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RDNH in Circus.com case
Panel finds that Belgian gambling company filed case in abuse of policy. Gambling company Circus Belgium has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Circus.com. This case certainly caught me by surprise when i...
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RDNH in Circus.com case
Panel finds that Belgian gambling company filed case in abuse of policy. Gambling company Circus Belgium has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Circus.com. This case certainly caught me by surprise when i...
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September 15, 2016, 5:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s what happened to ICANN on Capitol Hill yesterday
Hearing gets feisty: threats of jail time, questions about China and more. Ted Cruz is on a mission to halt the U.S. government from relinquishing contracts with ICANN related to IANA functions. That transition is due to take place at the end of this...
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Here’s what happened to ICANN on Capitol Hill yesterday
Hearing gets feisty: threats of jail time, questions about China and more. Ted Cruz is on a mission to halt the U.S. government from relinquishing contracts with ICANN related to IANA functions. That transition is due to take place at the end of this...
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September 15, 2016, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
With one day to go, there are some good deals in this .Club auction
Some of the best two-letter domain names currently have very reasonable prices. Smart bidders usually wait until the last minute to place bids in domain name auctions, so it’s probably not fair to say the .Club auction on Sedo right now has bar...
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With one day to go, there are some good deals in this .Club auction
Some of the best two-letter domain names currently have very reasonable prices. Smart bidders usually wait until the last minute to place bids in domain name auctions, so it’s probably not fair to say the .Club auction on Sedo right now has bar...
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September 15, 2016, 1:41 pm
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ONU.com bought for $30k on NameJet, reportedly stolen & then sold on Sedo
Be careful when buying domain names that have been around the block. A German company that bought ONU.com for $30,100 on NameJet in 2013 has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it says the domain name was stolen. SMP GmbH & Co KG is planning to build an ...
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ONU.com bought for $30k on NameJet, reportedly stolen & then sold on Sedo
Be careful when buying domain names that have been around the block. A German company that bought ONU.com for $30,100 on NameJet in 2013 has filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it says the domain name was stolen. SMP GmbH & Co KG is planning to build an ...
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September 14, 2016, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN advertising to promote IANA transition
Google ads triggered based on ICANN and IANA keywords. ICANN, or someone acting in its interest, is paying for Google ads to promote the IANA transition. If you search for ICANN or IANA you will see ads linking to both ICANN’s website and Inter...
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ICANN advertising to promote IANA transition
Google ads triggered based on ICANN and IANA keywords. ICANN, or someone acting in its interest, is paying for Google ads to promote the IANA transition. If you search for ICANN or IANA you will see ads linking to both ICANN’s website and Inter...
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September 14, 2016, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
17 more end user domain names sales
A bank, sporting social network and internet of things company bought domain names last month. Sedo had some strong end user domain name sales over the past week, including SelfEmployed.com at $18,000. This is a great domain, but I suspect its value ...
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17 more end user domain names sales
A bank, sporting social network and internet of things company bought domain names last month. Sedo had some strong end user domain name sales over the past week, including SelfEmployed.com at $18,000. This is a great domain, but I suspect its value ...
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September 14, 2016, 2:16 pm
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Reverse domain name hijacking alleged in HeidiPowell.com lawsuit
Reality TV star could be on the hook for $100k depending on outcome of lawsuit. In July I wrote about reality TV star Heidi Powell filing a cybersquatting lawsuit against a woman named Heidi Powell over the domain name HeidiPowell.com. The case looke...
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Reverse domain name hijacking alleged in HeidiPowell.com lawsuit
Reality TV star could be on the hook for $100k depending on outcome of lawsuit. In July I wrote about reality TV star Heidi Powell filing a cybersquatting lawsuit against a woman named Heidi Powell over the domain name HeidiPowell.com. The case looke...
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September 13, 2016, 6:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
GAO: Internet IANA functions transition is not a transfer of government property
GAO says IANA transition is not a transfer of government property, which would require congressional approval. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis yesterday determining that the proposed transition of IANA functions t...
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GAO: Internet IANA functions transition is not a transfer of government property
GAO says IANA transition is not a transfer of government property, which would require congressional approval. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an analysis yesterday determining that the proposed transition of IANA functions t...
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September 13, 2016, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Connect promises to make connecting domains to web services easier
New initiative will benefit domain name registrars and web services providers. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has formally launched its Domain Connect Initiative, which promises to make it easier for domain name owners to set their domain names up for third-par...
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Domain Connect promises to make connecting domains to web services easier
New initiative will benefit domain name registrars and web services providers. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has formally launched its Domain Connect Initiative, which promises to make it easier for domain name owners to set their domain names up for third-par...
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September 13, 2016, 1:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
All about SSL – DNW Podcast #101
Everything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain name industry care about it? Today I talk with SSL expert...
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All about SSL – DNW Podcast #101
Everything you need to know about SSL (including why it is important). Google is giving some ranking juice to sites that are secured with SSL, but what exactly is SSL and why should the domain name industry care about it? Today I talk with SSL expert...
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September 12, 2016, 3:30 pm
