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Radix boots ARI in favor of CentralNic
CentralNic picks up contracts for new TLDs from rival. New top level domain name applicant Radix has selected CentralNic to be the backend registry provider for its .website, .host, .space and .press top level domain names. Radix had originally said ...
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Radix boots ARI in favor of CentralNic
CentralNic picks up contracts for new TLDs from rival. New top level domain name applicant Radix has selected CentralNic to be the backend registry provider for its .website, .host, .space and .press top level domain names. Radix had originally said ...
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March 24, 2014, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cleveland Clinic’s .Med application is alive again
Board Governance Committee to consider if application should move forward. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have filed “Reconsideration Requests” after finding themselves on the losing end of objections. They all have the sam...
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Cleveland Clinic’s .Med application is alive again
Board Governance Committee to consider if application should move forward. A lot of new top level domain name applicants have filed “Reconsideration Requests” after finding themselves on the losing end of objections. They all have the sam...
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March 24, 2014, 1:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user sales are part of Afternic’s big $2.1 million sales week
Pharmaceuticals company, non-profit, and garage door repairman are among end user domain buyers. GoDaddy and Afternic teamed up to sell $2.1 million worth of domain names last week, led by QY.com at $100,000. Following are some of the sales that were...
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End user sales are part of Afternic’s big $2.1 million sales week
Pharmaceuticals company, non-profit, and garage door repairman are among end user domain buyers. GoDaddy and Afternic teamed up to sell $2.1 million worth of domain names last week, led by QY.com at $100,000. Following are some of the sales that were...
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March 22, 2014, 9:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
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Why Neustar paid $109 million for .Co and what it means for new TLDs
While the circumstances behind Neustar’s acquisition of .CO Internet were unique, it bodes well for operators of new TLDs. Neustar announced yesterday that it is paying $109 million to acquire .CO Internet, operator of the .com domain name. It&...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 3:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
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A domain investor goes to WIPO’s home in Geneva to learn more about UDRP
Nat Cohen traveled to Geneva to learn more about the current state of UDRP. Here’s what he learned. Last October, at the suggestion of attorneys John Berryhill and Zak Muscovitch, I flew to Geneva to attend a workshop presented by WIPO entitled...
Discussion
March 21, 2014, 2:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
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Richard Branson is first URS loser
Panel denies claim to Branson.guru. Last month I wrote about how billionaire Richard Branson had filed some cases under the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) policy to suspend domains that cybersquatted his name and brands. One case that hadn’...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 11:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
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Breaking: Neustar acquires .CO for $109 million
Neustar pays $109 million for registry that runs .co domain name. Domain name registry Neustar has acquired .CO Internet S.A.S and associated assets for $109 million, the company announced moments ago. .CO Internet, which commercialized the .Co domai...
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March 20, 2014, 8:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Exposed: A GoDaddy impersonator, lies, and an expired domain name scheme
This month I received a call from someone impersonating GoDaddy. Last year someone called impersonating ICANN. Here’s what they were up to. In August 2013 I received a phone call from someone who claimed to be working for ICANN. He said he need...
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Exposed: A GoDaddy impersonator, lies, and an expired domain name scheme
This month I received a call from someone impersonating GoDaddy. Last year someone called impersonating ICANN. Here’s what they were up to. In August 2013 I received a phone call from someone who claimed to be working for ICANN. He said he need...
Discussion
March 20, 2014, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com registers .domains domain names for each of its proposed TLDs
Amazon.com grabs .domains domains corresponding to its new top level domain applications. Amazon.com has registered corresponding .domains domain names for each of the 65 Latin script top level domain names it has applied for. All of the registration...
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Amazon.com registers .domains domain names for each of its proposed TLDs
Amazon.com grabs .domains domains corresponding to its new top level domain applications. Amazon.com has registered corresponding .domains domain names for each of the 65 Latin script top level domain names it has applied for. All of the registration...
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March 20, 2014, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panel gets AustinPain.com decision wrong
Panel awards generic domain name to company with questionable trademark rights. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name AustinPain.com, and I believe it got the decision wrong. The case was filed by Austin Pain ...
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UDRP panel gets AustinPain.com decision wrong
Panel awards generic domain name to company with questionable trademark rights. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the transfer of the domain name AustinPain.com, and I believe it got the decision wrong. The case was filed by Austin Pain ...
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March 20, 2014, 2:02 pm
