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French tech conference LeWeb loses challenge for LeWeb.com domain name
Large European tech conference fails to obtain ideal domain name. French tech conference LeWeb has lost a domain dispute with the owner of LeWeb.com. The conference, which attracts 3,000 people, uses the domain name LeWeb.net. Conference organizers c...
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French tech conference LeWeb loses challenge for LeWeb.com domain name
Large European tech conference fails to obtain ideal domain name. French tech conference LeWeb has lost a domain dispute with the owner of LeWeb.com. The conference, which attracts 3,000 people, uses the domain name LeWeb.net. Conference organizers c...
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November 23, 2011, 12:03 pm

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GoDaddy to offer $5.00 .com domain names on Black Friday
Company repeats $5.00 offer starting this Friday. Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy.com will be offering $5.00 .com domain names starting on Black Friday and running through CyberMonday (the following Monday). The company ran a similar promotion last yea...
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GoDaddy to offer $5.00 .com domain names on Black Friday
Company repeats $5.00 offer starting this Friday. Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy.com will be offering $5.00 .com domain names starting on Black Friday and running through CyberMonday (the following Monday). The company ran a similar promotion last yea...
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November 22, 2011, 1:57 pm

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Apple gets control over porn domain names
Owner of domain names agrees to give domain names to Apple after company filed complaint. Apple is now the proud owner of iphonesex4s.com and six other (mostly) explicit domain names. The company filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property For...
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Apple gets control over porn domain names
Owner of domain names agrees to give domain names to Apple after company filed complaint. Apple is now the proud owner of iphonesex4s.com and six other (mostly) explicit domain names. The company filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property For...
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November 22, 2011, 10:41 am

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.XXX launches national TV campaign and www.Buy.xxx
Ads promote new .xxx domain name option. .XXX registry ICM Registry has launched a five week national TV ad campaign to promote the new domain name option. The ads will start running this week and feature Gavin and his assistants, who go on quests to...
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.XXX launches national TV campaign and www.Buy.xxx
Ads promote new .xxx domain name option. .XXX registry ICM Registry has launched a five week national TV ad campaign to promote the new domain name option. The ads will start running this week and feature Gavin and his assistants, who go on quests to...
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November 22, 2011, 9:47 am

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Above.com adds three new parking companies
Three additional parking companies added to domain rotation system. Domain name parking optimization system Above.com has integrated three new parking companies into its platform: Voodoo, ParkingCrew, and TheParkingPlace. It’s certainly interes...
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Above.com adds three new parking companies
Three additional parking companies added to domain rotation system. Domain name parking optimization system Above.com has integrated three new parking companies into its platform: Voodoo, ParkingCrew, and TheParkingPlace. It’s certainly interes...
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November 22, 2011, 8:37 am

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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland loses fight against criticism site
Arbitration panel determines KennethCopelandBlog.com can remain with current owner. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland has lost a domain name dispute with KennethCopelandBlog.com, a criticism site. Kenneth Copeland is a televangelist who preaches the so-...
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Televangelist Kenneth Copeland loses fight against criticism site
Arbitration panel determines KennethCopelandBlog.com can remain with current owner. Televangelist Kenneth Copeland has lost a domain name dispute with KennethCopelandBlog.com, a criticism site. Kenneth Copeland is a televangelist who preaches the so-...
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November 21, 2011, 6:00 pm

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Affiliate marketing propels growth at Sedo
Affiliate marketing grows while domain business stagnates. Sedo Holding, parent company of domain name marketplace and parking company Sedo, reported growth in Q3 compared to the same quarter in 2011. The growth was driven by the company’s affi...
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Affiliate marketing propels growth at Sedo
Affiliate marketing grows while domain business stagnates. Sedo Holding, parent company of domain name marketplace and parking company Sedo, reported growth in Q3 compared to the same quarter in 2011. The growth was driven by the company’s affi...
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November 21, 2011, 2:52 pm

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Jelly Belly and Original Gourmet Foods not being so sweet
Companies head to court over “original gourmet” name. This trademark dispute has little to do with domain names but does involve my favorite candy company, Jelly Belly. Original Gourmet Food Company, Inc., has filed a dispute (pdf) in U.S...
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Jelly Belly and Original Gourmet Foods not being so sweet
Companies head to court over “original gourmet” name. This trademark dispute has little to do with domain names but does involve my favorite candy company, Jelly Belly. Original Gourmet Food Company, Inc., has filed a dispute (pdf) in U.S...
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November 21, 2011, 11:24 am

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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for giving it thought
Panelist considers omissions in complaint, including mention that trademark filing is for a design mark. I’m amazed at how many UDRP panelists don’t examine the complainant’s statements and take everything at face value. So kudos to...
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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for giving it thought
Panelist considers omissions in complaint, including mention that trademark filing is for a design mark. I’m amazed at how many UDRP panelists don’t examine the complainant’s statements and take everything at face value. So kudos to...
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November 21, 2011, 10:32 am

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SAP Continues to Struggle with UDRP
Company has lost 5 of last 15 decided cases. Software giant SAP continues to struggle with its efforts to corral domain names through the UDRP Process. Although it has won two thirds of its cases, as far as big complainants go SAP may as well have a ...
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SAP Continues to Struggle with UDRP
Company has lost 5 of last 15 decided cases. Software giant SAP continues to struggle with its efforts to corral domain names through the UDRP Process. Although it has won two thirds of its cases, as far as big complainants go SAP may as well have a ...
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November 21, 2011, 10:22 am