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Domain Name Wire
A manga publisher filed a cybersquatting complaint against manga .io. Seriously.
It owns the plural and was shocked — shocked! — to find someone would use the singular for a manga website. Let me roll my eyes a bit. A French company that publishes manga comics online had the audacity to file a cybersquatting complaint...
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A manga publisher filed a cybersquatting complaint against manga .io. Seriously.
It owns the plural and was shocked — shocked! — to find someone would use the singular for a manga website. Let me roll my eyes a bit. A French company that publishes manga comics online had the audacity to file a cybersquatting complaint...
Discussion
October 14, 2024, 3:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Diversification and domain investing strategy – DNW Podcast #504
Nikul Sanghvi talks about diversification, Afternic Boost and more. My guest this week is domain investor Nikul Sanghvi. Nikul made a big entranace to domain investing with a successful bet on .co domains, but has since diversified his portfolio. How...
Discussion
Diversification and domain investing strategy – DNW Podcast #504
Nikul Sanghvi talks about diversification, Afternic Boost and more. My guest this week is domain investor Nikul Sanghvi. Nikul made a big entranace to domain investing with a successful bet on .co domains, but has since diversified his portfolio. How...
Discussion
October 14, 2024, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Interview with GBM Domains co-founder Hugo McDonaugh
Hugo McDonaugh co-founder of GBM Domains took the time to answer some questions about all things GBM and smart contracts. Q1) What made you decide to get into the domain industry? What attracted you to it? Hugo) GBM has been operating since 2018 when...
Discussion
Interview with GBM Domains co-founder Hugo McDonaugh
Hugo McDonaugh co-founder of GBM Domains took the time to answer some questions about all things GBM and smart contracts. Q1) What made you decide to get into the domain industry? What attracted you to it? Hugo) GBM has been operating since 2018 when...
Discussion
October 14, 2024, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge denies GoDaddy’s motion to dismiss in antitrust lawsuit
GoDaddy dealt a blow in antitrust lawsuit. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has failed in its attempt to get part of a lawsuit filed by Entri dismissed. Entri acts as a conduit between SaaS companies and domain registrars. If a customer needs to update their dom...
Discussion
Judge denies GoDaddy’s motion to dismiss in antitrust lawsuit
GoDaddy dealt a blow in antitrust lawsuit. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has failed in its attempt to get part of a lawsuit filed by Entri dismissed. Entri acts as a conduit between SaaS companies and domain registrars. If a customer needs to update their dom...
Discussion
October 11, 2024, 12:01 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – October 10, 2024 – The Show Must Go On
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas recorded this episode as Hurricane Milton was getting ready to hit Florida, so we hope everyone stays safe out there!• Andrew Allemann ta...
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DomainSherpa Review – October 10, 2024 – The Show Must Go On
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas recorded this episode as Hurricane Milton was getting ready to hit Florida, so we hope everyone stays safe out there!• Andrew Allemann ta...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 11:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
It filed a cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy the domain for the price it wanted. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that UpTerra Corporation tried to reverse hijack the domain name upterra.com. The company firs...
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Company tries “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking
It filed a cybersquatting dispute after failing to buy the domain for the price it wanted. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that UpTerra Corporation tried to reverse hijack the domain name upterra.com. The company firs...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 8:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Austin entrepreneur loses cybersquatting complaint to take down gripe site
Steve Papermaster failed to recover his personal name domain name in a cybersquatting dispute. A long-time entrepreneur and investor in Austin has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute against a gripe site. Steve Papermaster filed the dispute against S...
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Austin entrepreneur loses cybersquatting complaint to take down gripe site
Steve Papermaster failed to recover his personal name domain name in a cybersquatting dispute. A long-time entrepreneur and investor in Austin has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute against a gripe site. Steve Papermaster filed the dispute against S...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 4:19 pm
The Domains
Google might actually get broken up but it could take years
Search Engine Roundtable published a very detailed article on the news that the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy to its monopoly ruling. The author mentioned that Google will ...
Discussion
Google might actually get broken up but it could take years
Search Engine Roundtable published a very detailed article on the news that the Department of Justice indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of Google as an antitrust remedy to its monopoly ruling. The author mentioned that Google will ...
Discussion
October 10, 2024, 1:02 am
Domain Name Wire
.IO domain names aren’t going away
It’s highly unlikely registrants will lose their domains because of the UK’s treaty. You’ve likely seen several articles over the past week warning that .io domain names might be in jeopardy. Years ago, I would have jumped on this b...
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.IO domain names aren’t going away
It’s highly unlikely registrants will lose their domains because of the UK’s treaty. You’ve likely seen several articles over the past week warning that .io domain names might be in jeopardy. Years ago, I would have jumped on this b...
Discussion
October 9, 2024, 8:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org registry announces award winners
Alan Cumming hosted yesterday’s awards ceremony that recognized groups making a positive impact on society. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit behind .org domain names, announced the winners of this year’s .ORG Impact Awards at an a...
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.Org registry announces award winners
Alan Cumming hosted yesterday’s awards ceremony that recognized groups making a positive impact on society. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit behind .org domain names, announced the winners of this year’s .ORG Impact Awards at an a...
Discussion
October 9, 2024, 7:45 pm
