We've just posted a photo review of last week's DomainerMeeting conference in Paris, France. I was unable to make the trip as my wife had to undergo knee surgery the day before the event began but I arranged to have show organizers send us some photos so we could give you an inside look at the action. A special thank you goes to Xavier Buck and Freddy Schiwek from EuroDNS.com and Melanie Delannoy for providing the pictures.

The National Arbitration Forum reported today that the number of UDRP cases they handle continues to increase, though the rate of

growth slowed last year. NAF heard 1,805 cases in 2007, a 9% rise over the 1,658 cases handled in 2006, which was a 21% jump over 2005.

The NAF also announced decisions in three high profile UDRP cases involving YouTube.net, CTV.com, and AmericanGirl.net. The complainant (YouTube.com) won in the YouTube.net case while the domain owners prevailed in the CTV.com and AmericanGirl.net cases. A key passage in the CTV.com ruling said "The Panel determined that the three letters which constitute the essence of the disputed domain name are generic initials used by many parties to identify many goods and services. The Panel found Respondent to be in the domain name warehousing business, specializing in three character domains. Respondent’s use of CTV.com to attract Internet traffic is a legitimate business interest, especially in this case where none of the advertisements are related to Complainant’s television operations. More details on all three cases are available here.