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The Domains
A look at the history of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
With the news out today that Lotto.com was saved in a UDRP complaint, though there was no finding of reverse domain name hijacking. There is an article published by Gerald M. Levine a few weeks back at IPlegalCorner.com that’s worth reading. Mr...
Discussion
A look at the history of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
With the news out today that Lotto.com was saved in a UDRP complaint, though there was no finding of reverse domain name hijacking. There is an article published by Gerald M. Levine a few weeks back at IPlegalCorner.com that’s worth reading. Mr...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lotto.com, purchased for $2.68 million in 2017, survives cybersquatting challenge
No-brainer case reveals purchase price of Lotto.com. A German lottery operator has failed to take the domain name Lotto.com from another lottery operator through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH fil...
Discussion
Lotto.com, purchased for $2.68 million in 2017, survives cybersquatting challenge
No-brainer case reveals purchase price of Lotto.com. A German lottery operator has failed to take the domain name Lotto.com from another lottery operator through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Bremer Toto und Lotto GmbH fil...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 companies that upgraded their domain names
These four Chinese companies upgraded their domain names for different reasons. As a student of the Chinese domain market, I am excited to see companies upgrade to good domains, but I am even more excited when companies upgrade from good to great dom...
Discussion
4 companies that upgraded their domain names
These four Chinese companies upgraded their domain names for different reasons. As a student of the Chinese domain market, I am excited to see companies upgrade to good domains, but I am even more excited when companies upgrade from good to great dom...
Discussion
January 9, 2020, 2:39 pm
The Domains
NameSilo presents December marketplace sales data
Using Visme which is a pretty little free tool for presentations, NameSilo posted data for December sales. They broke down the data in a way we would love to see every marketplace present. Check out all the data here The post NameSilo presents Decemb...
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NameSilo presents December marketplace sales data
Using Visme which is a pretty little free tool for presentations, NameSilo posted data for December sales. They broke down the data in a way we would love to see every marketplace present. Check out all the data here The post NameSilo presents Decemb...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 7:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Barri.com sells to end user for $100,000+
Shane Kinsch strikes again with six-figure sale. A Texas-based financial services company has smartly purchased the domain name Barri.com, which it forwards to its website at BarriGroup.com. Shane Kinsch, who sold Cumberland.com last year for $250,00...
Discussion
Barri.com sells to end user for $100,000+
Shane Kinsch strikes again with six-figure sale. A Texas-based financial services company has smartly purchased the domain name Barri.com, which it forwards to its website at BarriGroup.com. Shane Kinsch, who sold Cumberland.com last year for $250,00...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cryptocurrency business tries to reverse hijack domain name
Netherlands company brought case in abuse of the policy, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found fintech/cryptocurrency business Feev Holding B.V. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybe...
Discussion
Cryptocurrency business tries to reverse hijack domain name
Netherlands company brought case in abuse of the policy, panelist rules. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found fintech/cryptocurrency business Feev Holding B.V. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybe...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The curious case of a 7 letter acronym domain
It’s a mouthful. I enjoy end user research because it is quite entertaining. I get to discover all sorts of reasons why a company chooses a corporate domain. However, sometimes the reason can be hard to understand. A recent case will illustrate...
Discussion
The curious case of a 7 letter acronym domain
It’s a mouthful. I enjoy end user research because it is quite entertaining. I get to discover all sorts of reasons why a company chooses a corporate domain. However, sometimes the reason can be hard to understand. A recent case will illustrate...
Discussion
January 8, 2020, 2:08 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Touhou.com and a 62,000 3L.net
Sedo released their extended weekly sales report as they did not release data over the holiday season. Touhou.com was the top sale at $75,000 and OGE.net sold for $62,000 to come in second. The Touhou Project, often referred to simply as Touhou, is a...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by Touhou.com and a 62,000 3L.net
Sedo released their extended weekly sales report as they did not release data over the holiday season. Touhou.com was the top sale at $75,000 and OGE.net sold for $62,000 to come in second. The Touhou Project, often referred to simply as Touhou, is a...
Discussion
January 7, 2020, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pizzeria, music academy and other end user domain sales
A Boston pizzeria was among end user buyers at Uniregistry. I’ve reviewed Uniregistry’s last two sales reports to find end user domain name purchases. You’ll especially like the last one. Flapp.com $22,500 – Travel company Tra...
Discussion
Pizzeria, music academy and other end user domain sales
A Boston pizzeria was among end user buyers at Uniregistry. I’ve reviewed Uniregistry’s last two sales reports to find end user domain name purchases. You’ll especially like the last one. Flapp.com $22,500 – Travel company Tra...
Discussion
January 7, 2020, 7:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Shakeup on the .com leader boards, Namecheap tops 5 million
Lots of shifting and Namecheap hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2019. There was a lot of shakeup this month. On t...
Discussion
Shakeup on the .com leader boards, Namecheap tops 5 million
Lots of shifting and Namecheap hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2019. There was a lot of shakeup this month. On t...
Discussion
January 7, 2020, 5:57 pm
