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Judge dismisses MySchool.com lawsuit
MySchool411.com owner gets schooled. It turns out .XYZ wasn’t the only company winning on summary judgment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Judge John F. Anderson granted (pdf) Original Web Ventures’ Motion for Su...
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Judge dismisses MySchool.com lawsuit
MySchool411.com owner gets schooled. It turns out .XYZ wasn’t the only company winning on summary judgment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Judge John F. Anderson granted (pdf) Original Web Ventures’ Motion for Su...
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October 27, 2015, 2:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Law Early Access Grosses Over $1 million
Minds + Machines releases Q3 update including early .Law results. The .Law top level domain name is off to a solid start, generating $1.18 million of orders during the first week of the Early Access Program. Similar to other registry’s Early Ac...
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.Law Early Access Grosses Over $1 million
Minds + Machines releases Q3 update including early .Law results. The .Law top level domain name is off to a solid start, generating $1.18 million of orders during the first week of the Early Access Program. Similar to other registry’s Early Ac...
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October 27, 2015, 1:27 pm

Domain Name Wire
Dicker hires lawyer, asks people to remove disparaging posts
People asked to remove posts as part of deal to get money back. Adam Dicker has hired a lawyer to handle claims made by people who say he owes them money. Attorney Joel Reinhardt of Gowlings sent a letter Friday afternoon to a number of people that p...
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Dicker hires lawyer, asks people to remove disparaging posts
People asked to remove posts as part of deal to get money back. Adam Dicker has hired a lawyer to handle claims made by people who say he owes them money. Attorney Joel Reinhardt of Gowlings sent a letter Friday afternoon to a number of people that p...
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October 26, 2015, 9:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Judge dismisses Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ
10 month ordeal is over after judge grants summary judgment. That jury trial taking place in Virginia next week…won’t take place after all. Judge Claude M. Hilton has granted XYZ.com’s motion for summary judgement. The judge will i...
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Breaking: Judge dismisses Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ
10 month ordeal is over after judge grants summary judgment. That jury trial taking place in Virginia next week…won’t take place after all. Judge Claude M. Hilton has granted XYZ.com’s motion for summary judgement. The judge will i...
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October 26, 2015, 8:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
Warning: domain name phishing email blast going on right now
Emails try to get you to download file. A Domain Name Wire reader has received 4 phishing/malware attempts within the past hour, and web searches show that the scam is widespread. Here’s a copy of one of the phishing emails: From: Date: Mon, Oc...
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Warning: domain name phishing email blast going on right now
Emails try to get you to download file. A Domain Name Wire reader has received 4 phishing/malware attempts within the past hour, and web searches show that the scam is widespread. Here’s a copy of one of the phishing emails: From: Date: Mon, Oc...
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October 26, 2015, 5:51 pm

Domain Name Wire
This week: .SRL, .Studio, .Live and a $2,675/year IDN
A new corporate identifier domain and a very expensive IDN debut this week. Four top level domain names make their general availability debuts this week. InterNetX launches .SRL, a corporate identifier for “Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada&...
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This week: .SRL, .Studio, .Live and a $2,675/year IDN
A new corporate identifier domain and a very expensive IDN debut this week. Four top level domain names make their general availability debuts this week. InterNetX launches .SRL, a corporate identifier for “Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada&...
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October 26, 2015, 5:05 pm

Domain Name Wire
Verisign v. XYZ set for jury trial next week
Verisign’s false advertising case about .xyz top level domain name is scheduled for jury trial next week. .Com registry Verisign is scheduled to present its case against .XYZ next week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Verisign fi...
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Verisign v. XYZ set for jury trial next week
Verisign’s false advertising case about .xyz top level domain name is scheduled for jury trial next week. .Com registry Verisign is scheduled to present its case against .XYZ next week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Verisign fi...
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October 26, 2015, 4:07 pm

Domain Name Wire
“Ultra Premium” Domain Names with Ryan Colby – DNW Podcast #56
The value of one word .com domain names. What’s happening to the value of great one word .com domain names? Today’s guest, Ryan Colby, helps connect buyers and sellers of these valuable domain names for Outcome Brokerage. He discusses how...
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“Ultra Premium” Domain Names with Ryan Colby – DNW Podcast #56
The value of one word .com domain names. What’s happening to the value of great one word .com domain names? Today’s guest, Ryan Colby, helps connect buyers and sellers of these valuable domain names for Outcome Brokerage. He discusses how...
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October 26, 2015, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
The .Brand Challenge to .Com
“Ancillary” .com domain name purchases might be jeopardized when companies start using .brand domain names. On last week’s Verisign investor conference call, an analyst asked the company what effect .brand domain names might have on...
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The .Brand Challenge to .Com
“Ancillary” .com domain name purchases might be jeopardized when companies start using .brand domain names. On last week’s Verisign investor conference call, an analyst asked the company what effect .brand domain names might have on...
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October 26, 2015, 1:46 pm

Domain Name Wire
JinSe.com for $30k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. 59 bidders saw a golden opportunity when JinSe.com expired, yet it was the enthusiasm of just 2 of them that lifted it above $10.1k to finish 3 times higher at $30.2k. That ...
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JinSe.com for $30k and other expired domain name sales
A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. 59 bidders saw a golden opportunity when JinSe.com expired, yet it was the enthusiasm of just 2 of them that lifted it above $10.1k to finish 3 times higher at $30.2k. That ...
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October 23, 2015, 3:18 pm