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Domain Name Wire
Freight broker platform rebrands to Denim with denim.com acquisition
Company rebrands in conjunction with big fundraising round. Freight broker payments company Axle Payments has rebranded as Denim and acquired the domain name denim.com. It announced the rebrand in conjunction with a $126 million Series B funding roun...
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Freight broker platform rebrands to Denim with denim.com acquisition
Company rebrands in conjunction with big fundraising round. Freight broker payments company Axle Payments has rebranded as Denim and acquired the domain name denim.com. It announced the rebrand in conjunction with a $126 million Series B funding roun...
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September 15, 2022, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
HugeDomains gets reverse domain name hijacking win
Panelists agree it was a “Plan B” UDRP filing. HugeDomains has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim against Redgrass SA, with particularly scathing remarks from one panelist. Redgrass SA sells tools for painting figurines and miniatu...
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HugeDomains gets reverse domain name hijacking win
Panelists agree it was a “Plan B” UDRP filing. HugeDomains has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim against Redgrass SA, with particularly scathing remarks from one panelist. Redgrass SA sells tools for painting figurines and miniatu...
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September 15, 2022, 4:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should this have been reverse domain name hijacking?
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist John Swinson has found against Cheyne Capital Holdings Limited in a dispute over the domain name CheyneGroup.com. It’s one of those cases made difficult by GDRP. But once the domain owner’...
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Should this have been reverse domain name hijacking?
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist John Swinson has found against Cheyne Capital Holdings Limited in a dispute over the domain name CheyneGroup.com. It’s one of those cases made difficult by GDRP. But once the domain owner’...
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September 15, 2022, 1:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should registrars allow anyone to renew a domain?
The eth.link case brings up an interesting question. Earlier this month, the domain name eth.link expired because the domain owner didn’t renew it. He had a pretty good excuse: he’s in prison. Parties interested in the domain tried to ren...
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Should registrars allow anyone to renew a domain?
The eth.link case brings up an interesting question. Earlier this month, the domain name eth.link expired because the domain owner didn’t renew it. He had a pretty good excuse: he’s in prison. Parties interested in the domain tried to ren...
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September 14, 2022, 8:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires arbitrage company for up to $19 million
Deal will cut out the middleman for some of CentralNic’s traffic. CentralNic announced today that it is acquiring Israeli company M.A Aporia Ltd. for as much as $19 million, with $11.2 million upfront and up to $7.8 million in earnouts. In a re...
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CentralNic acquires arbitrage company for up to $19 million
Deal will cut out the middleman for some of CentralNic’s traffic. CentralNic announced today that it is acquiring Israeli company M.A Aporia Ltd. for as much as $19 million, with $11.2 million upfront and up to $7.8 million in earnouts. In a re...
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September 14, 2022, 4:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 more end user domain name sales
A prefab house company, some blockchain companies, and a contract management software business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was GroupSocial.com, acquired by a business that connects influencers with brands. Here&rs...
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15 more end user domain name sales
A prefab house company, some blockchain companies, and a contract management software business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was GroupSocial.com, acquired by a business that connects influencers with brands. Here&rs...
Discussion
September 14, 2022, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court finds reverse domain name hijacking in celluvation.com case
Judge overturns WIPO decision. United States District Judge Tana Lin has ruled in favor of domain owner Stanley Pace in a domain name dispute. Pace owns about 60,000 domain names including celluvation.com. Jos Daniel filed a UDRP against Pace in 2020...
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Court finds reverse domain name hijacking in celluvation.com case
Judge overturns WIPO decision. United States District Judge Tana Lin has ruled in favor of domain owner Stanley Pace in a domain name dispute. Pace owns about 60,000 domain names including celluvation.com. Jos Daniel filed a UDRP against Pace in 2020...
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September 14, 2022, 12:12 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GroupSocial.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GroupSocial.com led the way at $33,000. QR.org was second at 24,999 Euro, ($24,979). NFTJar.com was third at $18,888. 46 .com sales 19 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GroupSocial.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GroupSocial.com led the way at $33,000. QR.org was second at 24,999 Euro, ($24,979). NFTJar.com was third at $18,888. 46 .com sales 19 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales a...
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September 13, 2022, 4:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company didn’t exist when the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. to have tried reverse domain name hijacking kosmos.com. Kosmos Global, a sports and entertainment compan...
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Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company didn’t exist when the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. to have tried reverse domain name hijacking kosmos.com. Kosmos Global, a sports and entertainment compan...
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September 13, 2022, 3:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
New owners of .Link have big plans: it’s about more than just websites
New owners hope they can expand usage of .link beyond just websites. .Com has been very profitable for domain investor Yoni Belousov. But he recently got into new TLDs in a big way: acquiring an entire extension. He acquired .link in the UNR auction ...
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New owners of .Link have big plans: it’s about more than just websites
New owners hope they can expand usage of .link beyond just websites. .Com has been very profitable for domain investor Yoni Belousov. But he recently got into new TLDs in a big way: acquiring an entire extension. He acquired .link in the UNR auction ...
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September 13, 2022, 1:38 pm
