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Domain Name Wire
Verisign to ICANN: not ready for new TLDs
Verisign claims insufficient preparation (mostly technical) for new top level domains. Verisign has sent a report to ICANN (and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission) that basically says that the internet isn’t prepared new top l...
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Verisign to ICANN: not ready for new TLDs
Verisign claims insufficient preparation (mostly technical) for new top level domains. Verisign has sent a report to ICANN (and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission) that basically says that the internet isn’t prepared new top l...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 7:53 pm
The Domains
Add Edward Smith To The Reverse Domain Hijacking List
A three member UDRP panel has found Edward Smith of California is guilt of reverse Domain Name Hijacking in the attempt grab the domain name joopa.com Mr. Smith which just filed for a trademark on the term Joopa on March 2011 which was granted in Dec...
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Add Edward Smith To The Reverse Domain Hijacking List
A three member UDRP panel has found Edward Smith of California is guilt of reverse Domain Name Hijacking in the attempt grab the domain name joopa.com Mr. Smith which just filed for a trademark on the term Joopa on March 2011 which was granted in Dec...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 5:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
California man guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Sorry, you can’t just take a domain because you have a business plan for it. A California man starting a business called Joopa has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Edward Smith attempted to purchase the domain name ...
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California man guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Sorry, you can’t just take a domain because you have a business plan for it. A California man starting a business called Joopa has been found guilty of attempted reverse domain name hijacking. Edward Smith attempted to purchase the domain name ...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 5:33 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domains for Sale at NameJet
I have several domain names that will soon be up for auction at NameJet. All of these domain names are “no reserve” auctions, meaning they will be sold to the highest bidder. Listed below are links to the auction. Backorders need to be pl...
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Domains for Sale at NameJet
I have several domain names that will soon be up for auction at NameJet. All of these domain names are “no reserve” auctions, meaning they will be sold to the highest bidder. Listed below are links to the auction. Backorders need to be pl...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
MLM company denied Zija.com domain in dispute
Company was founded two years after domain registered. Zija International, a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional and dietary supplements, has failed to get the domain name Zija.com through a UDRP. The registrant of the domain name re...
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MLM company denied Zija.com domain in dispute
Company was founded two years after domain registered. Zija International, a multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional and dietary supplements, has failed to get the domain name Zija.com through a UDRP. The registrant of the domain name re...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 2:44 pm
The Domains
After Offering To Buy Domain For $15K, 6 Years Ago TM Holder Loses UDRP
Zija International, Inc. of Utah just lost its UDRP bid to get control of the domain name zija.com, a domain it repeatedly tried to buy from the domain holder for $15,000 since 2006. Yes way back in 2006 after a series of letters back and forth...
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After Offering To Buy Domain For $15K, 6 Years Ago TM Holder Loses UDRP
Zija International, Inc. of Utah just lost its UDRP bid to get control of the domain name zija.com, a domain it repeatedly tried to buy from the domain holder for $15,000 since 2006. Yes way back in 2006 after a series of letters back and forth...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 2:40 pm
The Domains
Motorola Objects To Demand Media’s Application for .Moto
Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC has filed a Legal Rights Objection to Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) application for the new gTLD domain name .Moto Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC is owned by Google which also applied to for the .Moto new gTLD....
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Motorola Objects To Demand Media’s Application for .Moto
Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC has filed a Legal Rights Objection to Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) application for the new gTLD domain name .Moto Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC is owned by Google which also applied to for the .Moto new gTLD....
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 2:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
DomainAgents Raising Funds For Growth
Every once in a while, I look at the investment opportunities that are available on Angel List. There are frequently companies I’ve never heard of trying to raise investment funding from venture capitalists and other investors. Yesterday, I saw...
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DomainAgents Raising Funds For Growth
Every once in a while, I look at the investment opportunities that are available on Angel List. There are frequently companies I’ve never heard of trying to raise investment funding from venture capitalists and other investors. Yesterday, I saw...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 1:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
A confused accountant in 2015
Accountant (answering phone): Smith CPA, may I help you? Salesperson: Hi Mr. Smith. Did you know that you can now get a web address that ends in .accountant, rather than your existing .com domain? Accountant: I didn’t. Why would I do that? Sale...
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A confused accountant in 2015
Accountant (answering phone): Smith CPA, may I help you? Salesperson: Hi Mr. Smith. Did you know that you can now get a web address that ends in .accountant, rather than your existing .com domain? Accountant: I didn’t. Why would I do that? Sale...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 1:07 pm
Elliot's Blog
March Great Domains Auction Ending Soon
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for March is ending in about an hour and a half. There are 121 domain names up for auction this month, including a number of short domain names like OAL.com, MHJ.com, and VOF.com. At the moment, well over half of th...
Discussion
March Great Domains Auction Ending Soon
Sedo’s Great Domains auction for March is ending in about an hour and a half. There are 121 domain names up for auction this month, including a number of short domain names like OAL.com, MHJ.com, and VOF.com. At the moment, well over half of th...
Discussion
March 28, 2013, 11:33 am
