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Fed Court Rules No In Rem Jurisdiction In Washington D.C. For ACPA
A Federal Court ruled that an in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) cannot be brought in Washington D.C. based off of ICANN having an office in DC since ICANN is not a “domain name authority” as contem...
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Fed Court Rules No In Rem Jurisdiction In Washington D.C. For ACPA
A Federal Court ruled that an in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) cannot be brought in Washington D.C. based off of ICANN having an office in DC since ICANN is not a “domain name authority” as contem...
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September 4, 2012, 2:29 pm
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Confirmed: 9 Gambling Domains Previously By US Government Were Sold To A Private Business & Put On Sale
Over the weekend we published a story how 9 gambling related domain names that were seized by the US Government’s Homeland Security division, had been placed up for sale by a private company in Las Vegas. The domain names included TruePoker.com...
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Confirmed: 9 Gambling Domains Previously By US Government Were Sold To A Private Business & Put On Sale
Over the weekend we published a story how 9 gambling related domain names that were seized by the US Government’s Homeland Security division, had been placed up for sale by a private company in Las Vegas. The domain names included TruePoker.com...
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September 4, 2012, 9:18 am
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9 Seized Gambling Domains Are Released For Sale Including Bookmaker.com TruePoker.com & DoylesRoom.com
Nine domain names that were previously seized by the US government’s Homeland Security have been put up for sale or license. The nine domains include a great generic domain, Bookmaker.com, and a couple of formerly large poker sites, TruePoker.c...
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9 Seized Gambling Domains Are Released For Sale Including Bookmaker.com TruePoker.com & DoylesRoom.com
Nine domain names that were previously seized by the US government’s Homeland Security have been put up for sale or license. The nine domains include a great generic domain, Bookmaker.com, and a couple of formerly large poker sites, TruePoker.c...
Discussion
September 2, 2012, 11:06 am
The Domains
ElectricCompany.com Bought Less Than A Year Ago For $8K Sells For $85K A 10X Return
Back on September 4th, 2011, the then seller of the domain name Electriccompany.com reported they just sold the domain name on NameJet.com for $8,321. DnJournal.com reported on the sale of ElectricCompany.com for $85,000 on July 25th, giving the buye...
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ElectricCompany.com Bought Less Than A Year Ago For $8K Sells For $85K A 10X Return
Back on September 4th, 2011, the then seller of the domain name Electriccompany.com reported they just sold the domain name on NameJet.com for $8,321. DnJournal.com reported on the sale of ElectricCompany.com for $85,000 on July 25th, giving the buye...
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September 1, 2012, 11:32 am
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HomeDecoratorSale.com Lost In UDRP
The domain name HomeDecoratorSale.com was lost in a one member UDRP panel. The complainant won the case based on its two trademark one the term Dome Decorators and one on the term HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION. The domain name was forwarded to a s...
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HomeDecoratorSale.com Lost In UDRP
The domain name HomeDecoratorSale.com was lost in a one member UDRP panel. The complainant won the case based on its two trademark one the term Dome Decorators and one on the term HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION. The domain name was forwarded to a s...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 11:39 am
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WIPO & NAF Panelist Outlines The 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF
Doug Isenberg, who is a “domain name attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) published a post on this blog today, his “list o...
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WIPO & NAF Panelist Outlines The 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF
Doug Isenberg, who is a “domain name attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) published a post on this blog today, his “list o...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 10:30 am
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RomneyRyan.com Fails To Sell On Flippa.com
As tonight marked the close of the Republican National Convention so it marked the closing the auction for the domain name RomneyRyan.com After over a 10 days of bidding the domain failed to hit the still unknown reserve price, closing with a high bi...
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RomneyRyan.com Fails To Sell On Flippa.com
As tonight marked the close of the Republican National Convention so it marked the closing the auction for the domain name RomneyRyan.com After over a 10 days of bidding the domain failed to hit the still unknown reserve price, closing with a high bi...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 12:31 am
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ICANN Wants To Know If You Like Their Newly Designed Site
Its been six months since ICANN rolled out a major revision to its site at ICANN.org. Now ICANN is asking you to tell them how you like their site. “”The redesign of ICANN.ORG was launched on 27 February 2012. As we pass the six-month mar...
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ICANN Wants To Know If You Like Their Newly Designed Site
Its been six months since ICANN rolled out a major revision to its site at ICANN.org. Now ICANN is asking you to tell them how you like their site. “”The redesign of ICANN.ORG was launched on 27 February 2012. As we pass the six-month mar...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 9:53 am
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If Your Using Enom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Whois Agent,” UDRP Panels Says Your A Serial Cybersquatter
In a one member panel decision on a the domain name staybrutal.com the UDRP panel found the registrant was a serial cybersquatter . The domain was registered through Enom’s privacy service and therefore the owner was “Whois Privacy Protec...
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If Your Using Enom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Whois Agent,” UDRP Panels Says Your A Serial Cybersquatter
In a one member panel decision on a the domain name staybrutal.com the UDRP panel found the registrant was a serial cybersquatter . The domain was registered through Enom’s privacy service and therefore the owner was “Whois Privacy Protec...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 9:24 am
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Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
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Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
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August 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
