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Domain Name Wire
Macy’s sues company trying to restore its legacy brands
Company tries to revive old brands such as Bullock’s and The Broadway. File this one under “did you think to ask a lawyer about this first?” Department store company Macy’s has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against a company t...
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Macy’s sues company trying to restore its legacy brands
Company tries to revive old brands such as Bullock’s and The Broadway. File this one under “did you think to ask a lawyer about this first?” Department store company Macy’s has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against a company t...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 3:27 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Sales: Comparing Aftermarket Websites to Domain Forums
Yesterday afternoon, someone posted a question in the Sedo weekly sales article, and it’s something I’ve been asked quite a bit so I want to give the question and my reply more exposure in its own post. The summary of the question was thi...
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Domain Sales: Comparing Aftermarket Websites to Domain Forums
Yesterday afternoon, someone posted a question in the Sedo weekly sales article, and it’s something I’ve been asked quite a bit so I want to give the question and my reply more exposure in its own post. The summary of the question was thi...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 1:03 pm
Domain Shane
Imma Let You Finish But Fuller Moehagen Has a Great Story About Selling His Domain To Kanye West
Fuller Moehagen is not a full time domain investor. He merely plays around with them but he has a story that I thought was pretty good. He recently sold Kanye West WatchTheThrone.com for $12,000. I’m not sure which would be mo...
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Imma Let You Finish But Fuller Moehagen Has a Great Story About Selling His Domain To Kanye West
Fuller Moehagen is not a full time domain investor. He merely plays around with them but he has a story that I thought was pretty good. He recently sold Kanye West WatchTheThrone.com for $12,000. I’m not sure which would be mo...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 12:05 pm
The Domains
From House Hearing: CADNA “There Are Probably Tens of Millions of Cybersquatting Domains” in .Com
At The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing on new gTLDs Josh Bourne President of CADNA’s testified: “”The U.S Congress should take much-needed action to improve the language of the Anti- Cybersquatting Consumer Prote...
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From House Hearing: CADNA “There Are Probably Tens of Millions of Cybersquatting Domains” in .Com
At The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing on new gTLDs Josh Bourne President of CADNA’s testified: “”The U.S Congress should take much-needed action to improve the language of the Anti- Cybersquatting Consumer Prote...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 10:34 am
The Domains
House hearing On New gTLD’s Underway
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing on new gTLDs in underway. The title of the hearing is “ICANN’s Top-Level Domain Name Program.” You can watch the hearing live online We will be watching it and reporting as it ...
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House hearing On New gTLD’s Underway
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing on new gTLDs in underway. The title of the hearing is “ICANN’s Top-Level Domain Name Program.” You can watch the hearing live online We will be watching it and reporting as it ...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 10:21 am
Domain Name Wire
Top 20 web sites now safe in .xxx
Top 20 web sites won’t be “sexsquatted”. The top 20 most visited web sites (according to Quantcast) are now “safe” from cybersquatting/sexsquatting in the new .xxx domain name. Earlier this week I ran an analysis and fou...
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Top 20 web sites now safe in .xxx
Top 20 web sites won’t be “sexsquatted”. The top 20 most visited web sites (according to Quantcast) are now “safe” from cybersquatting/sexsquatting in the new .xxx domain name. Earlier this week I ran an analysis and fou...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
James Brown estate fights for JamesBrown.com
Late singer’s estate files complaint over domain name JamesBrown.com. The estate of the late “Godfather of Soul” James Brown has filed an arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum over the domain name JamesBrown.com. The doma...
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James Brown estate fights for JamesBrown.com
Late singer’s estate files complaint over domain name JamesBrown.com. The estate of the late “Godfather of Soul” James Brown has filed an arbitration case with National Arbitration Forum over the domain name JamesBrown.com. The doma...
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December 14, 2011, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Better Business Bureau thinks it should have first dibs on BBB.xxx
Group’s IP attorney miffed that it couldn’t get bbb.xxx under ICM Registry sunrise process. In planned testimony for today’s hearing about new TLDs in the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on new TLDs, Council of Better ...
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Better Business Bureau thinks it should have first dibs on BBB.xxx
Group’s IP attorney miffed that it couldn’t get bbb.xxx under ICM Registry sunrise process. In planned testimony for today’s hearing about new TLDs in the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology on new TLDs, Council of Better ...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 9:39 am
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Sells $1m in Domains Last Week
Afternic sold a total of $1,014,645 worth of domain names last week, including confidential sales. The company also announced three new exclusive listings: Possible.com, HouseFinancing.com, and SecondMortgage.com. For those who question the merits of...
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Afternic Sells $1m in Domains Last Week
Afternic sold a total of $1,014,645 worth of domain names last week, including confidential sales. The company also announced three new exclusive listings: Possible.com, HouseFinancing.com, and SecondMortgage.com. For those who question the merits of...
Discussion
December 14, 2011, 9:28 am
Domain Name Wire
Walden messes up Apple domain example in ICANN hearing
Chairman of committee calls out iPad.com as an example of someone buying a domain just to sell it to a big brand. Want to know how to lose credibility in a hurry? Take a look at the statement of Greg Walden Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications an...
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Walden messes up Apple domain example in ICANN hearing
Chairman of committee calls out iPad.com as an example of someone buying a domain just to sell it to a big brand. Want to know how to lose credibility in a hurry? Take a look at the statement of Greg Walden Chairman, Subcommittee on Communications an...
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December 14, 2011, 9:19 am
