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Crypto company Lukka loses cybersquatting dispute (again)
Company goes after domain registered before it existed. Lukka, Inc. has lost its second attempt to get the domain name Lukka.com through a UDRP. The company, which provides crypto asset software and data, uses the domain name Lukka.tech. It has raise...
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Crypto company Lukka loses cybersquatting dispute (again)
Company goes after domain registered before it existed. Lukka, Inc. has lost its second attempt to get the domain name Lukka.com through a UDRP. The company, which provides crypto asset software and data, uses the domain name Lukka.tech. It has raise...
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June 9, 2021, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 recent end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency investment firm, a road construction company and an artificial intelligence business bought domain names. I had to put Google Translate and Chrome’s translator to work this week. Sedo always has a plethora of non-English domain...
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14 recent end user domain name sales
A cryptocurrency investment firm, a road construction company and an artificial intelligence business bought domain names. I had to put Google Translate and Chrome’s translator to work this week. Sedo always has a plethora of non-English domain...
Discussion
June 8, 2021, 7:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
QVC nixes .QVC domain plans
Company famous for on-air product sales no longer wants .QVC. QVC is the latest business to nix plans to operate a branded top level domain name. The company has informed (pdf) ICANN that it wishes to terminate its contract to run .QVC. It never used...
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QVC nixes .QVC domain plans
Company famous for on-air product sales no longer wants .QVC. QVC is the latest business to nix plans to operate a branded top level domain name. The company has informed (pdf) ICANN that it wishes to terminate its contract to run .QVC. It never used...
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June 8, 2021, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reboxed Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
UK mobile phone site went after domain registered before it existed. A UK firm has been found (pdf) to have attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name reboxed.com. Reboxed Limited offers a marketplace for buying and selling used mobile p...
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Reboxed Limited attempts reverse domain name hijacking
UK mobile phone site went after domain registered before it existed. A UK firm has been found (pdf) to have attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain name reboxed.com. Reboxed Limited offers a marketplace for buying and selling used mobile p...
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June 8, 2021, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
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Tucows gets Reverse Domain Name Hijacking win against Australian Firm
Company’s attempt to milk Tucows fails. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Damstra Technology Pty Ltd filed a cybersquatting dispute in bad faith. The Australian company filed a dispute against the domain name...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 9:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
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Bird.com and Fish.com bidder countersues Right of the Dot
Bidder says he didn’t think he won the domains, and he shouldn’t have been allowed to bid more than $2,000. The person who bid nearly $5 million in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction is countersuing the auctioneer. Righ...
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June 7, 2021, 9:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable domains files trademark applications for .NFT, .Doge and others
Company that provides alt-root domain names filed trademark applications for new extensions. Unstoppable Domains, a company that sells alt-root domain names that use blockchain technology, recently filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent an...
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Unstoppable domains files trademark applications for .NFT, .Doge and others
Company that provides alt-root domain names filed trademark applications for new extensions. Unstoppable Domains, a company that sells alt-root domain names that use blockchain technology, recently filed trademark applications with the U.S. Patent an...
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June 7, 2021, 3:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
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DNS using blockchain technology – DNW Podcast #341
A discussion on the merits and challenges of a DNS built on blockchain technology. Would a DNS using blockchain technology be better than the current DNS? Andrew Rosener thinks so, although he admits there are some challenges to overcome. On today&rs...
Discussion
June 7, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
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Total domain counts are falling. Here’s why
.Com is doing fine, but the same can’t be said for other top level domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has published its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) for the first quarter of 2021. The company calculates that total domains registered...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 8:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy and Namecheap add most .com domains
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 February 2021. There was ...
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GoDaddy and Namecheap add most .com domains
These are the fastest growing and largest 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 February 2021. There was ...
Discussion
June 3, 2021, 5:32 pm
