domain name thieves (yes, everyone is entitled to an attorney). Here is an insider’s perspective on the new dynamics at play in domain name cybersquatting. Most domain owners think their registrar is licensed by some governmental agency with oversight responsibilities. That’s not really the case. The due diligence of ICANN and registries in approving registrars is virtually nonexistent. All it takes to become a registrar is payment of the $10,000 fee. Yet my impression is that consumers take from the registrars a false sense of comfort — as if their mere existence ensures domain names will be protected.http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/466/Legal-Your-Domain-Is-At-Risk/