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Domain Name Wire
Freight financing company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpa...
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Freight financing company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tries to upgrade from .co to .com through a misguided cybersquatting dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Dakota Financial, LLC guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domain name haulpa...
Discussion
April 11, 2025, 4:11 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – April 10, 2025 – Trust But Verify Your Gut
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 41:20 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
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DomainSherpa Review – April 10, 2025 – Trust But Verify Your Gut
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 41:20 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss th...
Discussion
April 10, 2025, 11:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Same Complainant, same Respondent. Two different UDRP outcomes.
On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) ...
Discussion
Same Complainant, same Respondent. Two different UDRP outcomes.
On the surface, these cases appear identical. Were they? A pair of recent UDRP decisions on nearly identical cases had two very different results. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has filed eight cases with FORUM (aka National Arbitration Forum) ...
Discussion
April 10, 2025, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
A garlic dip brand, a podcast producer, and a delivery company bought domain names. Occasionally, I see a domain name sale and think, “wait, that’s a top level domain?” That was the case with one.vision on this week’s Sedo lis...
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A garlic dip brand, a podcast producer, and a delivery company bought domain names. Occasionally, I see a domain name sale and think, “wait, that’s a top level domain?” That was the case with one.vision on this week’s Sedo lis...
Discussion
April 10, 2025, 1:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
How domain stocks have fared in the market rout
Some domain companies haven’t fallen as much as the broader market. Donald Trump announced an escalated trade war on April 2. The stock (and even bond and crypto) markets have not looked favorably on the development. In the four trading days be...
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How domain stocks have fared in the market rout
Some domain companies haven’t fallen as much as the broader market. Donald Trump announced an escalated trade war on April 2. The stock (and even bond and crypto) markets have not looked favorably on the development. In the four trading days be...
Discussion
April 9, 2025, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panelist: “Corrupt” in domain name makes big difference in UDRP
Panelist distinguished this case from another one between the same parties because of a derogatory word in the domain name. Attorney Marc John Randazza has lost a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a gripe site. Randazza took issue with CorruptR...
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Panelist: “Corrupt” in domain name makes big difference in UDRP
Panelist distinguished this case from another one between the same parties because of a derogatory word in the domain name. Attorney Marc John Randazza has lost a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a gripe site. Randazza took issue with CorruptR...
Discussion
April 9, 2025, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Could tariffs hit digital goods and services like domain names?
Countries could strike back against against web infrastructure countries, even if it’s not in the form of tariffs. Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs that primarily target physical goods imported into the United States. In response, af...
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Could tariffs hit digital goods and services like domain names?
Countries could strike back against against web infrastructure countries, even if it’s not in the form of tariffs. Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs that primarily target physical goods imported into the United States. In response, af...
Discussion
April 9, 2025, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Georgia Department of Transportation fails to take down adult massage site
It’s concerned about the services being offered at GDOT .com. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed against the registrant of gdot .com. The state’s department of transportation uses ...
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Georgia Department of Transportation fails to take down adult massage site
It’s concerned about the services being offered at GDOT .com. The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has lost a cybersquatting complaint it filed against the registrant of gdot .com. The state’s department of transportation uses ...
Discussion
April 8, 2025, 4:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms ruling in TRX.com cybersquatting case
Appeals court confirms domain owner wasn’t cybersquatting with his purchase of TRX.com. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in a cybersquatting case involving TRX.com. The lower court had ruled that the ...
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirms ruling in TRX.com cybersquatting case
Appeals court confirms domain owner wasn’t cybersquatting with his purchase of TRX.com. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling in a cybersquatting case involving TRX.com. The lower court had ruled that the ...
Discussion
April 8, 2025, 4:09 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Incognito.ai
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Incognito.ai led the way at $29,999. Andrew.ai took second at 25,000 Euro, ($27,238). MyWorkBench.com was third at $14,888. 35 .com sales 30 cctld sales 11 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency &n...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Incognito.ai
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Incognito.ai led the way at $29,999. Andrew.ai took second at 25,000 Euro, ($27,238). MyWorkBench.com was third at $14,888. 35 .com sales 30 cctld sales 11 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency &n...
Discussion
April 8, 2025, 2:44 pm
