gTLD-MoU The international framework in which policies for the administration and enhancement of the Internet's generic Domain Name System (DNS) are developed and deployed.
ICANN The non-profit corporation responsible for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, as well as domain name and root server system management functions.
The Register - Cracking down on cyberspace land grabs Reports on an IP-block hijacking when "Los Angeles County had been hit by a growing type of hi-tech fraud, in which large, and usually dormant, segments of the Internet's address space are taken away from their registered users through an elaborate s