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ICANN considers way to restrict use of accountability mechanisms
Working group asked ICANN for a way to restrict access under specific circumstances. ICANN has opened a comment period over a proposed bylaw update that would limit access to accountability mechanisms. The organization has a couple of accountability ...
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ICANN considers way to restrict use of accountability mechanisms
Working group asked ICANN for a way to restrict access under specific circumstances. ICANN has opened a comment period over a proposed bylaw update that would limit access to accountability mechanisms. The organization has a couple of accountability ...
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February 28, 2024, 8:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
Squarespace revenue tops $1 billion in 2023
Company reports robust growth in 2023 and says its Google Domains acquisition is performing well. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings today. For Q4, the company grossed $270.7 million, up 18% from $228.8 million in the sa...
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Squarespace revenue tops $1 billion in 2023
Company reports robust growth in 2023 and says its Google Domains acquisition is performing well. Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings today. For Q4, the company grossed $270.7 million, up 18% from $228.8 million in the sa...
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February 28, 2024, 6:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
European ccTLDs see reduced growth
Growth is slower, but it’s still growth. Not all TLDs can claim that. CENTR, an organization representing country code top level domain operators primarily in Europe, has released its latest Global TLD report. The report indicates that European...
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European ccTLDs see reduced growth
Growth is slower, but it’s still growth. Not all TLDs can claim that. CENTR, an organization representing country code top level domain operators primarily in Europe, has released its latest Global TLD report. The report indicates that European...
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February 28, 2024, 4:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain name sales led by a .xyz domain
A metals company, a solar roof business and a financial regulator bought domain names. Sedo’s top publicly reported sale this week was hub.xyz. The buyer doesn’t appear to be connected to crypto. Here’s a list of end user domain nam...
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14 end user domain name sales led by a .xyz domain
A metals company, a solar roof business and a financial regulator bought domain names. Sedo’s top publicly reported sale this week was hub.xyz. The buyer doesn’t appear to be connected to crypto. Here’s a list of end user domain nam...
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February 27, 2024, 7:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge dismisses TRX.com cybersquatting claim
Lawsuit against domain name is dismissed but domain owner’s suit to stop UDRP transfer is still pending. I said the judge was going to be unimpressed, and I was right. Today, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver dismissed a lawsuit filed agains...
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Judge dismisses TRX.com cybersquatting claim
Lawsuit against domain name is dismissed but domain owner’s suit to stop UDRP transfer is still pending. I said the judge was going to be unimpressed, and I was right. Today, U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver dismissed a lawsuit filed agains...
Discussion
February 26, 2024, 8:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain forums and conferences – DNW Podcast #474
Helmuts Meskonis discusses Domain Summit and how he hopes to bring DNForum back to its former glory. This week, I interview Helmuts Meskonis, who organizes the Domain Summit conference in London and owns DNForum and AcornDomains. Helmuts had a bit of...
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Domain forums and conferences – DNW Podcast #474
Helmuts Meskonis discusses Domain Summit and how he hopes to bring DNForum back to its former glory. This week, I interview Helmuts Meskonis, who organizes the Domain Summit conference in London and owns DNForum and AcornDomains. Helmuts had a bit of...
Discussion
February 26, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ethereum Name Service community approves eth.link settlement
ENS plans to pay auction bidder $300,000 to settle dispute. The results are in, and the Ethereum Name Services (ENS) DAO has overwhelmingly authorized ENS Labs to settle a dispute over eth .link. 88% of the voting power approved paying $300,000 to Ma...
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Ethereum Name Service community approves eth.link settlement
ENS plans to pay auction bidder $300,000 to settle dispute. The results are in, and the Ethereum Name Services (ENS) DAO has overwhelmingly authorized ENS Labs to settle a dispute over eth .link. 88% of the voting power approved paying $300,000 to Ma...
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February 26, 2024, 1:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trader Joe’s loses cybersquatting complaint against “Trader Joe”
Company waited 25 years to file cybersquatting allegations. Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed against the domain name TraderJoe.com. The business uses the domain name TraderJoes.com. Trader Joe’s fi...
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Trader Joe’s loses cybersquatting complaint against “Trader Joe”
Company waited 25 years to file cybersquatting allegations. Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed against the domain name TraderJoe.com. The business uses the domain name TraderJoes.com. Trader Joe’s fi...
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February 23, 2024, 4:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain business remains strong at Tucows
Slow and steady… Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q4 2023 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company posted total Q4 revenue of $87.0 million, up 10% year over year. Tucows Domains accounted for $61.8 million of that. This compares t...
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Domain business remains strong at Tucows
Slow and steady… Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q4 2023 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company posted total Q4 revenue of $87.0 million, up 10% year over year. Tucows Domains accounted for $61.8 million of that. This compares t...
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February 23, 2024, 2:39 pm
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No Labels gets preliminary injunction and transfer of domain NoLabels.com
Political group gets control of NoLabels.com. No Labels, a U.S. political organization that shuns extremism and partisan bickering, will get control of the domain nolabels.com pending the outcome of a lawsuit. No Labels filed a lawsuit against NoLabe...
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No Labels gets preliminary injunction and transfer of domain NoLabels.com
Political group gets control of NoLabels.com. No Labels, a U.S. political organization that shuns extremism and partisan bickering, will get control of the domain nolabels.com pending the outcome of a lawsuit. No Labels filed a lawsuit against NoLabe...
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February 22, 2024, 10:30 pm
