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Another No Trademark UDRP Claim Denied Without Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
In yet what is becoming a long line of cases, a UDRP panel summarily dismissed a case against the owner of the domain name RockGaming.com which was registered over 10 years ago back on November 18, 2004 The complaint was brought by Rock Gaming LLC of...
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Another No Trademark UDRP Claim Denied Without Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
In yet what is becoming a long line of cases, a UDRP panel summarily dismissed a case against the owner of the domain name RockGaming.com which was registered over 10 years ago back on November 18, 2004 The complaint was brought by Rock Gaming LLC of...
Discussion
December 9, 2014, 2:50 pm

The Domains
Tucows Looking to buy up to $8million worth of shares in modified Dutch Auction
Tucows Commences Dutch Tender Offer Tucows announced today that it is commencing its “modified Dutch auction Tender Offer” (the “Tender Offer”) to repurchase a number of its common stock not to exceed an aggregate purchase pri...
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Tucows Looking to buy up to $8million worth of shares in modified Dutch Auction
Tucows Commences Dutch Tender Offer Tucows announced today that it is commencing its “modified Dutch auction Tender Offer” (the “Tender Offer”) to repurchase a number of its common stock not to exceed an aggregate purchase pri...
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December 9, 2014, 5:03 am

The Domains
Namescon Registrations Pass 500; Double From Last Year At This Time
According to the conference organizers, NamesCon has broken 500 pre-registered attendees which is double the number of attendees registered at this time last year. NamesCon will be held in Las Vegas January 11th-14th at the Tropicana Hotel and Confer...
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Namescon Registrations Pass 500; Double From Last Year At This Time
According to the conference organizers, NamesCon has broken 500 pre-registered attendees which is double the number of attendees registered at this time last year. NamesCon will be held in Las Vegas January 11th-14th at the Tropicana Hotel and Confer...
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December 9, 2014, 3:52 am

The Domains
If You Want One More Problem.com Its At $30K At NameJet.com With a Day To Go
Boca Raton’s own Ariana Grande has been burning up the music charts with the song “Problem” for most of the year. If you have been living off the grid and haven’t’ heard the song or worse if you haven’t watche...
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If You Want One More Problem.com Its At $30K At NameJet.com With a Day To Go
Boca Raton’s own Ariana Grande has been burning up the music charts with the song “Problem” for most of the year. If you have been living off the grid and haven’t’ heard the song or worse if you haven’t watche...
Discussion
December 8, 2014, 10:47 pm

The Domains
Despite Fanfare In New York, Shares of Rightside Get No Pop In Price or in Volume
The domain name industry blogs covered Rightside (NAME) exposure in New York last week, which included ...
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Despite Fanfare In New York, Shares of Rightside Get No Pop In Price or in Volume
The domain name industry blogs covered Rightside (NAME) exposure in New York last week, which included ...
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December 8, 2014, 10:03 pm

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If You Want One Of The Best .Auction Domains You Better Bring A Big Check; Up To $60k A Year
.Auction which goes into general availability on Wednesday is coming with some pretty stiff premium registration and renewal pricing. The new extension is being sold by Rightside. A regular registration will cost around $42. Here are some of the more...
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If You Want One Of The Best .Auction Domains You Better Bring A Big Check; Up To $60k A Year
.Auction which goes into general availability on Wednesday is coming with some pretty stiff premium registration and renewal pricing. The new extension is being sold by Rightside. A regular registration will cost around $42. Here are some of the more...
Discussion
December 8, 2014, 5:40 pm

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Nissan Files 12 Separate URS Cases On New gTLD’s Spending Over 50% The Cost Of What A Block Would Have Cost
Nissan which sold Z.com for $6.8 million dollars a few weeks ago filed 12 separate Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) cases with the National Arbitration Forum over the weekend. For about 3K per brand, or $9K Nissan could have bought a block with Donuts ...
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Nissan Files 12 Separate URS Cases On New gTLD’s Spending Over 50% The Cost Of What A Block Would Have Cost
Nissan which sold Z.com for $6.8 million dollars a few weeks ago filed 12 separate Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) cases with the National Arbitration Forum over the weekend. For about 3K per brand, or $9K Nissan could have bought a block with Donuts ...
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December 8, 2014, 2:43 pm

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US Dept of Commerce Strickling: No Firm Deadline To Give Up Control Over ICANN
The WallStreetJournal.com, according to a letter (unfortunately the link to the letter is not right in the article) in the Journal today , Commerce Department official Lawrence Strickling dismissed the importance of U.S. oversight of ICANN and ...
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US Dept of Commerce Strickling: No Firm Deadline To Give Up Control Over ICANN
The WallStreetJournal.com, according to a letter (unfortunately the link to the letter is not right in the article) in the Journal today , Commerce Department official Lawrence Strickling dismissed the importance of U.S. oversight of ICANN and ...
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December 8, 2014, 2:03 pm

The Domains
CentralNic (LON:CNIC) announced on Monday it has sold premium domain names for US$2.5mln. Sounds like those domain names were not of the gTLD variety. On the gTLD front CentralNic said they to be the exclusive registry service provider to...
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CentralNic (LON:CNIC) announced on Monday it has sold premium domain names for US$2.5mln. Sounds like those domain names were not of the gTLD variety. On the gTLD front CentralNic said they to be the exclusive registry service provider to...
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December 8, 2014, 1:41 pm

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Godaddy Has Blowout Holiday Party Featuring Pitbull
Godaddy held its annual holiday party in Cedar Rapids Convention Center last night December 6th. The party featured one of the hottest performers in music, none other than Pitbull a/k/a Mr Worldwide a/k/a Mr. 305. Pitbull who is from Mi...
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Godaddy Has Blowout Holiday Party Featuring Pitbull
Godaddy held its annual holiday party in Cedar Rapids Convention Center last night December 6th. The party featured one of the hottest performers in music, none other than Pitbull a/k/a Mr Worldwide a/k/a Mr. 305. Pitbull who is from Mi...
Discussion
December 7, 2014, 2:30 pm