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CADNA Wants ACPA Amened To Increase Penalties & Cover PPC Providers & Parking Companies
The Collation Against Domain Abuse issued a paper last night calling for lawmaker for the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) to be changed by increasing penalties against cybersquatting, and Expanding the parties that are held responsi...
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CADNA Wants ACPA Amened To Increase Penalties & Cover PPC Providers & Parking Companies
The Collation Against Domain Abuse issued a paper last night calling for lawmaker for the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) to be changed by increasing penalties against cybersquatting, and Expanding the parties that are held responsi...
Discussion
April 11, 2013, 10:37 am
The Domains
The GAC Puts The Brakes on Hundreds of New gTLD Applications Including Closed Generics
The GAC issued Its Advice from the ICANN meeting in Beijing and its a long one. The very long list effecting hundreds of applications which is going to push back the program for some time and may shut the door on all closed generic applications unles...
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The GAC Puts The Brakes on Hundreds of New gTLD Applications Including Closed Generics
The GAC issued Its Advice from the ICANN meeting in Beijing and its a long one. The very long list effecting hundreds of applications which is going to push back the program for some time and may shut the door on all closed generic applications unles...
Discussion
April 11, 2013, 10:19 am
The Domains
New gTLD Trademark Clearing House By The Numbers
There are some interesting numbers coming out of the Trademark Clearning House Session at the ICANN meeting today To dare there are 323 trademark holders that have successfully created an account with the clearinghouse. there are still about 140 trad...
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New gTLD Trademark Clearing House By The Numbers
There are some interesting numbers coming out of the Trademark Clearning House Session at the ICANN meeting today To dare there are 323 trademark holders that have successfully created an account with the clearinghouse. there are still about 140 trad...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 9:17 pm
The Domains
2 More Objections Hit The ICC: .Rugby & .Insurance
A couple of more objection have hit the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) site today as part of ICANN new gTLD program The International Rugby Board filed a Community Objection to .Rugby, and the American Insurance Association filed yet another...
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2 More Objections Hit The ICC: .Rugby & .Insurance
A couple of more objection have hit the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) site today as part of ICANN new gTLD program The International Rugby Board filed a Community Objection to .Rugby, and the American Insurance Association filed yet another...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 4:15 pm
The Domains
Purva.com Bought In May 2012 Saved in UDRP: Godaddy Placeholder May Have Saved It
The Complainant is Puravankara Projects Limited of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, just lost a UDRP on the domain name purva.com which turns out to be a pretty interesting case with a long fact pattern. The domain was orinally owned by the Complai...
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Purva.com Bought In May 2012 Saved in UDRP: Godaddy Placeholder May Have Saved It
The Complainant is Puravankara Projects Limited of Bangalore, Karnataka, India, just lost a UDRP on the domain name purva.com which turns out to be a pretty interesting case with a long fact pattern. The domain was orinally owned by the Complai...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 12:32 pm
The Domains
ICANN Starts “Public Conversation” On ICANN’s Future & Wants Your Input
As Fadi Chehadé, ICANN’s President & CEO, announced this week, that ICANN has launched a public conversation about ICANN’s future. ICANN has posted on its blog all the information around this Public Conversation. “We are ...
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ICANN Starts “Public Conversation” On ICANN’s Future & Wants Your Input
As Fadi Chehadé, ICANN’s President & CEO, announced this week, that ICANN has launched a public conversation about ICANN’s future. ICANN has posted on its blog all the information around this Public Conversation. “We are ...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 10:45 am
The Domains
.XXX Paid Search Engine Is Now Live
We just got an email from the ICM Registry that the .XXX paid Search Engine is now Live. Search.XXX is a search engine for just sites using a .XXX domains and launched in September of 2012. We told you back in February that .XXX had given each regist...
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.XXX Paid Search Engine Is Now Live
We just got an email from the ICM Registry that the .XXX paid Search Engine is now Live. Search.XXX is a search engine for just sites using a .XXX domains and launched in September of 2012. We told you back in February that .XXX had given each regist...
Discussion
April 10, 2013, 10:15 am
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NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
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NiceCar.com Owned For 13 Years Lost in Horrible UDRP Decision
In another horribly lazy opinion, the domain name NiceCar.com was just awarded to NICE CAR, INC. by a one member UDRP panelist Sandra J. Franklin to a trademark holder. Although the complainant had a federal trademark it was only registered in ...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 6:23 pm
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Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
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Afternic.com Sales Total $975K: Led By TribalWars.com For $34,910
Afternic’s just posted its reportable weekly domain sales for the week of 4/1/13 – 4/7/13. Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $ 973,532. .com Sales tribalwars.c...
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April 9, 2013, 4:50 pm
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
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Sedo.com Transactions Total $1.47 Million For The Week Led by ConnectNow $120K
738 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1.47m. Over 44% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales include: · T...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 4:12 pm
