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University of Florida gets FloridaGators.com…18 years later
Site owner changed use to one about alligators after receiving cease & desist letter. The University of Florida will soon own the domain name FloridaGators.com after winning a cybersquatting dispute. The domain name was registered by a Florida ma...
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University of Florida gets FloridaGators.com…18 years later
Site owner changed use to one about alligators after receiving cease & desist letter. The University of Florida will soon own the domain name FloridaGators.com after winning a cybersquatting dispute. The domain name was registered by a Florida ma...
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June 3, 2015, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
One year in: .XYZ and new top level domain names
Controversial…but successful? The .xyz domain name hit its one year anniversary today with about 950,000 domain names. That’s just 50,000 names shy of .xyz CEO Daniel Negari’s first year goal for the domain name, an estimate many s...
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One year in: .XYZ and new top level domain names
Controversial…but successful? The .xyz domain name hit its one year anniversary today with about 950,000 domain names. That’s just 50,000 names shy of .xyz CEO Daniel Negari’s first year goal for the domain name, an estimate many s...
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June 2, 2015, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why do people try sell domain names on eBay?
Or do they have another purpose for listing domains for sale on eBay? Believe it or not, there are currently over 14,000 listings in the Domain Names section on eBay. That’s a lot of active listings for a site that most domain name investors ne...
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Why do people try sell domain names on eBay?
Or do they have another purpose for listing domains for sale on eBay? Believe it or not, there are currently over 14,000 listings in the Domain Names section on eBay. That’s a lot of active listings for a site that most domain name investors ne...
Discussion
June 2, 2015, 3:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
VIP Programs Court Domainers
Discounts and priority service are added perks for domain name investors. Last week, domain name registrar DirectNic unveiled its new VIP program, and domainers could be forgiven for having flashbacks to last decade at registrar Fabulous. That’...
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VIP Programs Court Domainers
Discounts and priority service are added perks for domain name investors. Last week, domain name registrar DirectNic unveiled its new VIP program, and domainers could be forgiven for having flashbacks to last decade at registrar Fabulous. That’...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 5:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN survey: .Com still king, but new TLDs have a chance (especially outside U.S.)
ICANN survey shows that acceptance of domain name extension options is higher outside of the U.S. and Europe. ICANN has released results of the first phase of a multi-year consumer study on the domain name landscape. The survey of over 6,000 people w...
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ICANN survey: .Com still king, but new TLDs have a chance (especially outside U.S.)
ICANN survey shows that acceptance of domain name extension options is higher outside of the U.S. and Europe. ICANN has released results of the first phase of a multi-year consumer study on the domain name landscape. The survey of over 6,000 people w...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 4:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
John Berryhill on domain name law and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #35
Protect yourself from cybersquatting claims. What happens when a company thinks you’re cybersquatting on one of its trademarks? Domain name attorney John Berryhill has helped people defend many such accusations. On this episode he explains what...
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John Berryhill on domain name law and cybersquatting – DNW Podcast #35
Protect yourself from cybersquatting claims. What happens when a company thinks you’re cybersquatting on one of its trademarks? Domain name attorney John Berryhill has helped people defend many such accusations. On this episode he explains what...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week: .Porn and .Adult
This was supposed to be a big week with .sucks going into general availability, but that launch has been delayed by 3 weeks. It’s still going to be a big for new top level domain names, though: the entry of .adult and .porn will surely generate...
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This week: .Porn and .Adult
This was supposed to be a big week with .sucks going into general availability, but that launch has been delayed by 3 weeks. It’s still going to be a big for new top level domain names, though: the entry of .adult and .porn will surely generate...
Discussion
June 1, 2015, 1:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen X3.com domain name
Domain name was transferred to eName, a popular home for stolen domain names. The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. Anthony Alfieri-Crispin allege...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen X3.com domain name
Domain name was transferred to eName, a popular home for stolen domain names. The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. Anthony Alfieri-Crispin allege...
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May 29, 2015, 7:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Report
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. Roughly half a dozen auctions at NameJet outperformed LoveDay.com ($3.6k) during the past week – by as much as a factor of 10 in the case of DogCare.com ($37k). These included the usual...
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This week’s Expired Domain Report
A weekly wrap of expired domain name sales. Roughly half a dozen auctions at NameJet outperformed LoveDay.com ($3.6k) during the past week – by as much as a factor of 10 in the case of DogCare.com ($37k). These included the usual...
Discussion
May 29, 2015, 2:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Harvard sues frequent UDRP loser to have its domains disabled
Company that lost four UDRP complaints if filed against others might be at risk of losing its own domain name. Harvard has sued a handful of companies it says have copied its trademarked exam questions. Among these companies is one that lost four UDR...
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Harvard sues frequent UDRP loser to have its domains disabled
Company that lost four UDRP complaints if filed against others might be at risk of losing its own domain name. Harvard has sued a handful of companies it says have copied its trademarked exam questions. Among these companies is one that lost four UDR...
Discussion
May 28, 2015, 3:32 pm
