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EU ccTLD operators call DNS abuse study “misleading”
Group of country code operators questions the EU’s study of DNS abuse. Yesterday, I wrote about the ICANN Business Constituency’s response to the European Union’s study on DNS Abuse. Today, we heard from European country code domain...
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EU ccTLD operators call DNS abuse study “misleading”
Group of country code operators questions the EU’s study of DNS abuse. Yesterday, I wrote about the ICANN Business Constituency’s response to the European Union’s study on DNS Abuse. Today, we heard from European country code domain...
Discussion
March 31, 2022, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Business Constituency weighs in on DNS abuse
Group responds to recent EU request. I’ve been writing a lot about DNS abuse lately. Everyone other than criminals is opposed to DNS abuse, but there’s significant debate about what constitutes abuse and what role various groups should pl...
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Business Constituency weighs in on DNS abuse
Group responds to recent EU request. I’ve been writing a lot about DNS abuse lately. Everyone other than criminals is opposed to DNS abuse, but there’s significant debate about what constitutes abuse and what role various groups should pl...
Discussion
March 30, 2022, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales including a $50,000 three letter .com
A Swiss bank, a race track design company, and a cryptocurrency business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was a .org domain. Proton.org sold for a sweet $125,000. The buyer could be Proton Foundation, but at this point, the domain...
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End user domain sales including a $50,000 three letter .com
A Swiss bank, a race track design company, and a cryptocurrency business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was a .org domain. Proton.org sold for a sweet $125,000. The buyer could be Proton Foundation, but at this point, the domain...
Discussion
March 29, 2022, 7:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting data in the 2022 Global Domain Report
The annual report includes primary and aftermarket domain data. Sedo and InterNetX released their annual Global Domain Report today. Clocking in at nearly 70 pages, the report contains interesting data about the domain market (both primary and second...
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Interesting data in the 2022 Global Domain Report
The annual report includes primary and aftermarket domain data. Sedo and InterNetX released their annual Global Domain Report today. Clocking in at nearly 70 pages, the report contains interesting data about the domain market (both primary and second...
Discussion
March 29, 2022, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wealth launches new estate planning platform at Wealth.com
This business launched on a domain that gives it credibility. The estate planning industry is ripe for redevelopment. From an outsider’s perspective, little has changed in this $180 billion industry over the decades, with many choosing to ignor...
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Wealth launches new estate planning platform at Wealth.com
This business launched on a domain that gives it credibility. The estate planning industry is ripe for redevelopment. From an outsider’s perspective, little has changed in this $180 billion industry over the decades, with many choosing to ignor...
Discussion
March 29, 2022, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Policy with Zak Muscovitch – DNW Podcast #381
The latest on UDRP and other issues domain investors need to know about. Today we check in with Zak Muscovitch, general counsel for Internet Commerce Association. We discuss DNS abuse and other topics but spend most of our time talking about UDRP and...
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Domain Policy with Zak Muscovitch – DNW Podcast #381
The latest on UDRP and other issues domain investors need to know about. Today we check in with Zak Muscovitch, general counsel for Internet Commerce Association. We discuss DNS abuse and other topics but spend most of our time talking about UDRP and...
Discussion
March 28, 2022, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Just orders OnlineNic to pay Facebook over $3 million for cybersquatting
The judgment could exceed $5 million, including legal fees. A U.S. District Judge has ordered (pdf) OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service Domain ID Shield to pay Meta Platforms (Facebook) over $3 million for cybersquatting. Facebook sued the r...
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Just orders OnlineNic to pay Facebook over $3 million for cybersquatting
The judgment could exceed $5 million, including legal fees. A U.S. District Judge has ordered (pdf) OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service Domain ID Shield to pay Meta Platforms (Facebook) over $3 million for cybersquatting. Facebook sued the r...
Discussion
March 28, 2022, 12:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to secure your domain names
Use these tools to prevent domain theft and unwanted changes. Your domain names are valuable. The more valuable your domains, the more likely they’ll be targeted by thieves. What can you do to protect these assets? Domain registrars offer varyi...
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How to secure your domain names
Use these tools to prevent domain theft and unwanted changes. Your domain names are valuable. The more valuable your domains, the more likely they’ll be targeted by thieves. What can you do to protect these assets? Domain registrars offer varyi...
Discussion
March 25, 2022, 4:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Internet Archive races to save Ukrainian web content
Web content could be destroyed during the war. Internet Archive, the non-profit that manages the Wayback Machine for archiving websites, says it is racing to archive as much online content in Ukraine as possible. While web content doesn’t degra...
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Internet Archive races to save Ukrainian web content
Web content could be destroyed during the war. Internet Archive, the non-profit that manages the Wayback Machine for archiving websites, says it is racing to archive as much online content in Ukraine as possible. While web content doesn’t degra...
Discussion
March 24, 2022, 5:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Using a three letter .com domain for an unsavory business practice
I’m surprised someone would use a three letter .com domain to do this. This week I received a snail-mail notice that one of my domains is about to expire and I should renew it. You can view it here (pdf). If you aren’t familiar with these...
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Using a three letter .com domain for an unsavory business practice
I’m surprised someone would use a three letter .com domain to do this. This week I received a snail-mail notice that one of my domains is about to expire and I should renew it. You can view it here (pdf). If you aren’t familiar with these...
Discussion
March 24, 2022, 1:22 pm
