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Domain Name Wire
Liverpool FC loses cybersquatting domain dispute
Liverpool FC lost a case it filed at Czech Arbitration Court. Liverpool Football Club has lost a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the domain name name LiverpoolFCTickets .com. The football team filed the cybersquatting dispute with Czech Arb...
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Liverpool FC loses cybersquatting domain dispute
Liverpool FC lost a case it filed at Czech Arbitration Court. Liverpool Football Club has lost a cybersquatting dispute it brought against the domain name name LiverpoolFCTickets .com. The football team filed the cybersquatting dispute with Czech Arb...
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February 20, 2025, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic’s 2024 data shows the surge in .AI domain sales
.Ai domains were the big story last year. But there’s another TLD worth looking into. Afternic released a lot of data about how top level domains performed on its platform in 2024. A couple of things stand out to me. First, let’s look at ...
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Afternic’s 2024 data shows the surge in .AI domain sales
.Ai domains were the big story last year. But there’s another TLD worth looking into. Afternic released a lot of data about how top level domains performed on its platform in 2024. A couple of things stand out to me. First, let’s look at ...
Discussion
February 20, 2025, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Introducing a centralized decentralized DNS system
This new blockchain-based DNS has some holes. I give some of these blockchain companies points for creativity. But geez. I just came across a press release issued last month from a company called Packet. It promises decentralized, censorship-resistan...
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Introducing a centralized decentralized DNS system
This new blockchain-based DNS has some holes. I give some of these blockchain companies points for creativity. But geez. I just came across a press release issued last month from a company called Packet. It promises decentralized, censorship-resistan...
Discussion
February 19, 2025, 10:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign tweaks risk language in latest annual report
New annual report reflects pressure from outside groups to rein in .com pricing. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) tweaked the language about challenges to the .com registry agreement in its 2024 annual report released this month. Specifically, t...
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Verisign tweaks risk language in latest annual report
New annual report reflects pressure from outside groups to rein in .com pricing. .Com registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) tweaked the language about challenges to the .com registry agreement in its 2024 annual report released this month. Specifically, t...
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February 19, 2025, 10:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN publishes schedule for Seattle meeting
Check out the official schedule for ICANN Seattle. ICANN has published the schedule for its Community Forum, which will take place in Seattle in March. The meeting technically starts on March 8, but the welcome ceremony isn’t until Monday, Marc...
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ICANN publishes schedule for Seattle meeting
Check out the official schedule for ICANN Seattle. ICANN has published the schedule for its Community Forum, which will take place in Seattle in March. The meeting technically starts on March 8, but the welcome ceremony isn’t until Monday, Marc...
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February 19, 2025, 8:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain name sales up to $85,000
A fish farm, an AI company, and an online furniture seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was weights.com, and the buyer isn’t using the domain as you might expect. By the way, Sedo’s next GreatDomains au...
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15 end user domain name sales up to $85,000
A fish farm, an AI company, and an online furniture seller bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was weights.com, and the buyer isn’t using the domain as you might expect. By the way, Sedo’s next GreatDomains au...
Discussion
February 19, 2025, 5:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
Security company gets patent for parked domain detection system
Patent covers detecting parked pages to block malicious activity. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 12,229,647 (pdf) to cyber security company Palo Alto Networks for “Unified parked domain detection system”. The p...
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Security company gets patent for parked domain detection system
Patent covers detecting parked pages to block malicious activity. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 12,229,647 (pdf) to cyber security company Palo Alto Networks for “Unified parked domain detection system”. The p...
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February 18, 2025, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Côtes de Provence wine growers union loses cybersquatting claim
Panelist finds in domain owner’s favor, even though a response to the dispute wasn’t file. Syndicat des Vins Côtes de Provence, a union of winemakers in the Côtes de Provence, France, has lost a cybersquatting complaint. The g...
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Côtes de Provence wine growers union loses cybersquatting claim
Panelist finds in domain owner’s favor, even though a response to the dispute wasn’t file. Syndicat des Vins Côtes de Provence, a union of winemakers in the Côtes de Provence, France, has lost a cybersquatting complaint. The g...
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February 18, 2025, 5:12 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Weights.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Weights.com led the way at $85,000. Gambia.com was second at 55,422 Euro, ($57,991). CubeMobile.com was third at $48,900. 52 .com sales 30 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Weights.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Weights.com led the way at $85,000. Gambia.com was second at 55,422 Euro, ($57,991). CubeMobile.com was third at $48,900. 52 .com sales 30 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency ...
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February 18, 2025, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Movies use .movie in previews, but many official sites are on .com
I was surprised by how many movies use a .movie domain in their previews, but most appear to use .com for their official websites. I went to a movie theater this weekend for the first time in years. One thing that struck me during the previews &mdash...
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Movies use .movie in previews, but many official sites are on .com
I was surprised by how many movies use a .movie domain in their previews, but most appear to use .com for their official websites. I went to a movie theater this weekend for the first time in years. One thing that struck me during the previews &mdash...
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February 17, 2025, 5:15 pm
