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Domain Name Wire
Is Chehadé why ICANN’s board is reviewing Afilias deal?
Fadi Chehadé is still on Donuts’ board. Top level domain name company Donuts announced last month that it is acquiring Afilias. Later this week, ICANN’s board of directors will consider a change of control request for Afilias. As&n...
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Is Chehadé why ICANN’s board is reviewing Afilias deal?
Fadi Chehadé is still on Donuts’ board. Top level domain name company Donuts announced last month that it is acquiring Afilias. Later this week, ICANN’s board of directors will consider a change of control request for Afilias. As&n...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 8:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in LevelUp.gg case
Panelist rules that Cybersquatting dispute was an attempt to reverse hijack LevelUp.gg. An adjudicator has found (pdf) that video game consultancy Level Up Management BV tried to reverse domain name hijack LevelUp.gg. It’s just the sixth cybers...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in LevelUp.gg case
Panelist rules that Cybersquatting dispute was an attempt to reverse hijack LevelUp.gg. An adjudicator has found (pdf) that video game consultancy Level Up Management BV tried to reverse domain name hijack LevelUp.gg. It’s just the sixth cybers...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 6:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains do Chinese internet companies want to buy (multi-year analysis)?
Kassey Lee examines the types of domains large Chinse internet companies use. Regular readers may notice that I use China’s Top 100 internet companies as a proxy for corporate China in understanding what domains investors can sell to this large...
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What domains do Chinese internet companies want to buy (multi-year analysis)?
Kassey Lee examines the types of domains large Chinse internet companies use. Regular readers may notice that I use China’s Top 100 internet companies as a proxy for corporate China in understanding what domains investors can sell to this large...
Discussion
December 15, 2020, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company sues over Workforce.com domain name
Workforce Software lost a UDRP against Workforce.com earlier this year. Now it’s suing. Workforce Software, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after failing to get the domain name Workforce.com in a UDRP. The company uses the domain name WorkforceSo...
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Company sues over Workforce.com domain name
Workforce Software lost a UDRP against Workforce.com earlier this year. Now it’s suing. Workforce Software, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after failing to get the domain name Workforce.com in a UDRP. The company uses the domain name WorkforceSo...
Discussion
December 14, 2020, 5:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale – DNW Podcast #316
Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business. You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and h...
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A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale – DNW Podcast #316
Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business. You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and h...
Discussion
December 14, 2020, 4:30 pm
The Domains
Google – 2020 the year in search
Google released a video for the year in search 2020. The word of the year was “Why” it was asked more than ever in 2020. Top 5 Searches in the U.S. Overall Top Searches Election results Coronavirus Kobe Bryant Coronavirus update Coronavir...
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Google – 2020 the year in search
Google released a video for the year in search 2020. The word of the year was “Why” it was asked more than ever in 2020. Top 5 Searches in the U.S. Overall Top Searches Election results Coronavirus Kobe Bryant Coronavirus update Coronavir...
Discussion
December 14, 2020, 5:02 am
Domain Name Wire
This panelist let the Complainant off the hook for RDNH
There appears to have been plenty of bad faith in this dead-on-arrival UDRP. I’ve written about UDRP panelists sometimes letting Complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking if they didn’t hire a lawyer. That’s bad, b...
Discussion
This panelist let the Complainant off the hook for RDNH
There appears to have been plenty of bad faith in this dead-on-arrival UDRP. I’ve written about UDRP panelists sometimes letting Complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking if they didn’t hire a lawyer. That’s bad, b...
Discussion
December 13, 2020, 6:05 pm
The Domains
Patterns.com confirmed stolen
Bill Hartzer confirmed to me that he spoke with the owner of the domain name. Their IT guy eventually said that Netsol told them that it was part of the netsol data breach a year ago. Bill did notice that the theft looked to be more recent. “Bu...
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Patterns.com confirmed stolen
Bill Hartzer confirmed to me that he spoke with the owner of the domain name. Their IT guy eventually said that Netsol told them that it was part of the netsol data breach a year ago. Bill did notice that the theft looked to be more recent. “Bu...
Discussion
December 12, 2020, 4:57 am
Domain Name Wire
University of Missouri attempts reverse domain name hijacking
The Curators of the University of Missouri attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name MUHealthcare.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist ruled. The group that oversees the university system filed the case against Pamel...
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University of Missouri attempts reverse domain name hijacking
The Curators of the University of Missouri attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name MUHealthcare.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist ruled. The group that oversees the university system filed the case against Pamel...
Discussion
December 11, 2020, 1:28 pm
The Domains
LTU.com reauctioned closes at $32,001
LTU.com closed for a second time at DropCatch. Last month it closed at $35,550 but it was a no pay. Of course this happened with Kau.com which went for less the second time around. Epara.com has been auctioned three times with two no pays. On Thursda...
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LTU.com reauctioned closes at $32,001
LTU.com closed for a second time at DropCatch. Last month it closed at $35,550 but it was a no pay. Of course this happened with Kau.com which went for less the second time around. Epara.com has been auctioned three times with two no pays. On Thursda...
Discussion
December 11, 2020, 6:08 am
