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One Surprising Finding From A Trip To The UK: A Lot of People Are Using .Com Too
I had never been to the United Kingdom until I had a chance to visit it for the Dot-Nxt conference which was then postponed until August. I have always heard, and was under the impression, that when you look around London and the UK, you will see ads...
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One Surprising Finding From A Trip To The UK: A Lot of People Are Using .Com Too
I had never been to the United Kingdom until I had a chance to visit it for the Dot-Nxt conference which was then postponed until August. I have always heard, and was under the impression, that when you look around London and the UK, you will see ads...
Discussion
July 6, 2012, 9:03 pm
The Domains
Even Without Filing A Response, The Domain Holders of SMA.com Wins The UDRP
A three member panel has just ruled in favor of the domain holder on the UDRP brought by SMA Solar Technology of Germany, on the domain name SMA.com. We noted back on May 1st when the UDRP was just filed that the domain holder was not a domainers, an...
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Even Without Filing A Response, The Domain Holders of SMA.com Wins The UDRP
A three member panel has just ruled in favor of the domain holder on the UDRP brought by SMA Solar Technology of Germany, on the domain name SMA.com. We noted back on May 1st when the UDRP was just filed that the domain holder was not a domainers, an...
Discussion
July 6, 2012, 3:20 pm
The Domains
Inside and Outside of Domaining, Times They Are A Changing
The World continues to change. As I found myself in Ireland, clearly blowing past the Independence Day celebrations and any signs of fireworks only to find myself in a large pub on July 5th with all the staff and most of the patrons celebrating Chris...
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Inside and Outside of Domaining, Times They Are A Changing
The World continues to change. As I found myself in Ireland, clearly blowing past the Independence Day celebrations and any signs of fireworks only to find myself in a large pub on July 5th with all the staff and most of the patrons celebrating Chris...
Discussion
July 6, 2012, 8:45 am
The Domains
The UDRP Should Or Should Not Be The Forum To Recover Stolen Domains, How About Some Consistency Boys
As DomainNameWire.com just reminded me I have noted in past UDRP decisions that panels have been reluctant to allow domain holders to recoup ownership of their domain name through the UDRP process. But in the case Andrew wrote about today, as he poin...
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The UDRP Should Or Should Not Be The Forum To Recover Stolen Domains, How About Some Consistency Boys
As DomainNameWire.com just reminded me I have noted in past UDRP decisions that panels have been reluctant to allow domain holders to recoup ownership of their domain name through the UDRP process. But in the case Andrew wrote about today, as he poin...
Discussion
July 5, 2012, 7:53 pm
The Domains
Meatloaf Files Suit Over Meatloaf.org Under ACPA & Asks For Domain + $100K
According to TMZ, the pop singer Meatloaf, whose real name is Michael Aday, filed suit against a “Dean Torkington in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Torkington registered MeatLoaf.org in “bad faith,” and has since exploited th...
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Meatloaf Files Suit Over Meatloaf.org Under ACPA & Asks For Domain + $100K
According to TMZ, the pop singer Meatloaf, whose real name is Michael Aday, filed suit against a “Dean Torkington in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Torkington registered MeatLoaf.org in “bad faith,” and has since exploited th...
Discussion
July 4, 2012, 3:44 pm
The Domains
ICM Registry Operator of .XXX, Ask Court To Dismiss Manwin, Operator of YouPorn.com 2nd Amended Complaint
ICM Registry (ICM) , operator of the .XXX extension asked the court to dismiss the suit (pdf) brought by Manwin LICENSING, INTERNATIONAL, Operator of YouPorn.com against ICM and ICANN on antitrust grounds. In a “response memorandum in support o...
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ICM Registry Operator of .XXX, Ask Court To Dismiss Manwin, Operator of YouPorn.com 2nd Amended Complaint
ICM Registry (ICM) , operator of the .XXX extension asked the court to dismiss the suit (pdf) brought by Manwin LICENSING, INTERNATIONAL, Operator of YouPorn.com against ICM and ICANN on antitrust grounds. In a “response memorandum in support o...
Discussion
July 4, 2012, 4:48 am
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $1.4MM In Domains Led By Connect.to for $16,500
Sedo.com just announced its weekly sales data ending July 2nd, 2012. In all over $1.4MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Connect.to at $16,500. Other domains topping the list of public sales were Vision247.com for $13,000 & Iles.com for &...
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Sedo.com Sells $1.4MM In Domains Led By Connect.to for $16,500
Sedo.com just announced its weekly sales data ending July 2nd, 2012. In all over $1.4MM of domains were sold. The top seller was Connect.to at $16,500. Other domains topping the list of public sales were Vision247.com for $13,000 & Iles.com for &...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 4:00 pm
The Domains
Microsoft Could Have Bought The Domain Industry For Less, Instead It Bought aQuantive & Lost Over 6 Billion
Back in 2008 we made the suggestion that Microsoft which was then sitting on $46 Billion should spent what we estimated would be less than $5 Billion and buy out all the top domain name portfolio’s, thereby shifting percentages of traffic away ...
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Microsoft Could Have Bought The Domain Industry For Less, Instead It Bought aQuantive & Lost Over 6 Billion
Back in 2008 we made the suggestion that Microsoft which was then sitting on $46 Billion should spent what we estimated would be less than $5 Billion and buy out all the top domain name portfolio’s, thereby shifting percentages of traffic away ...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 8:45 am
The Domains
Apple Win UDRP On Applestor.com, wwwitune.com
A one member UDRP panel awarded Apple two domain names that are pretty obviously typo’s The domain names are applestor.com and wwwitune.com and considering that the domain holder didn’t even respond to the complaint and that the domains w...
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Apple Win UDRP On Applestor.com, wwwitune.com
A one member UDRP panel awarded Apple two domain names that are pretty obviously typo’s The domain names are applestor.com and wwwitune.com and considering that the domain holder didn’t even respond to the complaint and that the domains w...
Discussion
July 3, 2012, 5:56 am
The Domains
Founder of Full Tilt Poker Arrested At JFK Airport & Faces 145 Years In Prision
According to cnet.com, Raymond Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, was arrested yesterday as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and charged with gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses, face...
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Founder of Full Tilt Poker Arrested At JFK Airport & Faces 145 Years In Prision
According to cnet.com, Raymond Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, was arrested yesterday as he arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York and charged with gambling, bank fraud, and money laundering offenses, face...
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July 3, 2012, 4:41 am
