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Lawsuit filed over Celluvation.com after UDRP decision
Lawsuit asks for damages for reverse domain name hijacking. Domain name investor Stanley Pace has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the transfer of Celluvation.com. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Badgley ordered the domain name transfe...
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Lawsuit filed over Celluvation.com after UDRP decision
Lawsuit asks for damages for reverse domain name hijacking. Domain name investor Stanley Pace has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to halt the transfer of Celluvation.com. World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Badgley ordered the domain name transfe...
Discussion
October 1, 2020, 5:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Audit your domain name portfolio
Practice good domain name portfolio hygiene. I know I’m unusual for enjoying tedious tasks. I track my expenses in Quicken. I get satisfaction from updating Quickbooks data every month. So maybe it’s a bit weird that I enjoy auditing my d...
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Audit your domain name portfolio
Practice good domain name portfolio hygiene. I know I’m unusual for enjoying tedious tasks. I track my expenses in Quicken. I get satisfaction from updating Quickbooks data every month. So maybe it’s a bit weird that I enjoy auditing my d...
Discussion
October 1, 2020, 4:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
You love fruit. I love this UDRP
A WIPO panelist draws important distinctions in deciding a case for YouLoveFruit.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name YouLoveFruit.com. Panelist Nicholas Smith made sever...
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You love fruit. I love this UDRP
A WIPO panelist draws important distinctions in deciding a case for YouLoveFruit.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied a cybersquatting dispute against the domain name YouLoveFruit.com. Panelist Nicholas Smith made sever...
Discussion
October 1, 2020, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wholesale .cloud renewal price to double
Clouds are rising. Registrants of .cloud domain names are in for a surprise when it’s time to renew them. The registry behind .cloud just notified its registrar partners that it is doubling the wholesale price of renewals from $7.50 to $15.00 b...
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Wholesale .cloud renewal price to double
Clouds are rising. Registrants of .cloud domain names are in for a surprise when it’s time to renew them. The registry behind .cloud just notified its registrar partners that it is doubling the wholesale price of renewals from $7.50 to $15.00 b...
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September 30, 2020, 10:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
MMX revenue drops in first half but quality improves
One-off sales go to nearly zero in the first half of 2020. Domain name registry company MMX (London AIM: MMX) reported earnings for the first half of 2020. Revenue and profit were down compared to the first half of 2019, but the makeup of the revenue...
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MMX revenue drops in first half but quality improves
One-off sales go to nearly zero in the first half of 2020. Domain name registry company MMX (London AIM: MMX) reported earnings for the first half of 2020. Revenue and profit were down compared to the first half of 2019, but the makeup of the revenue...
Discussion
September 30, 2020, 7:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain registrars in China, and how to use them in English (updated)
Here’s an updated list of registrars in China, and how you can interact with some of them in English. Based on the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (Chinese) published in June this year, here’s the updated list of the Top...
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Top domain registrars in China, and how to use them in English (updated)
Here’s an updated list of registrars in China, and how you can interact with some of them in English. Based on the “Internet and Domain Industry Report” (Chinese) published in June this year, here’s the updated list of the Top...
Discussion
September 30, 2020, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain sales including a .Ws (yes, .Ws)
A plant proteins company, a music streaming service, and a bug tracking app bought domain names at Sedo this past week. When is the last time you saw a .ws domain on a sales list? Let alone for thousands of dollars? It happened this week with a sale ...
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18 end user domain sales including a .Ws (yes, .Ws)
A plant proteins company, a music streaming service, and a bug tracking app bought domain names at Sedo this past week. When is the last time you saw a .ws domain on a sales list? Let alone for thousands of dollars? It happened this week with a sale ...
Discussion
September 30, 2020, 1:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
Many of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with “go” have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain...
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Stolen “Go” domains end up in court battle
Many of the domain names were subsequently sold. 15 domain names beginning with “go” have allegedly been stolen and many of them have been resold — creating a complicated issue now in the courts. Scott Petretta registered the domain...
Discussion
September 29, 2020, 7:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic to add £30 million in shares tomorrow to pay for acquisition
Funds will be used to complete Codewise acquisition. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is placing 40 million new ordinary shares tomorrow at £0.75 per share to raise £30 million. The company will use the funds to complete i...
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CentralNic to add £30 million in shares tomorrow to pay for acquisition
Funds will be used to complete Codewise acquisition. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) is placing 40 million new ordinary shares tomorrow at £0.75 per share to raise £30 million. The company will use the funds to complete i...
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September 29, 2020, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Man goes on twitter rant after trying to reverse domain name hijack a domain
Owner of Spase.io is really upset about losing a UDRP for Spase.com. An entrepreneur who was found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name Spase.com went on a twitter rant Friday, railing against the decision and calling ensu...
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Man goes on twitter rant after trying to reverse domain name hijack a domain
Owner of Spase.io is really upset about losing a UDRP for Spase.com. An entrepreneur who was found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name Spase.com went on a twitter rant Friday, railing against the decision and calling ensu...
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September 28, 2020, 5:29 pm
