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Russian firm found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain name registered prior to its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Forum panelist has determined that Kontsern Radioelektronnye Tehnologii tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain ...
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Russian firm found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting complaint against domain name registered prior to its trademark rights. A World Intellectual Property Forum panelist has determined that Kontsern Radioelektronnye Tehnologii tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain ...
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March 11, 2020, 6:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lotto Sport Italia tried reverse domain name hijacking, court rules
Company tried to take two ‘lotto’ domain names away from Canadian man. A Canadian man who registered LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has prevailed in a legal dispute with Lotto Sport Italia, with the court granting his motion for summar...
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Lotto Sport Italia tried reverse domain name hijacking, court rules
Company tried to take two ‘lotto’ domain names away from Canadian man. A Canadian man who registered LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com has prevailed in a legal dispute with Lotto Sport Italia, with the court granting his motion for summar...
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March 11, 2020, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Rob Monster sues after losing UDRP for BC30.com
Monster chose to blast WIPO rather than respond to the three elements of UDRP. Rob Monster, the CEO of domain name registrar Epik, has filed a lawsuit after losing the domain name BC30.com in a UDRP. Ganeden Biotech, Inc. filed a UDRP with World Inte...
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Rob Monster sues after losing UDRP for BC30.com
Monster chose to blast WIPO rather than respond to the three elements of UDRP. Rob Monster, the CEO of domain name registrar Epik, has filed a lawsuit after losing the domain name BC30.com in a UDRP. Ganeden Biotech, Inc. filed a UDRP with World Inte...
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March 11, 2020, 4:10 pm
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.Com rankings: Google tops 3 million .com domains
Google hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2019. Google’s domain name registrar hit the 3 million .com domain m...
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.Com rankings: Google tops 3 million .com domains
Google hits a milestone. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2019. Google’s domain name registrar hit the 3 million .com domain m...
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March 11, 2020, 1:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Top domain name stories and podcasts
Here’s what trended in February. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in February, ranked by the number of views: GoDaddy acquires Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio – Frank Schilling has cashed out of the ...
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Top domain name stories and podcasts
Here’s what trended in February. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in February, ranked by the number of views: GoDaddy acquires Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain portfolio – Frank Schilling has cashed out of the ...
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March 10, 2020, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are Bernie Sanders supporters this stupid?
This reaction to a simple domain name forward is all too common. My headline is purposely inflammatory and isn’t fair. This post is more a commentary on the state of knee-jerk reactions and associations. More on that later. If you type BernieSa...
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Are Bernie Sanders supporters this stupid?
This reaction to a simple domain name forward is all too common. My headline is purposely inflammatory and isn’t fair. This post is more a commentary on the state of knee-jerk reactions and associations. More on that later. If you type BernieSa...
Discussion
March 10, 2020, 4:03 pm
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It’s time for domain name renewals beyond 10 years
The arbitrary 10-year limit should be increased. Domain name renewal prices are going up. They’ve been going up for a while, and they’re soon likely to go up in the two most important generic top level domain names: .Com prices will likel...
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It’s time for domain name renewals beyond 10 years
The arbitrary 10-year limit should be increased. Domain name renewal prices are going up. They’ve been going up for a while, and they’re soon likely to go up in the two most important generic top level domain names: .Com prices will likel...
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March 10, 2020, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domains the Top 100 internet companies in China prefer
Chinese internet companies like these types of domain names. I like to study domains used by Chinese internet companies because they are leaders of corporate China in the age of an internet-based society. Their preference will have great influence on...
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What domains the Top 100 internet companies in China prefer
Chinese internet companies like these types of domain names. I like to study domains used by Chinese internet companies because they are leaders of corporate China in the age of an internet-based society. Their preference will have great influence on...
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March 10, 2020, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Wire is 15 today
15 years ago today, I started this blog about the domain name industry. It has been, and continues to be, a fun ride. I wake up every morning excited about what I do: contributing to a dynamic industry while keeping the industry honest. People are pa...
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Domain Name Wire is 15 today
15 years ago today, I started this blog about the domain name industry. It has been, and continues to be, a fun ride. I wake up every morning excited about what I do: contributing to a dynamic industry while keeping the industry honest. People are pa...
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March 9, 2020, 5:20 pm
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Boeing registers domain names for return of 737 Max
Aircraft manufacturer registers domain names for upcoming return of 737 Max, but they might be defensive registrations. Boeing has registered a handful of domain names related to the return of the 737 Max, which has been grounded after two crashes. T...
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Boeing registers domain names for return of 737 Max
Aircraft manufacturer registers domain names for upcoming return of 737 Max, but they might be defensive registrations. Boeing has registered a handful of domain names related to the return of the 737 Max, which has been grounded after two crashes. T...
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March 9, 2020, 4:16 pm
