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This week: .Porn and .Adult
This was supposed to be a big week with .sucks going into general availability, but that launch has been delayed by 3 weeks. It’s still going to be a big for new top level domain names, though: the entry of .adult and .porn will surely generate...
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This week: .Porn and .Adult
This was supposed to be a big week with .sucks going into general availability, but that launch has been delayed by 3 weeks. It’s still going to be a big for new top level domain names, though: the entry of .adult and .porn will surely generate...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen X3.com domain name
Domain name was transferred to eName, a popular home for stolen domain names. The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. Anthony Alfieri-Crispin allege...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen X3.com domain name
Domain name was transferred to eName, a popular home for stolen domain names. The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. Anthony Alfieri-Crispin allege...
Discussion
May 29, 2015, 7:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Report
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. Roughly half a dozen auctions at NameJet outperformed LoveDay.com ($3.6k) during the past week – by as much as a factor of 10 in the case of DogCare.com ($37k). These included the usual...
Discussion
This week’s Expired Domain Report
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. Roughly half a dozen auctions at NameJet outperformed LoveDay.com ($3.6k) during the past week – by as much as a factor of 10 in the case of DogCare.com ($37k). These included the usual...
Discussion
May 29, 2015, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Harvard sues frequent UDRP loser to have its domains disabled
Company that lost four UDRP complaints if filed against others might be at risk of losing its own domain name. Harvard has sued a handful of companies it says have copied its trademarked exam questions. Among these companies is one that lost four UDR...
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Harvard sues frequent UDRP loser to have its domains disabled
Company that lost four UDRP complaints if filed against others might be at risk of losing its own domain name. Harvard has sued a handful of companies it says have copied its trademarked exam questions. Among these companies is one that lost four UDR...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen
FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its ro...
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FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen
FTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN’s request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its ro...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
NAF panel orders transfer of FatTuesday.com to owner of Fat-Tuesday.com
Panel really screwed this one up. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name FatTuesday.com to David Briggs Enterprises, Inc. The complainant operates bars under the name Fat Tuesday and uses the infer...
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NAF panel orders transfer of FatTuesday.com to owner of Fat-Tuesday.com
Panel really screwed this one up. A three person National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name FatTuesday.com to David Briggs Enterprises, Inc. The complainant operates bars under the name Fat Tuesday and uses the infer...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 1:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain definitions: Registrar and Registry
The definition of registry is becoming fuzzy. Two of the most commonly misused words in mainstream articles about domain names are registrar and registry. Many publications use one when it should be the other. A registrar is the company where you reg...
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Domain definitions: Registrar and Registry
The definition of registry is becoming fuzzy. Two of the most commonly misused words in mainstream articles about domain names are registrar and registry. Many publications use one when it should be the other. A registrar is the company where you reg...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
What Fadi Chehadé should do in his last year as ICANN’s CEO
Here’s what companies and people want to see ICANN’s outgoing CEO accomplish before he leaves the post. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé made the surprise announcement last week that he would step down from his role as CEO of the organizatio...
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What Fadi Chehadé should do in his last year as ICANN’s CEO
Here’s what companies and people want to see ICANN’s outgoing CEO accomplish before he leaves the post. ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé made the surprise announcement last week that he would step down from his role as CEO of the organizatio...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name purchases
An accessories company, law firm and trade publisher bought domain names last week. Sedo had 598 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.1 million. Two likely end user sales aren’t on this list because they have whois privacy or ar...
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15 end user domain name purchases
An accessories company, law firm and trade publisher bought domain names last week. Sedo had 598 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.1 million. Two likely end user sales aren’t on this list because they have whois privacy or ar...
Discussion
May 27, 2015, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34
How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative A...
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Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34
How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative A...
Discussion
May 26, 2015, 3:30 pm
