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“Occupy” is the new “Sucks”
The term “occupy” can be similar to “sucks” in a domain name — an indication of a gripe site. The first element of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) that a complainant must prove is that the domain...
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“Occupy” is the new “Sucks”
The term “occupy” can be similar to “sucks” in a domain name — an indication of a gripe site. The first element of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) that a complainant must prove is that the domain...
Discussion
July 20, 2012, 10:15 am
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest Global 2013: Yep, it’s still happening
7th DOMAINfest Global to return in 2013. In my discussions in recent days about the sudden lack of domain conferences, a common question has been, “Is Oversee.net still doing DOMAINfest next year?”. It’s a fair question given that O...
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DOMAINfest Global 2013: Yep, it’s still happening
7th DOMAINfest Global to return in 2013. In my discussions in recent days about the sudden lack of domain conferences, a common question has been, “Is Oversee.net still doing DOMAINfest next year?”. It’s a fair question given that O...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 1:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
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DomainTools lawsuit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Preemptive case against New Jersey man can’t go forward in Washington, judge rules. DomainTools’ preemptive lawsuit against Russ Smith has been dismissed (pdf) with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. Russ Smit...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
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Kohls loses UDRP over for letter Kols.com domain name
KOLS.com was registered three years before Kohls.com. Retailer Kohls.com has lost a UDRP dispute for the domain name Kols.com, which it claimed was a typo of its domain name Kohls.com. The respondent, Fox Business Systems / KansasNet, said it registe...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 9:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Brothel beats Victoria’s Secret in titillating domain name dispute
…and it’s seriously a fascinating UDRP case. An Australian brothel has rebuffed an attempt by lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au. The decision was handed down on a couple weeks ago a...
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Brothel beats Victoria’s Secret in titillating domain name dispute
…and it’s seriously a fascinating UDRP case. An Australian brothel has rebuffed an attempt by lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au. The decision was handed down on a couple weeks ago a...
Discussion
July 19, 2012, 8:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy makes its first “business” acquisition
Go Daddy acquires Outright. More to come? Go Daddy today announced the acquisition of Outright, a provider of online financial software for small businesses. This is only the company’s third acquisition in its history, and the first one that in...
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Go Daddy makes its first “business” acquisition
Go Daddy acquires Outright. More to come? Go Daddy today announced the acquisition of Outright, a provider of online financial software for small businesses. This is only the company’s third acquisition in its history, and the first one that in...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Moniker auction ends tomorrow and Sedo gets AT.com exclusive
Auction has numerous bids but most are under reserve while Sedo lands a whale with AT.com brokerage deal. Moniker’s International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends tomorrow, and so far the names getting attention are neither ccTLDs or internatio...
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Moniker auction ends tomorrow and Sedo gets AT.com exclusive
Auction has numerous bids but most are under reserve while Sedo lands a whale with AT.com brokerage deal. Moniker’s International Premium & ccTLD Auction ends tomorrow, and so far the names getting attention are neither ccTLDs or internatio...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 10:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Are there fewer domain conferences or just different domain conferences?
There are only two big domainer conferences this year, but domainers still find opportunities to get together. Two years ago you could have gone to a domain name conference every other month. This year there are just two big domain conferences: DOMAI...
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Are there fewer domain conferences or just different domain conferences?
There are only two big domainer conferences this year, but domainers still find opportunities to get together. Two years ago you could have gone to a domain name conference every other month. This year there are just two big domain conferences: DOMAI...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 10:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Zynga acquires Chefville.com domain name
Zynga pockets key domain name for new game. Last month social gaming company Chefville announced its newest games including Chefville. But it didn’t have the Chefville.com domain name — until now. Chefville.com was registered back in Janu...
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Zynga acquires Chefville.com domain name
Zynga pockets key domain name for new game. Last month social gaming company Chefville announced its newest games including Chefville. But it didn’t have the Chefville.com domain name — until now. Chefville.com was registered back in Janu...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 10:35 am
Domain Name Wire
Missed domain news roundup
Five domain name stories you may have missed this week. Sometimes it’s difficult to be at a conference and blog at the same time. So quite a few stories I wanted to write about this week are still in my “to do” box. Instead, here&rs...
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Missed domain news roundup
Five domain name stories you may have missed this week. Sometimes it’s difficult to be at a conference and blog at the same time. So quite a few stories I wanted to write about this week are still in my “to do” box. Instead, here&rs...
Discussion
July 18, 2012, 9:26 am
