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Domain Name Wire
Texas company found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over industrial park domain
Developer filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Texas real estate developer has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after it filed a cybersquatting claim against empireindustrialpark.com. Empire Industrial Park LLC is...
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Texas company found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking over industrial park domain
Developer filed UDRP after first trying to buy the domain name. A Texas real estate developer has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking after it filed a cybersquatting claim against empireindustrialpark.com. Empire Industrial Park LLC is...
Discussion
July 16, 2025, 3:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
21 end user domain sales from Sedo’s monster sales week
Company makes record-busting $250,000 .bot sale. Sedo had a monster sales week! Typically, it reports 60-80 sales of $2,000 or more. This week, it reported a whopping 113. It makes me wonder how much of an impact Namecheap’s promotion of Sedo l...
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21 end user domain sales from Sedo’s monster sales week
Company makes record-busting $250,000 .bot sale. Sedo had a monster sales week! Typically, it reports 60-80 sales of $2,000 or more. This week, it reported a whopping 113. It makes me wonder how much of an impact Namecheap’s promotion of Sedo l...
Discussion
July 16, 2025, 11:57 am
Domain Name Wire
BlueHost and HostGator to send expired domains to NameJet/SnapNames
More exclusive domain inventory is coming to Newfold’s domain auction platforms. Newfold Digital’s domain auction platforms NameJet and SnapNames will get first crack at expired domains from BlueHost and HostGator, the company announced t...
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BlueHost and HostGator to send expired domains to NameJet/SnapNames
More exclusive domain inventory is coming to Newfold’s domain auction platforms. Newfold Digital’s domain auction platforms NameJet and SnapNames will get first crack at expired domains from BlueHost and HostGator, the company announced t...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 6:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fairwinds finally moves its website to its own dot-brand domain
After advising clients on dot-brand domains for years, Fairwinds makes the move itself. Domain name and intellectual property consultancy Fairwinds Partners has moved its website to a dot-brand ahead of next year’s top level domain application ...
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Fairwinds finally moves its website to its own dot-brand domain
After advising clients on dot-brand domains for years, Fairwinds makes the move itself. Domain name and intellectual property consultancy Fairwinds Partners has moved its website to a dot-brand ahead of next year’s top level domain application ...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Hey UDRP panelists, we need to talk about Whois privacy
Have some panelists still not gotten the memo? Yesterday, I wrote about Whois privacy and UDRP complaints. I took issue with World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick Rothnie’s decision not to find reverse domain name hijacking,...
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Hey UDRP panelists, we need to talk about Whois privacy
Have some panelists still not gotten the memo? Yesterday, I wrote about Whois privacy and UDRP complaints. I took issue with World Intellectual Property Organization panelist Warwick Rothnie’s decision not to find reverse domain name hijacking,...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 3:08 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain sales led by Crypto.bot
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.bot led the way at $250,000. Reve.com was the top .com at 79,000 Euro, ($91,842). 67 .com sales 33 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .C...
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Sedo weekly domain sales led by Crypto.bot
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Crypto.bot led the way at $250,000. Reve.com was the top .com at 79,000 Euro, ($91,842). 67 .com sales 33 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .C...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 1:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
How should platforms handle late payments in domain lease-to-own agreements?
A recent case raises questions about grace periods, buyer notifications, and balancing interests between sellers and buyers. I recently received an email from a distraught GoDaddy customer. He told me he had been making lease-to-own (LTO) payments on...
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How should platforms handle late payments in domain lease-to-own agreements?
A recent case raises questions about grace periods, buyer notifications, and balancing interests between sellers and buyers. I recently received an email from a distraught GoDaddy customer. He told me he had been making lease-to-own (LTO) payments on...
Discussion
July 15, 2025, 11:58 am
Domain Name Wire
What duty does a UDRP complainant have to withdraw a case?
Did this panelist let the Complainant off the hook? GDPR and the near-universal implementation of Whois privacy have changed the process of filing UDRP cases. Before GDPR, a complainant either knew the identity of the domain registrant or knew the pu...
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What duty does a UDRP complainant have to withdraw a case?
Did this panelist let the Complainant off the hook? GDPR and the near-universal implementation of Whois privacy have changed the process of filing UDRP cases. Before GDPR, a complainant either knew the identity of the domain registrant or knew the pu...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 8:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: How to use DotDB to evaluate domain demand across TLDs
Use DotDB’s bulk tool to evaluate domains to buy or to evaluate your portfolio. Domain investors often look at how many top level domains a domain is registered in when evaluating domains to buy. An excellent tool for this is DotDB. But you hav...
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Video: How to use DotDB to evaluate domain demand across TLDs
Use DotDB’s bulk tool to evaluate domains to buy or to evaluate your portfolio. Domain investors often look at how many top level domains a domain is registered in when evaluating domains to buy. An excellent tool for this is DotDB. But you hav...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 7:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
From selling shoes to selling domains – DNW Podcast #543
Experience spotting opportunities and strong mentorship led Daniel Koleshchuk to selling domains. My guest on today’s show knows how to spot market opportunities. In high school, he flipped bike parts. He was also a sneakerhead and found ways t...
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From selling shoes to selling domains – DNW Podcast #543
Experience spotting opportunities and strong mentorship led Daniel Koleshchuk to selling domains. My guest on today’s show knows how to spot market opportunities. In high school, he flipped bike parts. He was also a sneakerhead and found ways t...
Discussion
July 14, 2025, 2:30 pm
