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This UDRP should have been reverse domain name hijacking…
…yet it wasn’t even considered. Everything about the cybersquatting complaint Petrofac Services Limited filed against Petrofac Qatar WLL over the domain name petrofac-qatar.com screams “reverse domain name hijacking.” The res...
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This UDRP should have been reverse domain name hijacking…
…yet it wasn’t even considered. Everything about the cybersquatting complaint Petrofac Services Limited filed against Petrofac Qatar WLL over the domain name petrofac-qatar.com screams “reverse domain name hijacking.” The res...
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May 26, 2016, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
WHD.usa kicks off in Phoenix
Hosting conference also attracts domain name companies. WHD.usa (World Hosting Days) kicked off yesterday at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside of Phoenix. Now in its second year in the U.S. (but many more globally), WHD.usa attracts a num...
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WHD.usa kicks off in Phoenix
Hosting conference also attracts domain name companies. WHD.usa (World Hosting Days) kicked off yesterday at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside of Phoenix. Now in its second year in the U.S. (but many more globally), WHD.usa attracts a num...
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May 26, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yet another Entrepreneur Media lawsuit against an entrepreneur
This time a business consulting company is the target. I suppose at some point these lawsuits will cease to be considered news, but… Entrepreneur Media, the company that publishes Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another hapless entreprene...
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Yet another Entrepreneur Media lawsuit against an entrepreneur
This time a business consulting company is the target. I suppose at some point these lawsuits will cease to be considered news, but… Entrepreneur Media, the company that publishes Entrepreneur.com, has sued (pdf) yet another hapless entreprene...
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May 26, 2016, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 end user domain name sales
A wide variety of end user domain buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had a solid sales week, completing 445 sales for $1.8 million. Among the buyers: a company that designs scents, a railway company that picked up a three letter .net and an herb gro...
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13 end user domain name sales
A wide variety of end user domain buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had a solid sales week, completing 445 sales for $1.8 million. Among the buyers: a company that designs scents, a railway company that picked up a three letter .net and an herb gro...
Discussion
May 26, 2016, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
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DNForum makes its return
A long-running domain name forum is coming back. Adam Dicker’s DNForum has returned to the interwebs. The forum stopped resolving in February without notice to customers. At the time, Dicker was dealing with a number of complaints from people s...
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May 25, 2016, 5:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
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Peeking inside CentralNic’s annual report
New TLD revenues not growing as fast as you might expect. Domain name company CentralNic (LSE:CNIC) reported its audited 2015 results today. The company reported (pdf) £10.4 revenue in 2015, compared to £6.1 million the year before. Some ...
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May 25, 2016, 5:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 15 domains at NameJet, SnapNames and GoDaddy to consider backordering. It’s been a while since I’ve done a “what to buy this week” post. I’ve selected 15 domains available for backordering at the major expired d...
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15 domain names to backorder this week
Here are 15 domains at NameJet, SnapNames and GoDaddy to consider backordering. It’s been a while since I’ve done a “what to buy this week” post. I’ve selected 15 domains available for backordering at the major expired d...
Discussion
May 25, 2016, 1:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
What were people thinking when they registered these domains?
Capitalizing on a tragedy by registering domain names. Egypt Air Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last week, and all on board are presumed dead. Such an event generates a lot of emotion, from sadness to fear, especially for the victims&r...
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What were people thinking when they registered these domains?
Capitalizing on a tragedy by registering domain names. Egypt Air Flight 804 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last week, and all on board are presumed dead. Such an event generates a lot of emotion, from sadness to fear, especially for the victims&r...
Discussion
May 24, 2016, 4:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
John Berryhill defends another animal
This time, it’s a fire-breather. Bored with common earth creatures, domain name attorney John Berryhill has apparently moved on to mythical ones. He has successfully defended the domain names Pig.com, Elephant.com, Squirrels.com, Elk.com and An...
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John Berryhill defends another animal
This time, it’s a fire-breather. Bored with common earth creatures, domain name attorney John Berryhill has apparently moved on to mythical ones. He has successfully defended the domain names Pig.com, Elephant.com, Squirrels.com, Elk.com and An...
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May 24, 2016, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hexonet expands new TLD drop catching service
Customers can soon backorder premium domains and .top domain names. Domain name registrar Hexonet is expanding its domain backordering system for new top level domain names. The company recently expanded its backordering technology to drop catch expi...
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Hexonet expands new TLD drop catching service
Customers can soon backorder premium domains and .top domain names. Domain name registrar Hexonet is expanding its domain backordering system for new top level domain names. The company recently expanded its backordering technology to drop catch expi...
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May 24, 2016, 1:27 pm
