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Senator threatens domain registrars to clean up abusive registrations
Chairman of Intelligence Committee cites Russian influence efforts in threat to domain registrars. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent letters to five domain name registrars and Verisign today bl...
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Senator threatens domain registrars to clean up abusive registrations
Chairman of Intelligence Committee cites Russian influence efforts in threat to domain registrars. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent letters to five domain name registrars and Verisign today bl...
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October 24, 2024, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company on a .biz tries to hijack the .com domain
The domain was registered well before the company was established. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has determined that a financial data company filed a dispute against EagleData .com in bad faith. Eagle Data, Inc. in the U....
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Company on a .biz tries to hijack the .com domain
The domain was registered well before the company was established. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has determined that a financial data company filed a dispute against EagleData .com in bad faith. Eagle Data, Inc. in the U....
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October 23, 2024, 3:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the domain names that sold at NameJet and SnapNames last month:
Newfold sold 70 domains for $2,000+ last month. Newfold Digital’s domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 70 domains for $2,000 or more in September. These larger sales totaled just shy of $300,000. Here are some of the sal...
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Here are the domain names that sold at NameJet and SnapNames last month:
Newfold sold 70 domains for $2,000+ last month. Newfold Digital’s domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 70 domains for $2,000 or more in September. These larger sales totaled just shy of $300,000. Here are some of the sal...
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October 23, 2024, 1:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
Blockchain names: .locker launches, *ape apes in
A couple of blockchain-connected names launch this week. This week, there are a couple of interesting launches in the blockchain naming space. First up, Orange Domains is launching .locker in general availability on Wednesday. .Locker is a “rea...
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Blockchain names: .locker launches, *ape apes in
A couple of blockchain-connected names launch this week. This week, there are a couple of interesting launches in the blockchain naming space. First up, Orange Domains is launching .locker in general availability on Wednesday. .Locker is a “rea...
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October 22, 2024, 9:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Suddenly, there’s a lot of competition for domain sales platforms
New entrants promise great features but face a challenging landscape. Over the past five years, it seems like the number of aftermarket domain name platforms has been shrinking. That’s largely because GoDaddy acquired two of them (Uniregistry a...
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Suddenly, there’s a lot of competition for domain sales platforms
New entrants promise great features but face a challenging landscape. Over the past five years, it seems like the number of aftermarket domain name platforms has been shrinking. That’s largely because GoDaddy acquired two of them (Uniregistry a...
Discussion
October 22, 2024, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainEasy domain sales platform launches – DNW Podcast #505
Can this new platform win the hearts of domain investors? Today’s guest is Sam Dennis, founder of the new domain name sales platform DomainEasy. On today’s show, explains why he built the platform, how it’s different from the compet...
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DomainEasy domain sales platform launches – DNW Podcast #505
Can this new platform win the hearts of domain investors? Today’s guest is Sam Dennis, founder of the new domain name sales platform DomainEasy. On today’s show, explains why he built the platform, how it’s different from the compet...
Discussion
October 21, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court affirms decision that Lambo.com should be transferred to Lamborghini
Judge says domain owner is cybersquatting. A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name...
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Court affirms decision that Lambo.com should be transferred to Lamborghini
Judge says domain owner is cybersquatting. A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name...
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October 17, 2024, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Poop scooping company files lawsuit after reverse domain hijacking finding
Scoop Soldiers might have better luck in court than it did with UDRP. A poop-scooping franchisor has filed a federal lawsuit in a domain name dispute. Scoop Soldiers Service Company, LLC filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court against Top Paw ...
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Poop scooping company files lawsuit after reverse domain hijacking finding
Scoop Soldiers might have better luck in court than it did with UDRP. A poop-scooping franchisor has filed a federal lawsuit in a domain name dispute. Scoop Soldiers Service Company, LLC filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court against Top Paw ...
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October 16, 2024, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web designer tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Panelist calls web designer’s dispute “frivolous” and an abuse of the policy. A FORUM panelist has ruled that an Illinois web design company tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Cybernautic, Inc., which uses the domain cybernautic...
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Web designer tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Panelist calls web designer’s dispute “frivolous” and an abuse of the policy. A FORUM panelist has ruled that an Illinois web design company tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Cybernautic, Inc., which uses the domain cybernautic...
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October 16, 2024, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 end user domain name sales at Sedo this week
A private school, a law firm and a Canadian real estate developer bought domain names this week. Sedo reported 52 domain sales of $2,000 or more this week, and I found end user buyers for ten of them. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales...
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10 end user domain name sales at Sedo this week
A private school, a law firm and a Canadian real estate developer bought domain names this week. Sedo reported 52 domain sales of $2,000 or more this week, and I found end user buyers for ten of them. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales...
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October 15, 2024, 8:10 pm
