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Free Speech Coalition Provides Template Trademark Protection Letter to Adult Sites
Letters threaten legal action if trademarks are registered as .xxx domains. Free Speech Coalition, which has been fairly quiet since organizing a poorly attended protest at an ICANN meeting in San Francisco earlier this year, is making some noise aga...
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Free Speech Coalition Provides Template Trademark Protection Letter to Adult Sites
Letters threaten legal action if trademarks are registered as .xxx domains. Free Speech Coalition, which has been fairly quiet since organizing a poorly attended protest at an ICANN meeting in San Francisco earlier this year, is making some noise aga...
Discussion
August 15, 2011, 5:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kohler Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit Against Repeat Offenders
After paying off cybersquatters, Kohler says it got burned. Plumbing fixtures giant Kohler has filed an anticybersquatting lawsuit against a company that it had already paid to stop registering its trademarks as domain names. The federal district sui...
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Kohler Files Cybersquatting Lawsuit Against Repeat Offenders
After paying off cybersquatters, Kohler says it got burned. Plumbing fixtures giant Kohler has filed an anticybersquatting lawsuit against a company that it had already paid to stop registering its trademarks as domain names. The federal district sui...
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August 15, 2011, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Toolbar Doesn’t Recognize .XXX Yet
Toolbar treats .xxx domains as search queries rather than web site addresses. When you type a domain name into the Google Toolbar — e.g. DNW.com — it takes you directly to the URL rather than Google’s search page. The same thing hap...
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Google Toolbar Doesn’t Recognize .XXX Yet
Toolbar treats .xxx domains as search queries rather than web site addresses. When you type a domain name into the Google Toolbar — e.g. DNW.com — it takes you directly to the URL rather than Google’s search page. The same thing hap...
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August 15, 2011, 12:28 pm
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Masala.xxx Didn’t Get the Memo About India and .XXX Domain Names
Users might have a hard time reaching Indian .xxx site. I was caught a bit off guard when reading Elliot’s story today about Masala.xxx launching. This is apparently an adult site aimed at India. Although I don’t believe anything is done ...
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Masala.xxx Didn’t Get the Memo About India and .XXX Domain Names
Users might have a hard time reaching Indian .xxx site. I was caught a bit off guard when reading Elliot’s story today about Masala.xxx launching. This is apparently an adult site aimed at India. Although I don’t believe anything is done ...
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August 15, 2011, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
PIR Confirms Continued .Org Domain Name Registration Growth
Total .org domains registered hits 9.2 million at end of June. Public Interest Registry, which operates .org, today confirmed continued strong registration growth of .org domain names. Total domains under management eclipsed 9 million on March 2 and ...
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PIR Confirms Continued .Org Domain Name Registration Growth
Total .org domains registered hits 9.2 million at end of June. Public Interest Registry, which operates .org, today confirmed continued strong registration growth of .org domain names. Total domains under management eclipsed 9 million on March 2 and ...
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August 15, 2011, 9:55 am
Domain Name Wire
Trader Joe’s Sues Grocery Delivery Web Site
Trader Joe’s unhappy with food delivery service. Fast growing and trendy grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has sued the owner of TJsDeliveryService.com for trademark infringement. The web site technically stands for “Traffic Jam&rsqu...
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Trader Joe’s Sues Grocery Delivery Web Site
Trader Joe’s unhappy with food delivery service. Fast growing and trendy grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has sued the owner of TJsDeliveryService.com for trademark infringement. The web site technically stands for “Traffic Jam&rsqu...
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August 14, 2011, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Confusing State of ICANN’s Web Site
ICANN’s web site gets a minor face lift, but there’s a long way to go. It’s not a big change, and it’s welcome, but why can’t there be a reasonably usable ICANN web site? ICANN has refreshed the color scheme on its ICANN...
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The Confusing State of ICANN’s Web Site
ICANN’s web site gets a minor face lift, but there’s a long way to go. It’s not a big change, and it’s welcome, but why can’t there be a reasonably usable ICANN web site? ICANN has refreshed the color scheme on its ICANN...
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August 14, 2011, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest Sets Dates for 2012 Show
The big show returns, but I bet the final party will have a new location. Mark your calendars, folks. Next year’s DOMAINfest Global conference will take place January 31 to February 2. The event will again take place at the Fairmont Miramar Hot...
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DOMAINfest Sets Dates for 2012 Show
The big show returns, but I bet the final party will have a new location. Mark your calendars, folks. Next year’s DOMAINfest Global conference will take place January 31 to February 2. The event will again take place at the Fairmont Miramar Hot...
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August 11, 2011, 4:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are Domain Names Less Important?
Domain names are now competing for space. I received a catalog from Bissinger’s last week and thoroughly inspected the mailer (it’s great chocolate). What caught my attention was the back of the catalog. Take a look: What do you notice? 1...
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Are Domain Names Less Important?
Domain names are now competing for space. I received a catalog from Bissinger’s last week and thoroughly inspected the mailer (it’s great chocolate). What caught my attention was the back of the catalog. Take a look: What do you notice? 1...
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August 11, 2011, 11:00 am
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DONE! Ventures Reaches Settlement with NBC and Sedo Over Women.com
Settlement reached over failed seven figure domain name sale. DONE! Ventures has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit it brought against NBC Universal and Sedo. The lawsuit was over a failed purchase for Women.com and Women.net. DONE! says tha...
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DONE! Ventures Reaches Settlement with NBC and Sedo Over Women.com
Settlement reached over failed seven figure domain name sale. DONE! Ventures has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit it brought against NBC Universal and Sedo. The lawsuit was over a failed purchase for Women.com and Women.net. DONE! says tha...
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August 10, 2011, 8:36 pm
