The right to pursue the owner or registrant of a domain name used to access an Internet site dedicated to infringing activities is also an excellent deterrent and will provide the means to bring action against such infringers or their allies.

FORBES: The Case For The PROTECT IP Act And DNS Filtering

The domain name identity crisis is worrisome right now because of the recent untimely death of Jon Postel, the guru of Internet names and numbers.

CNN: Opinion: The Internet's identity crisis

Although selecting the right domain name can be important, startups should ultimately consider this action as just one part of their marketing strategy.

FORBES: Should A Startup Spend VC Funding On A Domain Name?

He and domain-name speculators like him have been building entire businesses around ideas for new right-of-the-dot names, and in many cases they have lined up backers to help them cover application and other costs.

WSJ: The Race to Nab Web Addresses