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Mississippi Gets "F" in Eminent Domain Reform (WLBT 3 Jackson)A national report released Wednesday has failed nine states, including Mississippi, on eminent domain reform. Eminent domain, or the state's power to take over private property, has always been a concern for home and small business owners.

Giving away the public domain docs the US gov charges money for (Addict 3D)public.resource.org has created a mirror of NTIS.Gov's [National Technical Information Services] store that sells public domain materials. Our twist is that instead of sending you the materials, we'll release them back into the public domain for everybody to use.

Idaho Criticized for Laws Regarding Eminet Domain (KIVI Boise)A group which seeks to strengthen citizen protections against eminent domain is giving Idaho a D+ grade. The Castle Coalition says Idaho has not done enough to protect private property owners.

Domain Name Registrations Reach 128 Million, 31 Percent Increase from Previous Year (CircleID)VeriSign today released the VeriSign Domain Name Industry Brief for the first quarter of 2007. The brief, which highlights key industry data for worldwide domain name activity, reports that the total number of domain name registrations reached 128 million, representing a 31 percent increase over the same quarter in the previous year, and a 6 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2006. ...

Bill tightens restrictions on use of eminent domain (Press Journal)Manchester aldermen have approved legislation Alderman Janet Steinbrenner, its author, contends is the most restrictive in the region regarding the use of eminent domain.

Restrain Eminent Domain (RedNova)By Ty Pine Eminent domain is the idea that government can take property from a private owner for public use if it pays fair compensation to the owner. The concept is at least as old as our country and is even discussed in the Bill of Rights.

Eminent Domain Letter is Delayed (RedNova)By Anna M. Tinsley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Jun. 6--Tarrant County commissioners must wait to send a letter to Gov. Rick Perry asking him to veto an eminent domain bill, because the full court must approve such a move, and one member wasn't present at Tuesday's meeting.

Sale of domain names a hot business in India (Business Standard India)Cyber squatters may have made their life a tad difficult, but enterprising individuals have managed to make an honest living selling domain names ? with auction portal eBay India alone recording one sale every eight hours.

Eminent Domain Fix At Risk (Hartford Courant)Billboard Clause Could Lead To Cuts In State's Share Of Federal Highway Funds The Federal Highway Administration warned Tuesday that the legislature's recent reform of eminent domain laws violates the Highway Beautification Act and could cost the state about $40 million annually.