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Internet Giant TenCent bumbles domain dispute
Company drops ball in UDRP submission. It’s possible you’ve never heard of TenCent. I hadn’t heard of it until reading The Economist’s recent spread on the internet in China. But it’s big in China. Huge. With a market ca...
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Internet Giant TenCent bumbles domain dispute
Company drops ball in UDRP submission. It’s possible you’ve never heard of TenCent. I hadn’t heard of it until reading The Economist’s recent spread on the internet in China. But it’s big in China. Huge. With a market ca...
Discussion
April 23, 2013, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain arbitration cases edge up slightly in 2012
…but trail the growth in domain name registrations. National Arbitration Forum (NAF) has released its official numbers for 2012 UDRP cases. Combined with World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) results, the number of UDRP cases...
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Domain arbitration cases edge up slightly in 2012
…but trail the growth in domain name registrations. National Arbitration Forum (NAF) has released its official numbers for 2012 UDRP cases. Combined with World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) results, the number of UDRP cases...
Discussion
April 23, 2013, 10:51 am
Domain Name Wire
Coming this year: the biggest domain registrar phishing attack ever
New RAA satisfies boneheaded law enforcement request that will lead to more domain theft. The proposed new registration accreditation agreement satisfies a law enforcement requirement of verifying whois information when someone registers a domain nam...
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Coming this year: the biggest domain registrar phishing attack ever
New RAA satisfies boneheaded law enforcement request that will lead to more domain theft. The proposed new registration accreditation agreement satisfies a law enforcement requirement of verifying whois information when someone registers a domain nam...
Discussion
April 23, 2013, 10:35 am
Domain Name Wire
What the new RAA means for YOU, the domain registrant
Your responsibilities when registering a domain name will soon change. Late yesterday ICANN published the proposed “final” new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment. The update RAA will have an impact on how you regis...
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What the new RAA means for YOU, the domain registrant
Your responsibilities when registering a domain name will soon change. Late yesterday ICANN published the proposed “final” new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) for public comment. The update RAA will have an impact on how you regis...
Discussion
April 23, 2013, 10:14 am
Domain Name Wire
Yikes! No wonder this company wanted a better domain
Company that filed UDRP uses a truly awful domain name. Often times a company files a UDRP because they’re using an inferior domain to the one they want. For example, cases are filed in which the complainant owns a .tv or .net domain and the re...
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Yikes! No wonder this company wanted a better domain
Company that filed UDRP uses a truly awful domain name. Often times a company files a UDRP because they’re using an inferior domain to the one they want. For example, cases are filed in which the complainant owns a .tv or .net domain and the re...
Discussion
April 22, 2013, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Analyzing a .me domain found in the wild
This domain has a major flaw, and it’s not the top level domain. The other day I was walking down 4th street in San Francisco and did a double take. Is that a .me web site being advertised on a bus stop advertisement? Why yes, it is. And that w...
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Analyzing a .me domain found in the wild
This domain has a major flaw, and it’s not the top level domain. The other day I was walking down 4th street in San Francisco and did a double take. Is that a .me web site being advertised on a bus stop advertisement? Why yes, it is. And that w...
Discussion
April 22, 2013, 12:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
The new TLD Trademark Clearinghouse is about to get a lot of attention
The TMCH phase of new TLDs is here. Which companies should participate, and how should they approach online brand protection in the coming years? Remember when .xxx came out and law firms across the country advised their clients to defensively regist...
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The new TLD Trademark Clearinghouse is about to get a lot of attention
The TMCH phase of new TLDs is here. Which companies should participate, and how should they approach online brand protection in the coming years? Remember when .xxx came out and law firms across the country advised their clients to defensively regist...
Discussion
April 22, 2013, 10:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Oldest .com starts accepting advertising
Symbolics lets you buy a “circle” of history. Over the years Symbolics.com has received a lot of press because it was the first ever .com domain name registered. But how do you turn a lot of press into a business model for a domain that, ...
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Oldest .com starts accepting advertising
Symbolics lets you buy a “circle” of history. Over the years Symbolics.com has received a lot of press because it was the first ever .com domain name registered. But how do you turn a lot of press into a business model for a domain that, ...
Discussion
April 22, 2013, 9:17 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN selects second URS provider
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre second to sign up with ICANN for rapid domain suspension system. ICANN has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) to be a provider under Uniform...
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ICANN selects second URS provider
Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre second to sign up with ICANN for rapid domain suspension system. ICANN has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) to be a provider under Uniform...
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April 20, 2013, 3:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Organizing for Action wasn’t “organized” for its online strategy
Non-profit failed to secure domain names prior to announcing plans. Barrack Obama’s campaigns have been praised for their use of the internet to rally the troops. Which is why a domain name screwup by the non-profit successor to his re-election...
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Organizing for Action wasn’t “organized” for its online strategy
Non-profit failed to secure domain names prior to announcing plans. Barrack Obama’s campaigns have been praised for their use of the internet to rally the troops. Which is why a domain name screwup by the non-profit successor to his re-election...
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April 19, 2013, 10:28 am
