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ICANN tells US Court that ccTLDs are not property and thus cannot be seized
Files Motion to Quash in U.S. legal action aimed at Seizing Top-Level Domains The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has told a U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, that a country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) cann...
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ICANN tells US Court that ccTLDs are not property and thus cannot be seized
Files Motion to Quash in U.S. legal action aimed at Seizing Top-Level Domains The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has told a U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, that a country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) cann...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 2:07 pm
The Domains
ICANN Responds To Seizure Order of The .IR Registry, saying ccTLD’s Are Not Property
A couple of weeks ago we told you that the attorney for the victims of a terrorist attack got a federal court to order the seizure of the .IR domain registry which is the ccTLD for Iran t...
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ICANN Responds To Seizure Order of The .IR Registry, saying ccTLD’s Are Not Property
A couple of weeks ago we told you that the attorney for the victims of a terrorist attack got a federal court to order the seizure of the .IR domain registry which is the ccTLD for Iran t...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN tells court ccTLDs aren’t property, can’t be awarded to plaintiffs
Victims of terrorism want to be paid (in part) with country code top level domain names. ICANN has responded to the U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, arguing that ccTLDs (country Code top level domain names, e.g. .ca and .de) are not pr...
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ICANN tells court ccTLDs aren’t property, can’t be awarded to plaintiffs
Victims of terrorism want to be paid (in part) with country code top level domain names. ICANN has responded to the U.S. federal court in the District of Columbia, arguing that ccTLDs (country Code top level domain names, e.g. .ca and .de) are not pr...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 1:06 pm
The Domains
HardRock; BMW; Starbucks; BretMichaels & God All .Rocks; Here are the first .Rocks Registrations
.Rocks which goes live into general availability today meaning domains will be available to be registered on a first come first serve basis has a little over 200 domains which were registered in Sunrise (Trademark holders) and in the Early Acce...
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HardRock; BMW; Starbucks; BretMichaels & God All .Rocks; Here are the first .Rocks Registrations
.Rocks which goes live into general availability today meaning domains will be available to be registered on a first come first serve basis has a little over 200 domains which were registered in Sunrise (Trademark holders) and in the Early Acce...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag?
Owners of .xxx domain names will get matching adult-themed web addresses. Kevin Murphy at Domain Incite reports this morning that ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, has settled the contention set for .sex. That means ICM is the only remaining app...
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.XXX worth more with .Sex in the bag?
Owners of .xxx domain names will get matching adult-themed web addresses. Kevin Murphy at Domain Incite reports this morning that ICM Registry, the company behind .xxx, has settled the contention set for .sex. That means ICM is the only remaining app...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 12:50 pm
The Domains
Flipkart Raises $1billion in funding – Largest ever for an Indian Internet Company
You may recall a little while back there were all those Flipkart domain purchases in various cctlds, well the company certainly could afford it as they have just completed the largest funding ever by an Indian Internet company. flipkart.ca May 2014 5...
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Flipkart Raises $1billion in funding – Largest ever for an Indian Internet Company
You may recall a little while back there were all those Flipkart domain purchases in various cctlds, well the company certainly could afford it as they have just completed the largest funding ever by an Indian Internet company. flipkart.ca May 2014 5...
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July 30, 2014, 12:29 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 7/30
I don’t kick myself very often but I did yesterday by missing Twitters earnings. I knew they would be good but had all my money tied up in Chipotle and didn’t want to sell. It takes a few days to transfer in money into the acc...
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DSAD: Domain Name Auction Picks: Wednesday 7/30
I don’t kick myself very often but I did yesterday by missing Twitters earnings. I knew they would be good but had all my money tied up in Chipotle and didn’t want to sell. It takes a few days to transfer in money into the acc...
Discussion
July 30, 2014, 11:31 am
The Domains
ICM Registry Operator of .XXX Wins Rights to The New gTLD .Sex
ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry has won the right to operate the .Sex new gTLD. The other applicant for .Sex, Internet Marketing Solutions Limited has withdrawn their application, leaving ICM’s the lone applicant for .Sex. ICM al...
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ICM Registry Operator of .XXX Wins Rights to The New gTLD .Sex
ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry has won the right to operate the .Sex new gTLD. The other applicant for .Sex, Internet Marketing Solutions Limited has withdrawn their application, leaving ICM’s the lone applicant for .Sex. ICM al...
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July 30, 2014, 5:14 am
Domain Shane
10 Opinionated Jumblings on a Tuesday Afternoon
It’s Tuesday. Since I work the weekends at the nursery I try and get some stuff done at home but I never actually do. I usually catch up on my sleep do a little pondering. Here are a few of those thoughts 1. Sahar Sarid b...
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10 Opinionated Jumblings on a Tuesday Afternoon
It’s Tuesday. Since I work the weekends at the nursery I try and get some stuff done at home but I never actually do. I usually catch up on my sleep do a little pondering. Here are a few of those thoughts 1. Sahar Sarid b...
Discussion
July 29, 2014, 10:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company wants to trademark the term “Domain Auction”
New domain listings site wants a trademark on descriptive term. From the merely descriptive file… A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Domain Auction” and “Doma...
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Company wants to trademark the term “Domain Auction”
New domain listings site wants a trademark on descriptive term. From the merely descriptive file… A Florida company has filed two trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for “Domain Auction” and “Doma...
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July 29, 2014, 5:34 pm
