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14 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Opera, maker of the namesake web browser, is among this week’s end user domain buyers. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this past week, led by Hina.com for $50,000 and SimplexTrading.com for $28,000. Here’s a list of some of ...
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14 end user domain name sales up to $50,000
Opera, maker of the namesake web browser, is among this week’s end user domain buyers. Sedo had some nice end user domain name sales this past week, led by Hina.com for $50,000 and SimplexTrading.com for $28,000. Here’s a list of some of ...
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May 13, 2021, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
This RDNH highlights a key aspect of cybersquatting disputes in a GDPR world
Complainants can (and sometimes should) withdraw their cybersquatting disputes after learning the domain owner’s identity. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Levio Consulting Inc. to have engaged in reverse domain nam...
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This RDNH highlights a key aspect of cybersquatting disputes in a GDPR world
Complainants can (and sometimes should) withdraw their cybersquatting disputes after learning the domain owner’s identity. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Levio Consulting Inc. to have engaged in reverse domain nam...
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May 12, 2021, 4:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wix revenue soars but stock plummets
Stock trades lower after first quarter report. Website creator Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported strong growth and a narrower loss than expected in the first quarter of this year, but its stock is off 15% in trading today. Revenue in Q1 was $304.1 million, ...
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Wix revenue soars but stock plummets
Stock trades lower after first quarter report. Website creator Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) reported strong growth and a narrower loss than expected in the first quarter of this year, but its stock is off 15% in trading today. Revenue in Q1 was $304.1 million, ...
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May 12, 2021, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit: Bird.com and Fish.com domain buyer failed to pay
Bird.com and Fish.com sales fall through. The big buyer in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction has failed to pay. One person bid $4.85 million on three domains: $2.5 million for Bird.com, $1.6 million for Fish.com, and $750,000 for ...
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Lawsuit: Bird.com and Fish.com domain buyer failed to pay
Bird.com and Fish.com sales fall through. The big buyer in February’s Right of the Dot domain name auction has failed to pay. One person bid $4.85 million on three domains: $2.5 million for Bird.com, $1.6 million for Fish.com, and $750,000 for ...
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May 11, 2021, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
A counterparty wanting to use cryptocurrency for a domain is a red flag
There are few legitimate reasons to use cryptocurrency in domain transactions. I’ve been thinking a lot about cryptocurrency as a payment and disbursement option for domain transactions. The key question is why someone would buy a domain or acc...
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A counterparty wanting to use cryptocurrency for a domain is a red flag
There are few legitimate reasons to use cryptocurrency in domain transactions. I’ve been thinking a lot about cryptocurrency as a payment and disbursement option for domain transactions. The key question is why someone would buy a domain or acc...
Discussion
May 11, 2021, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Registering NFT domains? Skip the trademarks
Companies are filing cybersquatting disputes against people who register domains including their brands and NFT. As the NFT (non-fungible token) craze continues, it’s not surprising that domain name investors are registering NFT-related domain ...
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Registering NFT domains? Skip the trademarks
Companies are filing cybersquatting disputes against people who register domains including their brands and NFT. As the NFT (non-fungible token) craze continues, it’s not surprising that domain name investors are registering NFT-related domain ...
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May 11, 2021, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
After losing cybersquatting dispute, Qatar tries trademark infringement
Qatar sues owner of VisitQatar.com in continuation of a long-running battle. After one Qatar state entity lost its attempt to get the domain VisitQatar.com through a cybersquatting claim, another state entity has sued the domain owner for trademark i...
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After losing cybersquatting dispute, Qatar tries trademark infringement
Qatar sues owner of VisitQatar.com in continuation of a long-running battle. After one Qatar state entity lost its attempt to get the domain VisitQatar.com through a cybersquatting claim, another state entity has sued the domain owner for trademark i...
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May 11, 2021, 12:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit alleges CEOs.com, xus.com and other domains are stolen
Man alleges that eight domains were stolen from his domain registrar account. A California man says that CEOs.com, xus.com, and six other domain names were stolen from his Network Solutions account. Aiping (“Alan”) Wei, Ph.D., filed an in...
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Lawsuit alleges CEOs.com, xus.com and other domains are stolen
Man alleges that eight domains were stolen from his domain registrar account. A California man says that CEOs.com, xus.com, and six other domain names were stolen from his Network Solutions account. Aiping (“Alan”) Wei, Ph.D., filed an in...
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May 10, 2021, 4:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Buying and selling online businesses – DNW Podcast #337
Learn about selling your developed domain or buying an online business. Two episodes ago on the podcast, Michael Cyger talked about selling his online business iSixSigma. On today’s show, I speak with Thomas Smale, whose company FE Internationa...
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Buying and selling online businesses – DNW Podcast #337
Learn about selling your developed domain or buying an online business. Two episodes ago on the podcast, Michael Cyger talked about selling his online business iSixSigma. On today’s show, I speak with Thomas Smale, whose company FE Internationa...
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May 10, 2021, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
China wants to patent a decentralized blockchain DNS
Chinese government entity files U.S. patent application for blockchain-based DNS. The Chinese government wants a U.S. patent for a decentralized, blockchain-based DNS that could compete with the existing domain name system overseen by ICANN. The Chin...
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China wants to patent a decentralized blockchain DNS
Chinese government entity files U.S. patent application for blockchain-based DNS. The Chinese government wants a U.S. patent for a decentralized, blockchain-based DNS that could compete with the existing domain name system overseen by ICANN. The Chin...
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May 10, 2021, 1:47 pm
