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Blockchain names: .locker launches, *ape apes in
A couple of blockchain-connected names launch this week. This week, there are a couple of interesting launches in the blockchain naming space. First up, Orange Domains is launching .locker in general availability on Wednesday. .Locker is a “rea...
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Blockchain names: .locker launches, *ape apes in
A couple of blockchain-connected names launch this week. This week, there are a couple of interesting launches in the blockchain naming space. First up, Orange Domains is launching .locker in general availability on Wednesday. .Locker is a “rea...
Discussion
October 22, 2024, 9:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Suddenly, there’s a lot of competition for domain sales platforms
New entrants promise great features but face a challenging landscape. Over the past five years, it seems like the number of aftermarket domain name platforms has been shrinking. That’s largely because GoDaddy acquired two of them (Uniregistry a...
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Suddenly, there’s a lot of competition for domain sales platforms
New entrants promise great features but face a challenging landscape. Over the past five years, it seems like the number of aftermarket domain name platforms has been shrinking. That’s largely because GoDaddy acquired two of them (Uniregistry a...
Discussion
October 22, 2024, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
DomainEasy domain sales platform launches – DNW Podcast #505
Can this new platform win the hearts of domain investors? Today’s guest is Sam Dennis, founder of the new domain name sales platform DomainEasy. On today’s show, explains why he built the platform, how it’s different from the compet...
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DomainEasy domain sales platform launches – DNW Podcast #505
Can this new platform win the hearts of domain investors? Today’s guest is Sam Dennis, founder of the new domain name sales platform DomainEasy. On today’s show, explains why he built the platform, how it’s different from the compet...
Discussion
October 21, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Court affirms decision that Lambo.com should be transferred to Lamborghini
Judge says domain owner is cybersquatting. A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name...
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Court affirms decision that Lambo.com should be transferred to Lamborghini
Judge says domain owner is cybersquatting. A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name...
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October 17, 2024, 5:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Poop scooping company files lawsuit after reverse domain hijacking finding
Scoop Soldiers might have better luck in court than it did with UDRP. A poop-scooping franchisor has filed a federal lawsuit in a domain name dispute. Scoop Soldiers Service Company, LLC filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court against Top Paw ...
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Poop scooping company files lawsuit after reverse domain hijacking finding
Scoop Soldiers might have better luck in court than it did with UDRP. A poop-scooping franchisor has filed a federal lawsuit in a domain name dispute. Scoop Soldiers Service Company, LLC filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court against Top Paw ...
Discussion
October 16, 2024, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Web designer tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Panelist calls web designer’s dispute “frivolous” and an abuse of the policy. A FORUM panelist has ruled that an Illinois web design company tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Cybernautic, Inc., which uses the domain cybernautic...
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Web designer tries to reverse hijack a domain name
Panelist calls web designer’s dispute “frivolous” and an abuse of the policy. A FORUM panelist has ruled that an Illinois web design company tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Cybernautic, Inc., which uses the domain cybernautic...
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October 16, 2024, 2:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 end user domain name sales at Sedo this week
A private school, a law firm and a Canadian real estate developer bought domain names this week. Sedo reported 52 domain sales of $2,000 or more this week, and I found end user buyers for ten of them. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales...
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10 end user domain name sales at Sedo this week
A private school, a law firm and a Canadian real estate developer bought domain names this week. Sedo reported 52 domain sales of $2,000 or more this week, and I found end user buyers for ten of them. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales...
Discussion
October 15, 2024, 8:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO and Internet Commerce Association to coordinate UDRP review
Parties will work with all stakeholders to deliver suggestions for UDRP review. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced a joint review of UDRP today. The parties will bring together repres...
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WIPO and Internet Commerce Association to coordinate UDRP review
Parties will work with all stakeholders to deliver suggestions for UDRP review. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced a joint review of UDRP today. The parties will bring together repres...
Discussion
October 15, 2024, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital inks .ai domain deal with Anguilla
.Ai gets a boost with better registry infrastructure. Domain name registry Identity Digital announced today that it has signed a contract with the Government of Anguilla for .ai domain names. Identity Digital will provide backend registry services fo...
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Identity Digital inks .ai domain deal with Anguilla
.Ai gets a boost with better registry infrastructure. Domain name registry Identity Digital announced today that it has signed a contract with the Government of Anguilla for .ai domain names. Identity Digital will provide backend registry services fo...
Discussion
October 15, 2024, 3:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
A manga publisher filed a cybersquatting complaint against manga .io. Seriously.
It owns the plural and was shocked — shocked! — to find someone would use the singular for a manga website. Let me roll my eyes a bit. A French company that publishes manga comics online had the audacity to file a cybersquatting complaint...
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A manga publisher filed a cybersquatting complaint against manga .io. Seriously.
It owns the plural and was shocked — shocked! — to find someone would use the singular for a manga website. Let me roll my eyes a bit. A French company that publishes manga comics online had the audacity to file a cybersquatting complaint...
Discussion
October 14, 2024, 3:55 pm