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Domain Name Wire
Australia’s .au reports strong growth
Organization releases annual report for 2021-22 fiscal year. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au country code domain name, issues its annual report today. It covers the period from July 2020 to June 2021. During the year, ...
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Australia’s .au reports strong growth
Organization releases annual report for 2021-22 fiscal year. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au country code domain name, issues its annual report today. It covers the period from July 2020 to June 2021. During the year, ...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP doesn’t solve trademark disputes
UDRP is a blunt instrument that should only be used for clear-cut cybersquatting. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was designed to swiftly adjudicate cases of cybersquatting. It was not designed to settle trademark disputes be...
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UDRP doesn’t solve trademark disputes
UDRP is a blunt instrument that should only be used for clear-cut cybersquatting. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) was designed to swiftly adjudicate cases of cybersquatting. It was not designed to settle trademark disputes be...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 2:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain sales we missed last month
These domains were sold at Sedo last month. Each week I investigate Sedo’s sales to find end users who bought domain names. The domain transactions are just completed when I research them, so oftentimes, the domain is still in escrow or the buy...
Discussion
21 end user domain sales we missed last month
These domains were sold at Sedo last month. Each week I investigate Sedo’s sales to find end users who bought domain names. The domain transactions are just completed when I research them, so oftentimes, the domain is still in escrow or the buy...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 1:10 pm
The Domains
Portugal.com hits the low end of the reserve range at Sedo, will it sell?
Sedo’s Great Domains auction ends today and Portugal.com hit $250,000 the low end of the reserve range. $250,000 – $499,999 is pretty wide. The reserve is not met yet and it will be interesting to see if this one can sell. The highest sel...
Discussion
Portugal.com hits the low end of the reserve range at Sedo, will it sell?
Sedo’s Great Domains auction ends today and Portugal.com hit $250,000 the low end of the reserve range. $250,000 – $499,999 is pretty wide. The reserve is not met yet and it will be interesting to see if this one can sell. The highest sel...
Discussion
October 21, 2021, 6:33 am
Domain Name Wire
Will OpenSea.com sell tomorrow?
Auction for .com match of popular NFT marketplace closes tomorrow. There’s just one day left in Sedo’s GreatDomains auction and it will be interesting to see what happens on the final day. The standout domain is OpenSea.com, a domain that...
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Will OpenSea.com sell tomorrow?
Auction for .com match of popular NFT marketplace closes tomorrow. There’s just one day left in Sedo’s GreatDomains auction and it will be interesting to see what happens on the final day. The standout domain is OpenSea.com, a domain that...
Discussion
October 20, 2021, 4:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is how a healthy new top level domain looks
.App is a shining example of a healthy and stable top level domain. One thing that has become clear since new top level domains came onto the scene nearly a decade ago is that you can’t judge a TLD by the number of registrations. Registries hav...
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This is how a healthy new top level domain looks
.App is a shining example of a healthy and stable top level domain. One thing that has become clear since new top level domains came onto the scene nearly a decade ago is that you can’t judge a TLD by the number of registrations. Registries hav...
Discussion
October 20, 2021, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge returns mixed bag in Pocketbook.com domain dispute ruling
Both sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain name t...
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Judge returns mixed bag in Pocketbook.com domain dispute ruling
Both sides get some wins and losses. Judge Dolly Gee has ruled on motions to strike and dismiss in a lawsuit over the domain name Pocketbook.com. PocketBook International SA, a company that sells ebook readers, tried to get the valuable domain name t...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 recent end user domain name sales
An appliance retailer, a waster transport company and “the Pet Guy” bought domains. There were no major public sales at Sedo this past week, but still a nice collection of end user domain sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name...
Discussion
18 recent end user domain name sales
An appliance retailer, a waster transport company and “the Pet Guy” bought domains. There were no major public sales at Sedo this past week, but still a nice collection of end user domain sales. Here’s a list of end user domain name...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 5:25 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Actionnariat.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Actionnariat.com led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($17,457). French for shareholding . Reconomia.com was second at $15,000. Another French name the .fr is a developed website. oTouch.com was third at 12,000...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Actionnariat.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Actionnariat.com led the way at 15,000 Euro, ($17,457). French for shareholding . Reconomia.com was second at $15,000. Another French name the .fr is a developed website. oTouch.com was third at 12,000...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Aftermarket sales of meta domains are hot
Domains with meta in them are suddenly selling for big bucks. I commonly point to the word blog as an example of a word that became popular after the initial .com goldrush, citing it as proof that there are still opportunities to register valuable do...
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Aftermarket sales of meta domains are hot
Domains with meta in them are suddenly selling for big bucks. I commonly point to the word blog as an example of a word that became popular after the initial .com goldrush, citing it as proof that there are still opportunities to register valuable do...
Discussion
October 19, 2021, 3:36 pm
