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Objection against Google’s .music bid rejected
First of seven objections filed by DotMusic Limited fails. DotMusic Limited’s legal rights objection to Google’s application for the .music top level domain name has been rejected. Officially, panelist David J.A. Cairns ruled that DotMusi...
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Objection against Google’s .music bid rejected
First of seven objections filed by DotMusic Limited fails. DotMusic Limited’s legal rights objection to Google’s application for the .music top level domain name has been rejected. Officially, panelist David J.A. Cairns ruled that DotMusi...
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July 31, 2013, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Drone maker spends $300k on domain and Phoenix Suns make hilarious .la domain purchase
Company producing popular drones for hobbyists spends a lot of money on a domain while the Suns get creative with a .la domain name. This week’s Sedo domain sales list includes a number of good domain sales to “end users”. One is a ...
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Drone maker spends $300k on domain and Phoenix Suns make hilarious .la domain purchase
Company producing popular drones for hobbyists spends a lot of money on a domain while the Suns get creative with a .la domain name. This week’s Sedo domain sales list includes a number of good domain sales to “end users”. One is a ...
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July 31, 2013, 12:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
34 end user domain sales
Afternic has another big week for end user domain name sales. Afternic sold over $1 million worth of domains last week. Here are 34 domains that were sold to end users. Memorial and headstone company Tecstone Granite USA paid $1,477 for CivicMemorial...
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34 end user domain sales
Afternic has another big week for end user domain name sales. Afternic sold over $1 million worth of domains last week. Here are 34 domains that were sold to end users. Memorial and headstone company Tecstone Granite USA paid $1,477 for CivicMemorial...
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July 31, 2013, 9:58 am
Domain Name Wire
Whistles.co.uk owner files UDRP on Whistles.com
Parked page’s contents probably upset clothing company. Whistles Limited, a UK womens’ clothing brand, has filed a UDRP against Whistles.com. The company’s website is Whistles.co.uk. A B.S. filing against a generic domain name? Mayb...
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Whistles.co.uk owner files UDRP on Whistles.com
Parked page’s contents probably upset clothing company. Whistles Limited, a UK womens’ clothing brand, has filed a UDRP against Whistles.com. The company’s website is Whistles.co.uk. A B.S. filing against a generic domain name? Mayb...
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July 31, 2013, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Donuts willing to sent 68 strings to auction in August
New top level domain applicant commits more strings to private auction model. Donuts, the largest applicant for new top level domains, has committed up to 68 strings to the next new TLD “private” auction held by Applicant Auction next mon...
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Donuts willing to sent 68 strings to auction in August
New top level domain applicant commits more strings to private auction model. Donuts, the largest applicant for new top level domains, has committed up to 68 strings to the next new TLD “private” auction held by Applicant Auction next mon...
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July 30, 2013, 5:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Name Association creates new TLD primer at WhatDomain.org
Domain Name Association publishes educational site to promote new TLDs. Domain Name Association (DNA), a non-profit advocacy group representing domain name registries, registrars, resellers, and registry service providers, has launched an updated sit...
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Domain Name Association creates new TLD primer at WhatDomain.org
Domain Name Association publishes educational site to promote new TLDs. Domain Name Association (DNA), a non-profit advocacy group representing domain name registries, registrars, resellers, and registry service providers, has launched an updated sit...
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July 30, 2013, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon.com, HP, Ford among those lobbying Washington about domain names
Big companies join domain heavyweights in lobbying U.S. government about domain name issues. It’s been a couple years since I’ve done a round up of how much domain name companies are spending on lobbying in Washington. I just ran an updat...
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Amazon.com, HP, Ford among those lobbying Washington about domain names
Big companies join domain heavyweights in lobbying U.S. government about domain name issues. It’s been a couple years since I’ve done a round up of how much domain name companies are spending on lobbying in Washington. I just ran an updat...
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July 30, 2013, 2:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Food Network loses food fight for .food top level domain name
Scripps wanted to claim universal rights to the term “food” on the web. The company behind the Food Network and Food.com, Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., has lost an objection against a rival applicant for the top level domain name .f...
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Food Network loses food fight for .food top level domain name
Scripps wanted to claim universal rights to the term “food” on the web. The company behind the Food Network and Food.com, Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., has lost an objection against a rival applicant for the top level domain name .f...
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July 30, 2013, 1:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Yahoo gets patent for prioritizing cybersquatting cases
Patent covers discovering and prioritizing cybersquatting issues. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 8,499,032 (pdf) to Yahoo for a “System and method for compiling a set of domain names to recover”. The invent...
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Yahoo gets patent for prioritizing cybersquatting cases
Patent covers discovering and prioritizing cybersquatting issues. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 8,499,032 (pdf) to Yahoo for a “System and method for compiling a set of domain names to recover”. The invent...
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July 30, 2013, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
3 ways to track new TLD applications
Three resources for tracking and reviewing new top level domain applications. As of right now there are 1,824 active new top level domain name applications covering 1,353 different strings. If tracking and reviewing them is important to your business...
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3 ways to track new TLD applications
Three resources for tracking and reviewing new top level domain applications. As of right now there are 1,824 active new top level domain name applications covering 1,353 different strings. If tracking and reviewing them is important to your business...
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July 30, 2013, 10:28 am
