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Mothers Against Drunk Driving takes on MADDSEXY
Company files trademark lawsuit, demands lingerie company cease using domain name. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, known by its acronym MADD, is taking on lingerie company MADDSEXY in a trademark lawsuit (pdf). Among MADD’s requests is that MADD...
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving takes on MADDSEXY
Company files trademark lawsuit, demands lingerie company cease using domain name. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, known by its acronym MADD, is taking on lingerie company MADDSEXY in a trademark lawsuit (pdf). Among MADD’s requests is that MADD...
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February 13, 2012, 11:11 am
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Hundreds of Whitney Houston domains registered after death
Singer’s death prompts speculators to register Whitney Houston related domain names. Speculators have registered a flurry of domain names related to Whitney Houston since the singer’s death yesterday. According to domain registrar GoDaddy...
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Hundreds of Whitney Houston domains registered after death
Singer’s death prompts speculators to register Whitney Houston related domain names. Speculators have registered a flurry of domain names related to Whitney Houston since the singer’s death yesterday. According to domain registrar GoDaddy...
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February 12, 2012, 6:55 pm
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GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domains last month including Go.Pro for $40k
A phenomenal .pro sale among domain sales on GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domain names last month, about 1,000 fewer than it sold in December. That includes the eye popping sale of Go.Pro for $40,000. That’s not a typo. The do...
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GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domains last month including Go.Pro for $40k
A phenomenal .pro sale among domain sales on GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy Auctions sold 38,366 domain names last month, about 1,000 fewer than it sold in December. That includes the eye popping sale of Go.Pro for $40,000. That’s not a typo. The do...
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February 10, 2012, 10:34 am
Domain Name Wire
Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million
Company has more money to apply for top level domains. Publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today. Top Level...
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Top Level Domain Holdings raises $14.2 million
Company has more money to apply for top level domains. Publicly traded Top Level Domain Holdings Limited has added £9,031,139 (US $14.2 million) to to its war chest to go after the top level domain market, the company announced today. Top Level...
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February 10, 2012, 10:21 am
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ICANN reaffirms second round of new gTLDs
Board instructs CEO to outline plan and steps for opening a second round. ICANN’s board of directors has passed a resolution reaffirming that it plans to open another round of new top level domain applications as “expeditiously as possibl...
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ICANN reaffirms second round of new gTLDs
Board instructs CEO to outline plan and steps for opening a second round. ICANN’s board of directors has passed a resolution reaffirming that it plans to open another round of new top level domain applications as “expeditiously as possibl...
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February 10, 2012, 9:53 am
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DOMAINfest attendance was down, but still strong
Fewer people turn out to this year’s event but it remains the industry’s biggest conference. About 600 people attended last week’s DOMAINfest conference in Santa Monica. While down from previous years’ 700 attendees, it still ...
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DOMAINfest attendance was down, but still strong
Fewer people turn out to this year’s event but it remains the industry’s biggest conference. About 600 people attended last week’s DOMAINfest conference in Santa Monica. While down from previous years’ 700 attendees, it still ...
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February 9, 2012, 3:38 pm
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8 observations about domainers
Sound familiar? They say there is a hint of truth in every stereotype. With that in mind, I present eight observations about domainers. Sure, they may be about the stereotypical domainer, but I’m sure you’ll nod your head to at least a fe...
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8 observations about domainers
Sound familiar? They say there is a hint of truth in every stereotype. With that in mind, I present eight observations about domainers. Sure, they may be about the stereotypical domainer, but I’m sure you’ll nod your head to at least a fe...
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February 9, 2012, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Orphaned domain listings still mucking up domain sales process
When domains change hands or expire, “for sale” listings remain. In October I wrote about how domain name marketplaces still struggle with “orphan listings”. These are domains listed for sale that have either expired or were l...
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Orphaned domain listings still mucking up domain sales process
When domains change hands or expire, “for sale” listings remain. In October I wrote about how domain name marketplaces still struggle with “orphan listings”. These are domains listed for sale that have either expired or were l...
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February 9, 2012, 12:22 pm
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Judge issues first verdict in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net
Judge sides with Oversee.net on narrow issue in lawsuit. The Honorable Stephen V. Wilson has issued a verdict in the first trial between Monte Cahn and his former employer, Oversee.net. The decision was extremely narrow, covering just one aspect of C...
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Judge issues first verdict in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net
Judge sides with Oversee.net on narrow issue in lawsuit. The Honorable Stephen V. Wilson has issued a verdict in the first trial between Monte Cahn and his former employer, Oversee.net. The decision was extremely narrow, covering just one aspect of C...
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February 8, 2012, 10:00 pm
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Grocery chain wins first .XXX UDRP case
HEB gets HEB.xxx. HEB Grocery Company, headquartered in San Antonio, is the first complainant to win a uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) case for a .xxx domain name. Atlanta resident Eric Gonzales registered the domain name after he claim...
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Grocery chain wins first .XXX UDRP case
HEB gets HEB.xxx. HEB Grocery Company, headquartered in San Antonio, is the first complainant to win a uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) case for a .xxx domain name. Atlanta resident Eric Gonzales registered the domain name after he claim...
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February 8, 2012, 4:55 pm
