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The Domains
Horrible UDRP Ruling; No Trademark; No Bad Faith & No RDNH On 14 Year Old Domain RT.org
A one person UDRP panel rejected the attempt of the The Restored Church of God of Wadsworth, Ohio, to steal the domain name RT.org from Alexa Properties, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada. But the bigger story is the panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name H...
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Horrible UDRP Ruling; No Trademark; No Bad Faith & No RDNH On 14 Year Old Domain RT.org
A one person UDRP panel rejected the attempt of the The Restored Church of God of Wadsworth, Ohio, to steal the domain name RT.org from Alexa Properties, LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada. But the bigger story is the panel failed to find Reverse Domain Name H...
Discussion
April 2, 2013, 8:45 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
I just finished my taxes up (almost finished) and I am going to have to say it was a great year. A year that my little hobby turned the corner. I think I am finally doing it right. I have a pretty good understanding of what names se...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 2nd
I just finished my taxes up (almost finished) and I am going to have to say it was a great year. A year that my little hobby turned the corner. I think I am finally doing it right. I have a pretty good understanding of what names se...
Discussion
April 2, 2013, 6:54 am
The Domains
ICANN Publishes “Changes to Registry Agreement for New gTLDs”
ICANN has just posted the Revised Registry Agreement for Review “In the interest of transparency and accountability ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the ...
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ICANN Publishes “Changes to Registry Agreement for New gTLDs”
ICANN has just posted the Revised Registry Agreement for Review “In the interest of transparency and accountability ICANN is providing the latest revision of the previously posted “Revised New gTLD Registry Agreement” for the ...
Discussion
April 2, 2013, 3:09 am
The Domains
.CO To Launch IDN’s In Chinese, Japanese and Korean on April 15th
According to a blog post tonight, the .Co registry announced they are launching Asian IDNs in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. on April 15th, without a formal trademark sunrise, landrush period or grandfathering period for these three IDN languages. &ld...
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.CO To Launch IDN’s In Chinese, Japanese and Korean on April 15th
According to a blog post tonight, the .Co registry announced they are launching Asian IDNs in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. on April 15th, without a formal trademark sunrise, landrush period or grandfathering period for these three IDN languages. &ld...
Discussion
April 2, 2013, 1:28 am
The Domains
12 Year After Losing UDRP College Sues for Graduate For $100K Over Same Domain
In a story that appeared in ChristianPost.com, Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Fla. has filed a suit against a former graduate Peter Gage over the domain name PensacolaChristianCollege.com (PCC) seeking statutory damages of $100,000 u...
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12 Year After Losing UDRP College Sues for Graduate For $100K Over Same Domain
In a story that appeared in ChristianPost.com, Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Fla. has filed a suit against a former graduate Peter Gage over the domain name PensacolaChristianCollege.com (PCC) seeking statutory damages of $100,000 u...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 8:54 pm
The Domains
Investors Business Daily Covers Mike Mann
Investor’s Business Daily Just Covered Domainer Mike Mann the founder of DomainMarket.com “Among the best-known companies in domain names are Demand Media (DMD) and GoDaddy.com.” “Among the largest holders of domain nam...
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Investors Business Daily Covers Mike Mann
Investor’s Business Daily Just Covered Domainer Mike Mann the founder of DomainMarket.com “Among the best-known companies in domain names are Demand Media (DMD) and GoDaddy.com.” “Among the largest holders of domain nam...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 6:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Twitter co-founder starting new company called Jelly at JellyHQ.com
As with Twitter, Stone isn’t buying the “best” domain yet. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is working on a new company called Jelly. Although it’s very early stage, on March 22 he registered JellyHQ.com. So what about Jelly.com? ...
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Twitter co-founder starting new company called Jelly at JellyHQ.com
As with Twitter, Stone isn’t buying the “best” domain yet. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is working on a new company called Jelly. Although it’s very early stage, on March 22 he registered JellyHQ.com. So what about Jelly.com? ...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 4:16 pm
The Domains
Freshlook.com Purchased For $3,500 In SnapNames Auction In Feb Lost In UDRP
Freshlook.com a domain bought at a SnapNames.com drop auction for over $3,500 in Feburary has just been lost in a UDRP. The UDRP, which we wrote about when it was first filed two weeks after the end of the auction was decided by a one person panel fr...
Discussion
Freshlook.com Purchased For $3,500 In SnapNames Auction In Feb Lost In UDRP
Freshlook.com a domain bought at a SnapNames.com drop auction for over $3,500 in Feburary has just been lost in a UDRP. The UDRP, which we wrote about when it was first filed two weeks after the end of the auction was decided by a one person panel fr...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Outrageous and stupid numbers about new top level domains
Michael spotted an article about new TLDs over at AdWeek today. The article is about how much it will cost brands to protect their brands when new TLDs come online. It liberally quotes Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the Association of National Adv...
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Outrageous and stupid numbers about new top level domains
Michael spotted an article about new TLDs over at AdWeek today. The article is about how much it will cost brands to protect their brands when new TLDs come online. It liberally quotes Bob Liodice, president and CEO of the Association of National Adv...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit: cybersquatters tried to dupe suppliers out of $60,000+ of merchandise
W. W. Williams says fraudsters uses domain name to try to trick suppliers to send merchandise. Usually when a cybersquatter grabs a domain similar to a company’s name, the cybersquatter just hopes to make a few bucks from a parked page. But som...
Discussion
Lawsuit: cybersquatters tried to dupe suppliers out of $60,000+ of merchandise
W. W. Williams says fraudsters uses domain name to try to trick suppliers to send merchandise. Usually when a cybersquatter grabs a domain similar to a company’s name, the cybersquatter just hopes to make a few bucks from a parked page. But som...
Discussion
April 1, 2013, 2:18 pm
