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Lawsuit filed to block transfer of Lotto domain names
Man bought domain names for his lottery business but lost a UDRP to the soccer apparel company Lotto. A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to block the transfer of LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com, which WIPO recently ordered to be transferred t...
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Lawsuit filed to block transfer of Lotto domain names
Man bought domain names for his lottery business but lost a UDRP to the soccer apparel company Lotto. A Canadian man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to block the transfer of LottoStore.com and LottoWorks.com, which WIPO recently ordered to be transferred t...
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March 7, 2017, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Uber is the proud new owner of UberSucks.com
UberSucks.com expired and Uber scooped it up. It’s been a rough couple of months for ride-hailing company Uber. First, there was the confused reaction to its messaging after President Trump’s initial immigration order. Then there were que...
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Uber is the proud new owner of UberSucks.com
UberSucks.com expired and Uber scooped it up. It’s been a rough couple of months for ride-hailing company Uber. First, there was the confused reaction to its messaging after President Trump’s initial immigration order. Then there were que...
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March 7, 2017, 1:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Donuts’ appeal means .Web is a long way off
Court case for .web works its way through appeals court. Question: When will .web domain names grace the internet? Answer: no time soon. In late November, Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, granted ICANN&...
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Donuts’ appeal means .Web is a long way off
Court case for .web works its way through appeals court. Question: When will .web domain names grace the internet? Answer: no time soon. In late November, Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, granted ICANN&...
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March 6, 2017, 9:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
Why the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn’t work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today’s show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user’s perspectiv...
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In the .Clouds w/ Francesco Cetraro DNW Podcast #126
Why the thick Thai menu of domain names doesn’t work. Are we selling domain names to customers the right way? On today’s show, Francesco Cetraro of .Cloud discusses the process of getting a domain name from the end user’s perspectiv...
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March 6, 2017, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to know before you go to Austin for SXSW this week
Tips for transportation, lodging and more at this year’s SXSW. The annual SXSW conference and festival officially kicks off later this week, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Austin over a ten-day period. Here are some things you need...
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What to know before you go to Austin for SXSW this week
Tips for transportation, lodging and more at this year’s SXSW. The annual SXSW conference and festival officially kicks off later this week, bringing hundreds of thousands of people to Austin over a ten-day period. Here are some things you need...
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March 6, 2017, 2:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
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February’s top domain name stories
Here are the top five stories from February on Domain Name Wire. From a botched new TLD launch to XYZ’s victory, here are the stories that caught fire in the domain name business last month. 1. Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124 &...
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March 3, 2017, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
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Wow: WIPO panelist lets “misconceived” complainant off the hook
WIPOs panelists are going soft on obvious cases of reverse domain name hijacking. I’ve written about a few UDRP cases this week in which panelists let the complainants off the hook for reverse domain name hijacking. A decision out today for CQC...
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March 3, 2017, 4:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
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Tesla registers domain names for UAW Union fight
Domain names registered as Tesla and UAW getting ready for fight in a California. A number of domain names were registered yesterday for an upcoming battle between automaker Tesla and United Auto Workers Union. 22 domain names referencing Tesla, unio...
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March 3, 2017, 2:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
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A surprising conclusion about the languages of new TLDs (Part #6)
Welcome to article #6 in a series examining the geography of new domain endings (nTLDs). Let’s pick up where we left off: TLD language. Last time, we attempted to count suffixes based on language. As it turns out, categorizing any k...
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March 3, 2017, 2:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
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End user domain name sales including new TLDs and the ACLU
Lots of new TLDs sold this past week, plus the ACLU bought a .org for a new initiative to fight Trump’s policies. The top sale at Sedo this past week was a new top level domain, Bitcoin.casino for $26,000. It wasn’t the only new TLD to hi...
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March 2, 2017, 6:35 pm
