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Facebook sues Web.com’s NVSC for cybersquatting
Social media company alleges that Web.com subsidiary owns 74 infringing domain names. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against New Ventures Services Corp (NVSC) for alleged cybersquatting of its brands, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. N...
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Facebook sues Web.com’s NVSC for cybersquatting
Social media company alleges that Web.com subsidiary owns 74 infringing domain names. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against New Ventures Services Corp (NVSC) for alleged cybersquatting of its brands, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. N...
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April 16, 2021, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Angel.com domain name sells for $2 million
Sedo broker Dave Evanson brokers megadeal. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson announced today that he brokered the sale of Angel.com for $2 million: Just sold Angel .com for $2,000,000.00!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! Look for the domain to be p...
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Angel.com domain name sells for $2 million
Sedo broker Dave Evanson brokers megadeal. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson announced today that he brokered the sale of Angel.com for $2 million: Just sold Angel .com for $2,000,000.00!! Congrats to buyer and seller!! Look for the domain to be p...
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April 15, 2021, 6:36 pm
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Security company Proofpoint files for reverse Whois patent
Proofpoint wants a patent for its domain discovery system. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) has filed a patent application (pdf) for a reverse Whois system. Reverse Whois refers to finding all of the domain names associated with a give...
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Security company Proofpoint files for reverse Whois patent
Proofpoint wants a patent for its domain discovery system. Cybersecurity company Proofpoint (NASDAQ: PFPT) has filed a patent application (pdf) for a reverse Whois system. Reverse Whois refers to finding all of the domain names associated with a give...
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April 15, 2021, 5:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sizing the domain name aftermarket
Please provide me with data to estimate the size of the domain name aftermarket. How big is the domain name aftermarket? How much dollar volume of domain names sell on the aftermarket each year? It’s a challenging question to answer, which is w...
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Sizing the domain name aftermarket
Please provide me with data to estimate the size of the domain name aftermarket. How big is the domain name aftermarket? How much dollar volume of domain names sell on the aftermarket each year? It’s a challenging question to answer, which is w...
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April 14, 2021, 7:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bloomberg writes about Nick Lim and Epik
Bloomberg publishes a story about Nick Lim, who sold BitMitigate to Epik. Bloomberg has published a profile of Nick Lim, who sold his company BitMitigate to Epik in 2019. Lim has since left Epik but remains a shareholder. He now spends his time...
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Bloomberg writes about Nick Lim and Epik
Bloomberg publishes a story about Nick Lim, who sold BitMitigate to Epik. Bloomberg has published a profile of Nick Lim, who sold his company BitMitigate to Epik in 2019. Lim has since left Epik but remains a shareholder. He now spends his time...
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April 14, 2021, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to €135,000
An NFT analytics platform, a vacation rental home agency, and a laser hair removal business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Link.co for €135,000. That’s the second-highest .co sale ever report, accordin...
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End user domain name sales up to €135,000
An NFT analytics platform, a vacation rental home agency, and a laser hair removal business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was Link.co for €135,000. That’s the second-highest .co sale ever report, accordin...
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April 14, 2021, 1:46 pm
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Law firm files in rem cybersquatting lawsuit against Oved .com
Firm claims Oved.com is cybersquatting on its brand. A New York law firm has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name Oved .com in an effort to acquire the domain name without paying for it. Oved & Oved LLP filed the in rem lawsuit y...
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Law firm files in rem cybersquatting lawsuit against Oved .com
Firm claims Oved.com is cybersquatting on its brand. A New York law firm has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name Oved .com in an effort to acquire the domain name without paying for it. Oved & Oved LLP filed the in rem lawsuit y...
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April 13, 2021, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
Patented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in a...
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Verisign gets patent for GDPR-compliant Whois privacy
Patented methods help Thick Whois registries handle privacy law compliance. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,979,384 (pdf) to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for Systems and methods for preserving privacy of a registrant in a...
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April 13, 2021, 3:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two podcasts to listen to this week
Hear from two people in the domain industry on The Side Hustle Show. Once you’re done listening to this week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast, I recommend downloading two recent The Side Hustle Show episodes. In episode #437, Nick Loper intervi...
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Two podcasts to listen to this week
Hear from two people in the domain industry on The Side Hustle Show. Once you’re done listening to this week’s Domain Name Wire Podcast, I recommend downloading two recent The Side Hustle Show episodes. In episode #437, Nick Loper intervi...
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April 13, 2021, 1:33 pm
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NameJet and SnapNames combine for $495k in sales
ManagedCareMag.com and Mutation.com top the charts. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $495,000 in sales over $2,000 last month. This does not include the many sub-$2,000 sales the platforms made. The ...
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NameJet and SnapNames combine for $495k in sales
ManagedCareMag.com and Mutation.com top the charts. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $495,000 in sales over $2,000 last month. This does not include the many sub-$2,000 sales the platforms made. The ...
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April 12, 2021, 7:26 pm
