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Makers of hit song Baby Shark win BabyShark.com fight
Try to get this song out of your head. The makers of the viral hit song Baby Shark have won a cybersquatting challenge against the owner of BabyShark.com. Smart Study Co. and its Pinkfong division created the children’s song named after one of ...
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Makers of hit song Baby Shark win BabyShark.com fight
Try to get this song out of your head. The makers of the viral hit song Baby Shark have won a cybersquatting challenge against the owner of BabyShark.com. Smart Study Co. and its Pinkfong division created the children’s song named after one of ...
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January 4, 2022, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers Setpember 2021. Here&rsqu...
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Domain registrars ranked by .com numbers
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers Setpember 2021. Here&rsqu...
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January 4, 2022, 1:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
AnnualCreditReport.com owner sues to recover 108 domain names
The operator of free annual credit report site goes after cybersquatters. Central Source, LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against 108 domain names that it says are typosquatting on its famous AnnualCreditReport.com website. The company was form...
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AnnualCreditReport.com owner sues to recover 108 domain names
The operator of free annual credit report site goes after cybersquatters. Central Source, LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against 108 domain names that it says are typosquatting on its famous AnnualCreditReport.com website. The company was form...
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January 3, 2022, 6:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
The 2022 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #369
22 people predict what will happen in 2022. Let’s kick off 2022 by taking a look back at the past year and predicting what will happen this year. On the annual Predictions Episode, you’ll hear from 22 people from around the domain industr...
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The 2022 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #369
22 people predict what will happen in 2022. Let’s kick off 2022 by taking a look back at the past year and predicting what will happen this year. On the annual Predictions Episode, you’ll hear from 22 people from around the domain industr...
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January 3, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Princeton researchers apologize for privacy law scare
Researchers sent requests under privacy laws to website owners. It is canceling the study after complaints. Researchers at Princeton University and Radboud University have apologized for a research study gone awry. The researchers wanted to determine...
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Princeton researchers apologize for privacy law scare
Researchers sent requests under privacy laws to website owners. It is canceling the study after complaints. Researchers at Princeton University and Radboud University have apologized for a research study gone awry. The researchers wanted to determine...
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January 3, 2022, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Non-.com sales – 2021 top stories
Domains ending in something other than .com sold briskly in 2021. .Com is king. It’s a fair statement. .Com is the largest namespace with nearly 160 million registrations. .Com dominates the domain aftermarket, too. But for domain investors who...
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Non-.com sales – 2021 top stories
Domains ending in something other than .com sold briskly in 2021. .Com is king. It’s a fair statement. .Com is the largest namespace with nearly 160 million registrations. .Com dominates the domain aftermarket, too. But for domain investors who...
Discussion
December 31, 2021, 4:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
Hackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known for cat...
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An Epik hack – 2021 top stories
Hackers stole data from Epik this year, connecting the dots between extremist websites and their owners. This year, the domain name industry received unwelcome attention when hackers stole data from Epik. Epik is a domain name registrar known for cat...
Discussion
December 31, 2021, 2:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Metaverse – 2021 top stories
A surge in demand for domains with meta in them. “All the good domains are taken.” It’s a common thing you hear about domain names. I’ve long argued it isn’t true. Many terms were invented or popularized after the best ....
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The Metaverse – 2021 top stories
A surge in demand for domains with meta in them. “All the good domains are taken.” It’s a common thing you hear about domain names. I’ve long argued it isn’t true. Many terms were invented or popularized after the best ....
Discussion
December 30, 2021, 7:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dates don’t add up in RegalGames.com UDRP
The Complainant appears to have provided the wrong acquisition date, but the Respondent’s dates don’t add up, either. Regal Games, LLC was found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a recent cybersquatting decision at Nation...
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Dates don’t add up in RegalGames.com UDRP
The Complainant appears to have provided the wrong acquisition date, but the Respondent’s dates don’t add up, either. Regal Games, LLC was found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a recent cybersquatting decision at Nation...
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December 30, 2021, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
NFT mania – 2021 top stories
Many domain investors acquired NFTs this year, which likely impacted the domain aftermarket. 2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs have been around for a while but became insanely popular (and sometimes valuable) this year. The bigg...
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NFT mania – 2021 top stories
Many domain investors acquired NFTs this year, which likely impacted the domain aftermarket. 2021 was the year of the non-fungible token (NFT). NFTs have been around for a while but became insanely popular (and sometimes valuable) this year. The bigg...
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December 30, 2021, 2:18 pm
