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Craigslist Sues Sellers of Phone Verified Accounts
Classifieds site goes after company selling “phone verified accounts” and helping people auto-post to Craiglist.org. Craigslist has sued a Colorado man and associated businesses for helping people circumvent tools created to block spam on...
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Craigslist Sues Sellers of Phone Verified Accounts
Classifieds site goes after company selling “phone verified accounts” and helping people auto-post to Craiglist.org. Craigslist has sued a Colorado man and associated businesses for helping people circumvent tools created to block spam on...
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July 22, 2011, 12:11 pm

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Victor Pitts Returns to Host Domain Masters Radio Show
Domain Masters radio show returns with Victor Pitts back as host. It’s baaaack. WebmasterRadio.fm’s Domain Masters radio show is coming back with a familiar face as host. Victor Pitts will return to host the program that has been online s...
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Victor Pitts Returns to Host Domain Masters Radio Show
Domain Masters radio show returns with Victor Pitts back as host. It’s baaaack. WebmasterRadio.fm’s Domain Masters radio show is coming back with a familiar face as host. Victor Pitts will return to host the program that has been online s...
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July 22, 2011, 10:31 am

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Walmart Challenges Non-Profit Over OurWalmart.com Domain Name
Company files dispute to get OURWalmart.com domain name. Walmart has started a fight with non-profit OUR Walmart over the domain name OurWalmart.com. OUR Walmart, which stands for “Organization United for Respect at Walmart”, is a non-pro...
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Walmart Challenges Non-Profit Over OurWalmart.com Domain Name
Company files dispute to get OURWalmart.com domain name. Walmart has started a fight with non-profit OUR Walmart over the domain name OurWalmart.com. OUR Walmart, which stands for “Organization United for Respect at Walmart”, is a non-pro...
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July 21, 2011, 9:42 pm

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Warner Bros Fighting for Hangover 3 Domain Names
Movie studio goes after most obvious domain names for its next Hangover movie. Last month I wrote about how Warner Bros had registered five domain names related to the next installment in its popular Hangover series, including Hangover3movie.com, Han...
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Warner Bros Fighting for Hangover 3 Domain Names
Movie studio goes after most obvious domain names for its next Hangover movie. Last month I wrote about how Warner Bros had registered five domain names related to the next installment in its popular Hangover series, including Hangover3movie.com, Han...
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July 21, 2011, 9:32 pm

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R.J. Reynolds Sues eCigarette Web Sites
Tobacco company claims sites sell liquid nicotine products using their famous cigarette brands. The intellectual property holding company for R.J. Reynolds has filed two trademark lawsuits in North Carolina against online retailers selling liquid nic...
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R.J. Reynolds Sues eCigarette Web Sites
Tobacco company claims sites sell liquid nicotine products using their famous cigarette brands. The intellectual property holding company for R.J. Reynolds has filed two trademark lawsuits in North Carolina against online retailers selling liquid nic...
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July 21, 2011, 2:12 pm

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What’s .Next?
A frequent DNW reader sets in motion plans for a new TLD. In my daily perusal of U.S. trademark applications I came across another potential top level domain today: .Next (Not to be confused with the .nxt conference). More interestingly, I recognized...
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What’s .Next?
A frequent DNW reader sets in motion plans for a new TLD. In my daily perusal of U.S. trademark applications I came across another potential top level domain today: .Next (Not to be confused with the .nxt conference). More interestingly, I recognized...
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July 21, 2011, 1:43 pm

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Lawyers Fight Over Monte Cahn’s Laptop
Court denies temporary restraining order for Monte Cahn’s laptop. The latest legal battle in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net et al is over a laptop. Lawyers for the defendants want to get their hands on the Moniker founder’s laptop, which they ...
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Lawyers Fight Over Monte Cahn’s Laptop
Court denies temporary restraining order for Monte Cahn’s laptop. The latest legal battle in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net et al is over a laptop. Lawyers for the defendants want to get their hands on the Moniker founder’s laptop, which they ...
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July 21, 2011, 11:55 am

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Irony Alert: Jillian Michaels Protests Treatment of Elephants
No joke: Go Daddy girl to protest alongside PETA in defense of circus elephants. How’s this for irony: fitness guru and GoDaddy Girl Jillian Michaels is joining with PETA to protest Ringling Bros. circus and its treatment of elephants. I’...
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Irony Alert: Jillian Michaels Protests Treatment of Elephants
No joke: Go Daddy girl to protest alongside PETA in defense of circus elephants. How’s this for irony: fitness guru and GoDaddy Girl Jillian Michaels is joining with PETA to protest Ringling Bros. circus and its treatment of elephants. I’...
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July 21, 2011, 10:41 am

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Buyer of Rick Schwartz’ Property.com and Properties.com Domain Names Revealed
Condo.com, Houses.com and now Property.com and Properties.com. The new owner of Property.com and Properties.com is very familiar with online real estate sites: it already owns Condo.com, Condos.com, and Houses.com. The buyer — which owns US Con...
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Buyer of Rick Schwartz’ Property.com and Properties.com Domain Names Revealed
Condo.com, Houses.com and now Property.com and Properties.com. The new owner of Property.com and Properties.com is very familiar with online real estate sites: it already owns Condo.com, Condos.com, and Houses.com. The buyer — which owns US Con...
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July 20, 2011, 3:46 pm

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Alexander from Intrust Domains Sure Does Get Around
Expired domain emails sure are fishy. I hadn’t paid much attention to Intrust Domains until Epik announced last week that it had acquired the company. But it just so happens that I’ve been bombarded by email from Intrust over the past wee...
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Alexander from Intrust Domains Sure Does Get Around
Expired domain emails sure are fishy. I hadn’t paid much attention to Intrust Domains until Epik announced last week that it had acquired the company. But it just so happens that I’ve been bombarded by email from Intrust over the past wee...
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July 20, 2011, 1:58 pm