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ICP.com UDRP denied but no reverse domain name hijacking
Spanish company that uses ICP.es can’t have ICP.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name ICP.com, but the panel did not consider if the complainant was guilty of reverse domain name h...
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ICP.com UDRP denied but no reverse domain name hijacking
Spanish company that uses ICP.es can’t have ICP.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied a UDRP filed against the domain name ICP.com, but the panel did not consider if the complainant was guilty of reverse domain name h...
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December 5, 2016, 10:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Saving Oliver Stone’s Domain Name – DNW Podcast #113
The inside story of how Bill Sweetman recovered Oliver Stone’s domain name When Oliver Stone’s domain name expired recently, Name Ninja Bill Sweetman came to the rescue. He bought OliverStone.com on NameJet and returned it to the movie pr...
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Saving Oliver Stone’s Domain Name – DNW Podcast #113
The inside story of how Bill Sweetman recovered Oliver Stone’s domain name When Oliver Stone’s domain name expired recently, Name Ninja Bill Sweetman came to the rescue. He bought OliverStone.com on NameJet and returned it to the movie pr...
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December 5, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is big: China approves .Club, .VIP and .XYZ
Domain names can now be hosted in China. .Club, .VIP (MMX) and XYZ are celebrating today after being approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”). The approvals mark the first time Western new top lev...
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This is big: China approves .Club, .VIP and .XYZ
Domain names can now be hosted in China. .Club, .VIP (MMX) and XYZ are celebrating today after being approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”). The approvals mark the first time Western new top lev...
Discussion
December 5, 2016, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
This is big: China approves .Club, .VIP and .XYZ
Domain names can now be hosted in China. .Club, .VIP (MMX) and XYZ are celebrating today after being approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”). The approvals mark the first time Western registries ...
Discussion
This is big: China approves .Club, .VIP and .XYZ
Domain names can now be hosted in China. .Club, .VIP (MMX) and XYZ are celebrating today after being approved by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”). The approvals mark the first time Western registries ...
Discussion
December 5, 2016, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
November’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
From expired domains to a new domain transfer policy, here are the top stories from last month. The holidays are upon us! My daughter is going through a Pokemon phase for Christmas, which is a reminder of how a new generation can be exposed to someth...
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November’s Top 5 Domain Name Wire Stories
From expired domains to a new domain transfer policy, here are the top stories from last month. The holidays are upon us! My daughter is going through a Pokemon phase for Christmas, which is a reminder of how a new generation can be exposed to someth...
Discussion
December 2, 2016, 3:17 pm
Domain Name Wire
The most surprising new TLDs so far
Which domains have outperformed and underperformed my expectations? It’s been nearly three years since new top level domain names started rolling off of the DNS printing press. A lot of people made bad predictions about how TLDs would do in gen...
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The most surprising new TLDs so far
Which domains have outperformed and underperformed my expectations? It’s been nearly three years since new top level domain names started rolling off of the DNS printing press. A lot of people made bad predictions about how TLDs would do in gen...
Discussion
December 1, 2016, 8:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
The latest .Com Winners & Losers
Here’s how registrars fared in the latest Verisign report. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from August. Other than a bit of shakeup in the net inbound transfers category, ...
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The latest .Com Winners & Losers
Here’s how registrars fared in the latest Verisign report. ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from August. Other than a bit of shakeup in the net inbound transfers category, ...
Discussion
December 1, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
The new domain transfer policy goes into effect today. Here’s what you need to know.
Certain changes to whois will require more work and may result in your domain being locked. Don’t say you weren’t warned. The new ICANN domain name transfer policy goes into effect today, and the key difference between it and the old poli...
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The new domain transfer policy goes into effect today. Here’s what you need to know.
Certain changes to whois will require more work and may result in your domain being locked. Don’t say you weren’t warned. The new ICANN domain name transfer policy goes into effect today, and the key difference between it and the old poli...
Discussion
December 1, 2016, 3:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
The tables are turned: now Donuts can delay Verisign
Waiting for the .Web. Many curse words were muttered about Verisign during the process of designing the new top level domain name program. Verisign spread plenty of FUD to delay the program. Now, the biggest new TLD company gets to take a turn at del...
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The tables are turned: now Donuts can delay Verisign
Waiting for the .Web. Many curse words were muttered about Verisign during the process of designing the new top level domain name program. Verisign spread plenty of FUD to delay the program. Now, the biggest new TLD company gets to take a turn at del...
Discussion
November 30, 2016, 7:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tencent beats back cybersquatting complaint over its Joox.com domain name
Big Chinese internet company forced to defend its Joox.com domain name. Tencent, the $250 billion company behind QQ, has successfully defended the domain name it uses for its music service Joox. A Brazilian company that uses the domain name Joox.io f...
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Tencent beats back cybersquatting complaint over its Joox.com domain name
Big Chinese internet company forced to defend its Joox.com domain name. Tencent, the $250 billion company behind QQ, has successfully defended the domain name it uses for its music service Joox. A Brazilian company that uses the domain name Joox.io f...
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November 30, 2016, 5:55 pm
