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Elliot's Blog
Guest Post: Litigation Fall Out From Playboy Mansion Illness at DOMAINfest 2011
This is a guest post written by attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal. Schaefer is an experienced IP lawyer whose firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including litigation. I have been told that a complaint in the matter below may ...
Discussion
Guest Post: Litigation Fall Out From Playboy Mansion Illness at DOMAINfest 2011
This is a guest post written by attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal. Schaefer is an experienced IP lawyer whose firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including litigation. I have been told that a complaint in the matter below may ...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 11:08 am
The Domains
Will ICANN Lose Its Power Over The New gTLD Program?
According to several reports the GAC/ICANN meeting is Brussels went so poorly, ICANN’s entire existence may be in jeopardy. Cnet.com was the latest to write about the possibility that ICANN may lose its power when its contract comes up fo...
Discussion
Will ICANN Lose Its Power Over The New gTLD Program?
According to several reports the GAC/ICANN meeting is Brussels went so poorly, ICANN’s entire existence may be in jeopardy. Cnet.com was the latest to write about the possibility that ICANN may lose its power when its contract comes up fo...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
iPhone Jailbreak App Store Loses Domain Dispute For Cydia.com
Alternative iPhone app store loses dispute for domain name. The company behind an app store for jailbroken iPhones has lost a dispute to get the domain name Cydia.com. Saurikit, LLC launched its alternative to Apple’s app store in 2008 at cydia...
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iPhone Jailbreak App Store Loses Domain Dispute For Cydia.com
Alternative iPhone app store loses dispute for domain name. The company behind an app store for jailbroken iPhones has lost a dispute to get the domain name Cydia.com. Saurikit, LLC launched its alternative to Apple’s app store in 2008 at cydia...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 10:46 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions
Good morning, some decent names for you and one word of wisdom. Watch out when bidding on your names,especially on Snapnames. More and more names are coming up that are misspelled and some are very difficult to see, subbing “L&rdquo...
Discussion
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions
Good morning, some decent names for you and one word of wisdom. Watch out when bidding on your names,especially on Snapnames. More and more names are coming up that are misspelled and some are very difficult to see, subbing “L&rdquo...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 3:03 am
The Domains
Winner Of UDRP For UltimateGuitar.com Loses Bid For UltimateGuitars.com: “The Dividing Line Can Be Difficult To Draw.”
Another interesting, UDRP case decided today involved the domain name UltimateGuitars.com If you think this domain sounds familiar, like it was already subject to a UDRP, you’re close. The Complainant owns the domain ultimate-guitar.com and use...
Discussion
Winner Of UDRP For UltimateGuitar.com Loses Bid For UltimateGuitars.com: “The Dividing Line Can Be Difficult To Draw.”
Another interesting, UDRP case decided today involved the domain name UltimateGuitars.com If you think this domain sounds familiar, like it was already subject to a UDRP, you’re close. The Complainant owns the domain ultimate-guitar.com and use...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 11:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge Sets Trial Date In Women.com Case
Judge plans on December trial over failed domain name transaction. U.S. District Judge James Otero has set a December 13 jury trial date in Done! Ventures, LLC v. General Electric Company, et al. The case pits a small California company run by Ben Pa...
Discussion
Judge Sets Trial Date In Women.com Case
Judge plans on December trial over failed domain name transaction. U.S. District Judge James Otero has set a December 13 jury trial date in Done! Ventures, LLC v. General Electric Company, et al. The case pits a small California company run by Ben Pa...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 6:09 pm
Domain Name News
.AU Passes the 2 Million Domain Mark
auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, announced today that the registry had passed the 2 million registration mark last night. “The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted elig...
Discussion
.AU Passes the 2 Million Domain Mark
auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, announced today that the registry had passed the 2 million registration mark last night. “The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted elig...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 5:50 pm
Domain Name News
Afilias to Consider Proposals for Allocation of 1 & 2 Letter INFO Domains
Afilias just announced that they are accepting proposals for single and double character .INFO domains. Applications have to be submitted with non-refundable $1,000 fee and have to be received before 12:00 UTC on 30 April 2011. The registry operator&...
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Afilias to Consider Proposals for Allocation of 1 & 2 Letter INFO Domains
Afilias just announced that they are accepting proposals for single and double character .INFO domains. Applications have to be submitted with non-refundable $1,000 fee and have to be received before 12:00 UTC on 30 April 2011. The registry operator&...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 5:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
The Worst Domain Name Is…
There were quite a few bad domain names submitted in the Crappiest Domain Name contest I held on my blog. I selected the 5 worst names (in my opinion), and you guys voted for the loser… ahem… the winner. Well over 200 votes were submitt...
Discussion
The Worst Domain Name Is…
There were quite a few bad domain names submitted in the Crappiest Domain Name contest I held on my blog. I selected the 5 worst names (in my opinion), and you guys voted for the loser… ahem… the winner. Well over 200 votes were submitt...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 4:32 pm
Domain Shane
A Nice Infographic on The History of Domains
This has made it’s rounds on the Internet and may be old to some but I thought it was a nicely laid out presentation of the history of domains. It doesn’t include 2010 so it’s quickly become out of date but still great to get an ove...
Discussion
A Nice Infographic on The History of Domains
This has made it’s rounds on the Internet and may be old to some but I thought it was a nicely laid out presentation of the history of domains. It doesn’t include 2010 so it’s quickly become out of date but still great to get an ove...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 3:32 pm
