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Lawsuit alleges Pay.io is a stolen domain name
Company recently realized that its valuable domain name was missing. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona alleges that the domain name Pay.io is stolen. Deltaventure GmbH, a German company, filed the lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name...
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Lawsuit alleges Pay.io is a stolen domain name
Company recently realized that its valuable domain name was missing. A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona alleges that the domain name Pay.io is stolen. Deltaventure GmbH, a German company, filed the lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name...
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February 25, 2020, 6:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
Valve company AVK tries reverse hijacking AVK.com
Panel determines that company filed “Plan B” dispute after failing to buy domain name. A Czech Arbitration Court panel has found that AVK Group attempted reverse domain name hijacking by filing a cybersquatting dispute over the domain nam...
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Valve company AVK tries reverse hijacking AVK.com
Panel determines that company filed “Plan B” dispute after failing to buy domain name. A Czech Arbitration Court panel has found that AVK Group attempted reverse domain name hijacking by filing a cybersquatting dispute over the domain nam...
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February 25, 2020, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
These companies upgraded their domain names
Lots of companies are paying to get a better version of their domain name. Of the forty reported sales at Uniregistry over the past two weeks, I was able to connect 17 of the purchases to end users. Many of these are upgraded domain names that are fl...
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These companies upgraded their domain names
Lots of companies are paying to get a better version of their domain name. Of the forty reported sales at Uniregistry over the past two weeks, I was able to connect 17 of the purchases to end users. Many of these are upgraded domain names that are fl...
Discussion
February 25, 2020, 2:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
This report has great aftermarket and primary domain data
Report provides rich data on domain names and the aftermarket. A few weeks ago, Sedo and InternetX released a Global Domain Report covering data about the domain name industry and their own businesses. I was at NamesCon and bogged down but I finally ...
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This report has great aftermarket and primary domain data
Report provides rich data on domain names and the aftermarket. A few weeks ago, Sedo and InternetX released a Global Domain Report covering data about the domain name industry and their own businesses. I was at NamesCon and bogged down but I finally ...
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February 24, 2020, 7:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 end user domain sales including a .Tel domain
An accounting firm, streaming services comparison site, and multiple consulting firms bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale a week ago was Profitable.com. It’s not clear if the buyer is a domain investor or end user. Last week also ...
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15 end user domain sales including a .Tel domain
An accounting firm, streaming services comparison site, and multiple consulting firms bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale a week ago was Profitable.com. It’s not clear if the buyer is a domain investor or end user. Last week also ...
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February 24, 2020, 5:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Should you get your own TLD? – DNW Podcast #274
Is getting your own TLD a good investment? There’s been a lot of debate about new top level domain names. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s a legitimate business opportunity to get your own top level domain name. On today’s ...
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Should you get your own TLD? – DNW Podcast #274
Is getting your own TLD a good investment? There’s been a lot of debate about new top level domain names. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s a legitimate business opportunity to get your own top level domain name. On today’s ...
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February 24, 2020, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to use 4.cn to see domain sales in China
Keep track of market activity in China. I received a promotional email from 4.cn a few days ago. Although I don’t sell directly in China, out of curiosity, I clicked the link and learned that you can see results of domain auctions and the infor...
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How to use 4.cn to see domain sales in China
Keep track of market activity in China. I received a promotional email from 4.cn a few days ago. Although I don’t sell directly in China, out of curiosity, I clicked the link and learned that you can see results of domain auctions and the infor...
Discussion
February 24, 2020, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Accio, domain name! Harry Potter movie studio fails to get Dumbledore domain
“Accio Domain Name!” apparently doesn’t work. Warner Bros. Entertainment has failed to conjure up enough magic to get the domain name Dumbledore.com through a cybersquatting complaint. The studio filed a complaint with National Arbi...
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Accio, domain name! Harry Potter movie studio fails to get Dumbledore domain
“Accio Domain Name!” apparently doesn’t work. Warner Bros. Entertainment has failed to conjure up enough magic to get the domain name Dumbledore.com through a cybersquatting complaint. The studio filed a complaint with National Arbi...
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February 21, 2020, 6:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom commenting on .Org deal
Beckstrom posed arguments during forum last week. On February 11, American University Washington College of Law held a program about the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos Capital. Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom was in attendance, and he po...
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Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom commenting on .Org deal
Beckstrom posed arguments during forum last week. On February 11, American University Washington College of Law held a program about the sale of .Org to private equity company Ethos Capital. Former ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom was in attendance, and he po...
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February 21, 2020, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s Uniregistry acquisition was for less than $200 million
Annual report shows that deal was for less than $200 million. We now have a better idea of how much GoDaddy paid to acquire Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain name portfolio. GoDaddy issued its annual report today. The report states: In F...
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GoDaddy’s Uniregistry acquisition was for less than $200 million
Annual report shows that deal was for less than $200 million. We now have a better idea of how much GoDaddy paid to acquire Uniregistry and Frank Schilling’s domain name portfolio. GoDaddy issued its annual report today. The report states: In F...
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February 21, 2020, 4:52 pm
