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Domain Name Wire
Another Gorgonzola domain dispute has me bewildered
I can’t figure out what these lawyers are doing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided the latest case involving a Gorgonzola domain name. It has me questioning the legal approach taken by Consorzio per la Tutela del Form...
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Another Gorgonzola domain dispute has me bewildered
I can’t figure out what these lawyers are doing. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has decided the latest case involving a Gorgonzola domain name. It has me questioning the legal approach taken by Consorzio per la Tutela del Form...
Discussion
June 9, 2021, 5:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Crypto company Lukka loses cybersquatting dispute (again)
Company goes after domain registered before it existed. Lukka, Inc. has lost its second attempt to get the domain name Lukka.com through a UDRP. The company, which provides crypto asset software and data, uses the domain name Lukka.tech. It has raise...
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Crypto company Lukka loses cybersquatting dispute (again)
Company goes after domain registered before it existed. Lukka, Inc. has lost its second attempt to get the domain name Lukka.com through a UDRP. The company, which provides crypto asset software and data, uses the domain name Lukka.tech. It has raise...
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June 9, 2021, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 recent end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency investment firm, a road construction company and an artificial intelligence business bought domain names. I had to put Google Translate and Chrome’s translator to work this week. Sedo always has a plethora of non-English domain...
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14 recent end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency investment firm, a road construction company and an artificial intelligence business bought domain names. I had to put Google Translate and Chrome’s translator to work this week. Sedo always has a plethora of non-English domain...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 7:57 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by T.GL
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and T.gl led the way at $25,000. HealthyWays.com was second at $23,000 and BKCM.com was third at $18,000. 33 .com sales 21 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by T.GL
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and T.gl led the way at $25,000. HealthyWays.com was second at $23,000 and BKCM.com was third at $18,000. 33 .com sales 21 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: ...
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June 8, 2021, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
QVC nixes .QVC domain plans
Company famous for on-air product sales no longer wants .QVC. QVC is the latest business to nix plans to operate a branded top level domain name. The company has informed (pdf) ICANN that it wishes to terminate its contract to run .QVC. It never used...
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QVC nixes .QVC domain plans
Company famous for on-air product sales no longer wants .QVC. QVC is the latest business to nix plans to operate a branded top level domain name. The company has informed (pdf) ICANN that it wishes to terminate its contract to run .QVC. It never used...
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June 8, 2021, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reboxed Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
UK mobile phone site went after domain registered before it existed. A UK firm has been found (pdf) to have attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name reboxed.com. Reboxed Limited offers a marketplace for buying and selling used mobile p...
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Reboxed Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
UK mobile phone site went after domain registered before it existed. A UK firm has been found (pdf) to have attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name reboxed.com. Reboxed Limited offers a marketplace for buying and selling used mobile p...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 4:07 pm
The Domains
LLL.io experiment results in 6 figure loss
Everyone loves to hear a great domain name sale story. Everyone loves to tell one as well. We don’t get many stories where the person admits to an experiment costing them a six figure loss. Shifang Yuan from Yuming.com tweeted about an experime...
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LLL.io experiment results in 6 figure loss
Everyone loves to hear a great domain name sale story. Everyone loves to tell one as well. We don’t get many stories where the person admits to an experiment costing them a six figure loss. Shifang Yuan from Yuming.com tweeted about an experime...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 4:50 am
The Domains
Some Australian researchers want to see .CC taken away from Verisign
Like .com, .net and .tv, Verisign is the registry provider for .cc, the country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This is an Australian territory. So TheGuardian published an article today from Josh Taylor with the headline, “Australia urged to...
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Some Australian researchers want to see .CC taken away from Verisign
Like .com, .net and .tv, Verisign is the registry provider for .cc, the country code for Cocos (Keeling) Islands. This is an Australian territory. So TheGuardian published an article today from Josh Taylor with the headline, “Australia urged to...
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June 8, 2021, 3:32 am
Domain Name Wire
Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
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Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
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Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
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June 7, 2021, 9:10 pm
