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UNiDAYS guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company that uses MyUnidays.com tries to hijack Unidays.com. UK company MYUNiDAYS, which offers products at a discount to college students under the UNiDAYS brand, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting case. The c...
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UNiDAYS guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Company that uses MyUnidays.com tries to hijack Unidays.com. UK company MYUNiDAYS, which offers products at a discount to college students under the UNiDAYS brand, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting case. The c...
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January 28, 2014, 5:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why is it so difficult to recall which TLDs have been applied for?
The fact that there are so many of them makes it more difficult for me to recall which ones were applied for. I live and breathe domain names, and research what’s going on with new TLDs on a daily basis. But when I’m put on the spot and p...
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Why is it so difficult to recall which TLDs have been applied for?
The fact that there are so many of them makes it more difficult for me to recall which ones were applied for. I live and breathe domain names, and research what’s going on with new TLDs on a daily basis. But when I’m put on the spot and p...
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January 28, 2014, 5:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Chinese IDN TLDs plan two day launch party and live auction in Macau
New TLD applicant plans big launch party and live auction in Macau. It’s going to be really difficult for new top level domain backers to get much attention for their launches in an environment where multiple TLDs are launching every week. But ...
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Chinese IDN TLDs plan two day launch party and live auction in Macau
New TLD applicant plans big launch party and live auction in Macau. It’s going to be really difficult for new top level domain backers to get much attention for their launches in an environment where multiple TLDs are launching every week. But ...
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January 28, 2014, 3:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Captain American, Wolverine, and X-Men rescued in Australian domain dispute
A superhero rescue down under. />Disney has rescued a handful of its superheroes from an Australian artist. Disney, along with its Pixar and Marvel divisions, filed a cybersquatting complaint against Australian James Kite for the domain names Capt...
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Captain American, Wolverine, and X-Men rescued in Australian domain dispute
A superhero rescue down under. />Disney has rescued a handful of its superheroes from an Australian artist. Disney, along with its Pixar and Marvel divisions, filed a cybersquatting complaint against Australian James Kite for the domain names Capt...
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January 28, 2014, 3:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s 2nd Super Bowl ad to feature person quitting their job (for real) to start a biz
GoDaddy posts teaser for second ad for Sunday’s game. GoDaddy has already posted one of its two Super Bowl commercials for Sunday’s game. It hasn’t posted its second yet, but it has revealed some of the subject matter. According to ...
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GoDaddy’s 2nd Super Bowl ad to feature person quitting their job (for real) to start a biz
GoDaddy posts teaser for second ad for Sunday’s game. GoDaddy has already posted one of its two Super Bowl commercials for Sunday’s game. It hasn’t posted its second yet, but it has revealed some of the subject matter. According to ...
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January 28, 2014, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrars
ICANN posts its first preliminary determination on a data retention waiver. ICANN published today the first preliminary determination on a registrar’s request to change the data retention requirements in the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreeme...
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ICANN makes progress on data retention waivers for domain name registrars
ICANN posts its first preliminary determination on a data retention waiver. ICANN published today the first preliminary determination on a registrar’s request to change the data retention requirements in the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreeme...
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January 28, 2014, 1:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Amazon gets a win in .Amazon fight & IO found to have conflict of interest in case
Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and J...
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Amazon gets a win in .Amazon fight & IO found to have conflict of interest in case
Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and J...
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January 27, 2014, 7:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names Pepsi and others bought
Pepsi bought a domain name for one of its sodas and other end user domain purchases. Sedo reported $1.6 million worth of domain names sales for the week end ending January 19. Here are a dozen that involved end users, including Pepsi. You can see pre...
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What domain names Pepsi and others bought
Pepsi bought a domain name for one of its sodas and other end user domain purchases. Sedo reported $1.6 million worth of domain names sales for the week end ending January 19. Here are a dozen that involved end users, including Pepsi. You can see pre...
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January 27, 2014, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, plus 1&1′s hidden sunrise
GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 1&1 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top...
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New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, plus 1&1′s hidden sunrise
GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 1&1 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top...
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January 27, 2014, 3:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports
BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.n...
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BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports
BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.n...
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January 27, 2014, 2:55 pm
