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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. This morning I wrote about a panelist who failed to consider reverse domain name hijacking. Now, I’d like to give credit to a panelis...
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April 27, 2022, 5:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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MicroAcquire partners with Escrow.com for safer acquisitions
Buyers and sellers of businesses can use Escrow.com, similar to how domain investors do. Online business marketplace MicroAcquire has partnered with Escrow.com to make acquisitions safer for acquirers. Under the partnership, Escrow.com will handle pa...
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April 27, 2022, 3:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
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HDT.com: why no reverse domain name hijacking?
This seems like a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found in favor of the owner of hdt.com in a UDRP, but failed to consider if it was reverse domain name hijacking. It appears t...
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April 27, 2022, 2:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
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Sedo end user domain sales led by a .app
A premium travel site, a motorcycle seller, and a Mexican restaurant in Switzerland bought domain names. It was a relatively slow week for domain sales at Sedo, at least when it comes to domains the company was allowed to disclose. The top honors go ...
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April 27, 2022, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
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Pinch and zoom on Afternic for one last time
Afternic finally rolls out a mobile website. Afternic launched a mobile version of its website in beta today. You’ll need to pinch and zoom one last time to activate it. Believe it or not, this is what you see when you visit Afternic today on a...
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April 26, 2022, 9:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
When UDRP gets it wrong
This is the type of decision that gives UDRP a bad name. UDRP works most of the time. A company files a clearcut cybersquatting case and wins the domain, or a company files a bad or marginal case and loses. It’s the handful of bad decisio...
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When UDRP gets it wrong
This is the type of decision that gives UDRP a bad name. UDRP works most of the time. A company files a clearcut cybersquatting case and wins the domain, or a company files a bad or marginal case and loses. It’s the handful of bad decisio...
Discussion
April 26, 2022, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swedish Internet Foundation acquires up to 20% of iQ.global
Group that manages .se invests makes a cybersecurity investment. Swedish Internet Foundation, the group that runs Sweden’s .se top level domain, has invested in domain name company iQ.global. According to a press release on its site, the founda...
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Swedish Internet Foundation acquires up to 20% of iQ.global
Group that manages .se invests makes a cybersecurity investment. Swedish Internet Foundation, the group that runs Sweden’s .se top level domain, has invested in domain name company iQ.global. According to a press release on its site, the founda...
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April 26, 2022, 3:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Column launches after acquiring Column.com from Digimedia
Financial services companies, especially new ones, need to convey trust. One way to show that they’re serious is to own a great domain. Embed, a financial services infrastructure provider, secured Embed.com before coming out of stealth mode. Re...
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Column launches after acquiring Column.com from Digimedia
Financial services companies, especially new ones, need to convey trust. One way to show that they’re serious is to own a great domain. Embed, a financial services infrastructure provider, secured Embed.com before coming out of stealth mode. Re...
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April 26, 2022, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN community weighs in on UDRP status report
Internet Commerce Association among commentors on UDRP Policy Status Report. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is currently conducting a review of all rights protection mechanisms in the gTLD space. The first phase examined the rights ...
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ICANN community weighs in on UDRP status report
Internet Commerce Association among commentors on UDRP Policy Status Report. The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) is currently conducting a review of all rights protection mechanisms in the gTLD space. The first phase examined the rights ...
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April 26, 2022, 1:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Meta Platforms drops lawsuit against Namecheap after settlement
Judge formally dismisses lawsuit with prejudice. Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ: FB) lawsuit against domain name registrar Namecheap was officially dismissed today, following a settlement last month. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Na...
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Meta Platforms drops lawsuit against Namecheap after settlement
Judge formally dismisses lawsuit with prejudice. Meta Platforms’ (NASDAQ: FB) lawsuit against domain name registrar Namecheap was officially dismissed today, following a settlement last month. Meta (Facebook at the time) sued (pdf) Na...
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April 25, 2022, 5:37 pm
