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Larry Strickling speech to American Enterprise Institute
Speech lays out what’s ahead and why some people are overreacting. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), gave a speech to American Enterprise Institute yesterday about the t...
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Larry Strickling speech to American Enterprise Institute
Speech lays out what’s ahead and why some people are overreacting. Lawrence Strickling, Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), gave a speech to American Enterprise Institute yesterday about the t...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 5:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interesting dates question in a UDRP
What if you registered a domain long ago, let it expire, and then registered it again? The date you first registered a domain name is a critical factor in a UDRP. Generally speaking, if your registration predates the complainant’s rights in a t...
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An interesting dates question in a UDRP
What if you registered a domain long ago, let it expire, and then registered it again? The date you first registered a domain name is a critical factor in a UDRP. Generally speaking, if your registration predates the complainant’s rights in a t...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Tokyo domain name nears 10,000 registrations
Geo domain has a pretty good first day with nearly 10,000 domain name registrations. .Tokyo launched earlier today and now has 9,598 domain names in the zone file. That means day one adds were near 9,000. This is by far the largest city to launch a n...
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.Tokyo domain name nears 10,000 registrations
Geo domain has a pretty good first day with nearly 10,000 domain name registrations. .Tokyo launched earlier today and now has 9,598 domain names in the zone file. That means day one adds were near 9,000. This is by far the largest city to launch a n...
Discussion
July 23, 2014, 4:22 am
Domain Name Wire
An update on Moniker
I’ve transferred many of my domain names out. I’m working on the rest. It’s been 7 weeks since domain name registrar Moniker switched to a new platform. 7 weeks since Moniker broke. The company has fixed a lot of the problems, even ...
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An update on Moniker
I’ve transferred many of my domain names out. I’m working on the rest. It’s been 7 weeks since domain name registrar Moniker switched to a new platform. 7 weeks since Moniker broke. The company has fixed a lot of the problems, even ...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Comparing home appraisals to domain name appraisals
Appraising homes is easy compared to valuing domain names. Texas doesn’t have an income tax. But the state needs revenue from somewhere, and in Texas that “somewhere” is mostly property taxes. Every year I have to pay about 2.4% of ...
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Comparing home appraisals to domain name appraisals
Appraising homes is easy compared to valuing domain names. Texas doesn’t have an income tax. But the state needs revenue from somewhere, and in Texas that “somewhere” is mostly property taxes. Every year I have to pay about 2.4% of ...
Discussion
July 22, 2014, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
These 10 domain names in this week’s HA auction are worth their reserve
These ten domain names strike me as fairly priced for the right buyer. Heritage Auctions holds its next domain name auction on Thursday, July 24. It’s getting quit a bit of press around this auction, thanks in part to the Bitcoins.com domain na...
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These 10 domain names in this week’s HA auction are worth their reserve
These ten domain names strike me as fairly priced for the right buyer. Heritage Auctions holds its next domain name auction on Thursday, July 24. It’s getting quit a bit of press around this auction, thanks in part to the Bitcoins.com domain na...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: .Tokyo, .Moe, .Consulting and more
Two Japan-focused domains kick off the week. It’s another busy week for new top level domain names, including a big .city domain name hitting registrar’s shelves on Tuesday. Tuesday Tuesday sees the launch of two Japan-focused domain name...
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New TLDs this week: .Tokyo, .Moe, .Consulting and more
Two Japan-focused domains kick off the week. It’s another busy week for new top level domain names, including a big .city domain name hitting registrar’s shelves on Tuesday. Tuesday Tuesday sees the launch of two Japan-focused domain name...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Finally nabs Domain Registry of America, termination likely coming
Domain Registry of America hits a wall. ICANN has finally managed to suspend a scourge of the domain name registration business, Brandon Gray Internet Services (dba NameJuice.com). You might not know the company by that name, but if you own domain na...
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ICANN Finally nabs Domain Registry of America, termination likely coming
Domain Registry of America hits a wall. ICANN has finally managed to suspend a scourge of the domain name registration business, Brandon Gray Internet Services (dba NameJuice.com). You might not know the company by that name, but if you own domain na...
Discussion
July 21, 2014, 1:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Minds + Machines nixes Priority Reservation System after registrars complain
Registrars complained to ICANN’s compliance department about program. Minds + Machines has nixed its Priority Reservation System for new top level domain names after registrars questioned aspects of the program. The program allowed customers to...
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Minds + Machines nixes Priority Reservation System after registrars complain
Registrars complained to ICANN’s compliance department about program. Minds + Machines has nixed its Priority Reservation System for new top level domain names after registrars questioned aspects of the program. The program allowed customers to...
Discussion
July 18, 2014, 1:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain name owner loses UDRP, sues, gets $7,500
MyArt.com owner can keep domain name and some cash. In April I wrote about how the owner of My-Art.com filed its second UDRP against the domain name MyArt.com and won. It was a bad decision based, in part, on a incorrect claim that the domain name wa...
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Domain name owner loses UDRP, sues, gets $7,500
MyArt.com owner can keep domain name and some cash. In April I wrote about how the owner of My-Art.com filed its second UDRP against the domain name MyArt.com and won. It was a bad decision based, in part, on a incorrect claim that the domain name wa...
Discussion
July 18, 2014, 12:38 am
