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Kansas eminent domain law may gain blight exception (BizJournals)Kansas lawmakers are poised to give local governments something they desperately want -- a definition and exception for "blight" when it comes to eminent domain.

Gmail domain dispute looms for Google in China (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Google Inc., fighting to consolidate its trademark globally, faces an obstacle in the world's second largest Web market -- China's www.Gmail.cn, which is refusing to sell its Internet address to the U.S. giant.

Compromise drives domain bill (Billings Gazette)CHEYENNE - The eminent domain bill that the Legislature passed and sent to Gov. Dave Freudenthal was the result of a compromise helped along by members of a diverse coalition.

ICANN Threatens to Shut Down Domain Registrar (GigaLaw.com)In a sudden about face, ICANN has concluded that it does indeed have authority over renegade domain pusher Registerfly.

Millville First: City must vote on eminent domain petition (Daily Journal)MILLVILLE ? A group seeking a limited ban on eminent domain here said Monday afternoon that the City Commission must hold a vote on its request. Millville First members said a lawsuit isn?t ruled out if commissioners won?t act.

China's Gmail.cn Refuses to Sell Domain to Google (Addict 3D)Google Inc. is facing dissent in China as the owners of www.gmail.cn have refused to sell the US company its domain name.

Google fights for Gmail domain (CNN Money)The Internet search giant is trying to consolidate its trademark globally, but China's Gmail is refusing to sell.

A domain just right for mobile Web surfing (International Herald Tribune)DotMobi, a venture backed by 12 companies and an industry association, has created the ".mobi" domain name, which identifies an Internet address just like .com, .net, .edu and .org, but guarantees that a Web site has been tailored for the small screen of a mobile phone.