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Domain Name Wire
The innocent victims of DNS abuse complaints
It’s easy to advocate for fast takedowns, but that can hurt legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who operates a website knows that horrible feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to...
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The innocent victims of DNS abuse complaints
It’s easy to advocate for fast takedowns, but that can hurt legitimate businesses. On February 20, 2020, Domain Name Wire was down. Anyone who operates a website knows that horrible feeling of finding out your site is down and not being able to...
Discussion
April 5, 2022, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix posts $38 million revenue in 2021
Revenue jumps 35% year over year. Privately held top level domain name company Radix reported some of its financials today. The company grossed over $38 million in revenue in 2021, up 35% from 2020. That number is net of all discounts and rebates. Ra...
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Radix posts $38 million revenue in 2021
Revenue jumps 35% year over year. Privately held top level domain name company Radix reported some of its financials today. The company grossed over $38 million in revenue in 2021, up 35% from 2020. That number is net of all discounts and rebates. Ra...
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April 5, 2022, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tries reverse domain name hijacking
A law firm filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tried to reverse domain name hija...
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Law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tries reverse domain name hijacking
A law firm filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled that the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller tried to reverse domain name hija...
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April 5, 2022, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
A (mostly) thorough cybersquatting decision
This panel made a thorough rebuttal to the Complainant’s arguments but didn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. Travel Designer India Private Limited, a company in India, has lost a UDRP it filed against a Canadian over the domain r...
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A (mostly) thorough cybersquatting decision
This panel made a thorough rebuttal to the Complainant’s arguments but didn’t consider reverse domain name hijacking. Travel Designer India Private Limited, a company in India, has lost a UDRP it filed against a Canadian over the domain r...
Discussion
April 4, 2022, 7:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
SEO jobs, onions, parties & more – DNW Podcast #382
Checking in with domain-developer Peter Askew. Today, we check in with Peter Askew for an update on his latest business ventures. He’s right in the middle of onion season, but also recently launched SEOjobs.com to connect SEO experts with compa...
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SEO jobs, onions, parties & more – DNW Podcast #382
Checking in with domain-developer Peter Askew. Today, we check in with Peter Askew for an update on his latest business ventures. He’s right in the middle of onion season, but also recently launched SEOjobs.com to connect SEO experts with compa...
Discussion
April 4, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Creating a web3 website is as easy as…oh, nevermind. It’s difficult
It’s hard to create a censor-proof website. And few people need to do that, anyway. I’ve written a lot about alt-root domain names based on blockchain technology, including Ethereum Name Service, Handshake, and Unstoppable Domains. One of...
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Creating a web3 website is as easy as…oh, nevermind. It’s difficult
It’s hard to create a censor-proof website. And few people need to do that, anyway. I’ve written a lot about alt-root domain names based on blockchain technology, including Ethereum Name Service, Handshake, and Unstoppable Domains. One of...
Discussion
April 4, 2022, 1:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap and GoDaddy fight about domain aftermarket
Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall and GoDaddy President of Domains Paul Nicks traded barbs last week. GoDaddy owns Afternic, and Namecheap is a partner that syndicates domains in the Afternic network. When Namecheap sells one of these domains it split...
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Namecheap and GoDaddy fight about domain aftermarket
Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall and GoDaddy President of Domains Paul Nicks traded barbs last week. GoDaddy owns Afternic, and Namecheap is a partner that syndicates domains in the Afternic network. When Namecheap sells one of these domains it split...
Discussion
April 3, 2022, 9:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why didn’t this UDRP panel consider reverse domain name hijacking?
The Respondent classified this as a Plan B case, but the panel didn’t consider it. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied a UDRP filing against veho.com. I’m puzzled as to why it didn’t consider reverse...
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Why didn’t this UDRP panel consider reverse domain name hijacking?
The Respondent classified this as a Plan B case, but the panel didn’t consider it. A three-person World Intellectual Property Organization panel denied a UDRP filing against veho.com. I’m puzzled as to why it didn’t consider reverse...
Discussion
April 1, 2022, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
McAfee wins a UDRP without even responding
The company acquired the domain well before the Complainant had any rights in the term. Computer security company McAfee has successfully defended its domain Cyberguard.com in a UDRP…without actually defending it. James Linlor filed the case a...
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McAfee wins a UDRP without even responding
The company acquired the domain well before the Complainant had any rights in the term. Computer security company McAfee has successfully defended its domain Cyberguard.com in a UDRP…without actually defending it. James Linlor filed the case a...
Discussion
April 1, 2022, 2:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
International Olympic Committee wins Olympics typo from “Mike”
I got a chuckle reading a UDRP the International Olympic Committee (IOC) just won. The IOC filed a cybersquatting claim against the typo domain olypmics .com. The domain owner didn’t respond and it was a straightforward case for the World Intel...
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International Olympic Committee wins Olympics typo from “Mike”
I got a chuckle reading a UDRP the International Olympic Committee (IOC) just won. The IOC filed a cybersquatting claim against the typo domain olypmics .com. The domain owner didn’t respond and it was a straightforward case for the World Intel...
Discussion
March 31, 2022, 3:43 pm
