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Risks ahead for domain name owners? – DNW Podcast #104
Phil Corwin explains what’s going on at ICANN that domainers need to be aware of. What’s going on at ICANN that could affect domain name investors and .com prices? Phil Corwin is founder of the law firm VirtuaLaw, counsel to the Internet ...
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Risks ahead for domain name owners? – DNW Podcast #104
Phil Corwin explains what’s going on at ICANN that domainers need to be aware of. What’s going on at ICANN that could affect domain name investors and .com prices? Phil Corwin is founder of the law firm VirtuaLaw, counsel to the Internet ...
Discussion
October 4, 2016, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Major shakeup: Tucows sending expired domain names to GoDaddy Auctions
Tucows shifts expired domain inventory to GoDaddy. In a major shakeup in the expired domain name market, GoDaddy Auctions has begun auctioning off Tucows’ expired domain name inventory. This is the first time GoDaddy has sold a third-party regi...
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Major shakeup: Tucows sending expired domain names to GoDaddy Auctions
Tucows shifts expired domain inventory to GoDaddy. In a major shakeup in the expired domain name market, GoDaddy Auctions has begun auctioning off Tucows’ expired domain name inventory. This is the first time GoDaddy has sold a third-party regi...
Discussion
September 30, 2016, 9:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court rejects last minute plea to halt IANA contract handover
Judge denies motion; U.S. contract with ICANN will expire tonight. United States District Judge George Hanks has denied a request for an injunction to stop the United States from allowing its contract with ICANN for IANA functions to expire. Four sta...
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Court rejects last minute plea to halt IANA contract handover
Judge denies motion; U.S. contract with ICANN will expire tonight. United States District Judge George Hanks has denied a request for an injunction to stop the United States from allowing its contract with ICANN for IANA functions to expire. Four sta...
Discussion
September 30, 2016, 9:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Global just dumped a lot of interesting data
Renewal rates, premium sales and more shed light on the .global top level domain name. The .Global top level domain name just turned 2, and the company has released some interesting data to mark the occasion. It can be difficult to get good data on n...
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.Global just dumped a lot of interesting data
Renewal rates, premium sales and more shed light on the .global top level domain name. The .Global top level domain name just turned 2, and the company has released some interesting data to mark the occasion. It can be difficult to get good data on n...
Discussion
September 30, 2016, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
U.S. States sue to block IANA transition
Four conservative states take up Cruz’s failed crusade to block IANA contract expiration. Attorneys General of four conservative states have filed a lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to block the U.S. government’s contract with ICANN for IANA fu...
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U.S. States sue to block IANA transition
Four conservative states take up Cruz’s failed crusade to block IANA contract expiration. Attorneys General of four conservative states have filed a lawsuit (pdf) in an effort to block the U.S. government’s contract with ICANN for IANA fu...
Discussion
September 29, 2016, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who is Clarivate?
Company registers a couple dozen domain names for a company called Clarivate. It appears that a company might be rebranding as Clarivate. An unknown company registered a bunch of domain names including the term clarivate and typos of it yesterday at ...
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Who is Clarivate?
Company registers a couple dozen domain names for a company called Clarivate. It appears that a company might be rebranding as Clarivate. An unknown company registered a bunch of domain names including the term clarivate and typos of it yesterday at ...
Discussion
September 29, 2016, 12:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
These end users just bought domain names
A flooring company, insurance provider and payments business bought domain names. I don’t have many end user sales to report at Sedo from the past week. This isn’t due to a lack of sales; a higher-than-usual number are still in escrow. Ne...
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These end users just bought domain names
A flooring company, insurance provider and payments business bought domain names. I don’t have many end user sales to report at Sedo from the past week. This isn’t due to a lack of sales; a higher-than-usual number are still in escrow. Ne...
Discussion
September 28, 2016, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
CIRA board elections end tomorrow
Domain investor Frank Michlick is on the ballot. Board elections for CIRA (.ca) end tomorrow, and there’s a fellow domain name investor on the ballot. Frank Michlick is running for the member candidate slate. He’s competing against five o...
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CIRA board elections end tomorrow
Domain investor Frank Michlick is on the ballot. Board elections for CIRA (.ca) end tomorrow, and there’s a fellow domain name investor on the ballot. Frank Michlick is running for the member candidate slate. He’s competing against five o...
Discussion
September 28, 2016, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts to offer $10,000 brand protection service
Donuts launches DPML on steroids. Top level domain name company Donuts will offer a new DPML Plus service for the last three months of this year. The service, which has a suggested retail price of $9,999, is an enhancement to the company’s exis...
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Donuts to offer $10,000 brand protection service
Donuts launches DPML on steroids. Top level domain name company Donuts will offer a new DPML Plus service for the last three months of this year. The service, which has a suggested retail price of $9,999, is an enhancement to the company’s exis...
Discussion
September 28, 2016, 1:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Huh? UDRP against 21-year-old domain based on 2-year-old trademark is not RDNH
Panelist wimps out on finding that complaint was RDNH. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has failed to make a ruling of reverse domain name hijacking in an egregious UDRP filing. Arthur Yarlett / Graphic-FX filed a UDRP against Michael McGloin / ...
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Huh? UDRP against 21-year-old domain based on 2-year-old trademark is not RDNH
Panelist wimps out on finding that complaint was RDNH. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has failed to make a ruling of reverse domain name hijacking in an egregious UDRP filing. Arthur Yarlett / Graphic-FX filed a UDRP against Michael McGloin / ...
Discussion
September 28, 2016, 12:35 pm
