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USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail top level domain objection
U.S. mail service tried to argue .mail infringed on its rights for “U.S. Mail”. The United States Postal Services’ Legal Rights Objection to Amazon.com’s bid to run the .mail top level domain name has been denied by a World In...
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USPS loses to Amazon.com on .Mail top level domain objection
U.S. mail service tried to argue .mail infringed on its rights for “U.S. Mail”. The United States Postal Services’ Legal Rights Objection to Amazon.com’s bid to run the .mail top level domain name has been denied by a World In...
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July 19, 2013, 2:39 pm
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Network Solutions recovering from DDoS
Company faced multiple outtages this week. Network Solutions customers experienced outtages this week due to a DDoS attack. The problems appeared to start on Monday. On Tuesday, Network Solutions reported that “On [Monday], some Network Solutio...
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Network Solutions recovering from DDoS
Company faced multiple outtages this week. Network Solutions customers experienced outtages this week due to a DDoS attack. The problems appeared to start on Monday. On Tuesday, Network Solutions reported that “On [Monday], some Network Solutio...
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July 19, 2013, 11:45 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN still considering IGO protections, but adds deadline to discussions
No acronym protections if IGO protections not resolved by Buenos Aires. One of the Governmental Advisory Committee’s (GAC) requests for new top level domain names is that both the names and acronyms of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) be ...
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ICANN still considering IGO protections, but adds deadline to discussions
No acronym protections if IGO protections not resolved by Buenos Aires. One of the Governmental Advisory Committee’s (GAC) requests for new top level domain names is that both the names and acronyms of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) be ...
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July 19, 2013, 10:45 am
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Marchex sells TheRack.com, probably to Nordstrom
Mark Monitor group acquires retail domain name. Based on whois records, it appears that Marchex has sold the domain name TheRack.com. My money is on Nordstrom buying it for its Nordstrom Rack outlet stores, sometimes called “The Rack”. Al...
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Marchex sells TheRack.com, probably to Nordstrom
Mark Monitor group acquires retail domain name. Based on whois records, it appears that Marchex has sold the domain name TheRack.com. My money is on Nordstrom buying it for its Nordstrom Rack outlet stores, sometimes called “The Rack”. Al...
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July 19, 2013, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
GAC plays God with the Durban Communiqué
New TLD applicants’ disdain for the GAC must be growing. The Governmental Advisory Committee has released its Durban Communiqué (pdf), summarizing what it did during this week’s meeting in Durban and its advice to ICANN’s boa...
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GAC plays God with the Durban Communiqué
New TLD applicants’ disdain for the GAC must be growing. The Governmental Advisory Committee has released its Durban Communiqué (pdf), summarizing what it did during this week’s meeting in Durban and its advice to ICANN’s boa...
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July 18, 2013, 12:55 pm
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Pinterest loses fight with Amazon.com over .Pin domain name
Social site loses objection for .pin top level domain name. Social networking site Pinterest has lost an objection it filed with World Intellectual Property Organization over Amazon.com’s bid to get the .pin top level domain name. One of Pinter...
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Pinterest loses fight with Amazon.com over .Pin domain name
Social site loses objection for .pin top level domain name. Social networking site Pinterest has lost an objection it filed with World Intellectual Property Organization over Amazon.com’s bid to get the .pin top level domain name. One of Pinter...
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July 18, 2013, 12:30 pm
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.Info and .LA auctions end this morning
Sedo and GoDaddy auctions end today starting at noon EDT. Two top level domain name-specific domain auctions end today. Sedo is auctioning off 50 .info domain names, all with reserve prices under 500 euros. The auction ends at noon EDT today. At the ...
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.Info and .LA auctions end this morning
Sedo and GoDaddy auctions end today starting at noon EDT. Two top level domain name-specific domain auctions end today. Sedo is auctioning off 50 .info domain names, all with reserve prices under 500 euros. The auction ends at noon EDT today. At the ...
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July 18, 2013, 10:38 am
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CREA loses objection to Afilias’ .MLS new top level domain
Competing application loses objection over .mls top level domain name. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Afilias’ application to run the .mls domain name. CREA is a competing applicant for t...
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CREA loses objection to Afilias’ .MLS new top level domain
Competing application loses objection over .mls top level domain name. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Afilias’ application to run the .mls domain name. CREA is a competing applicant for t...
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July 18, 2013, 8:53 am
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Body.com seller took a loss, plus Neustar buys a .com
Body.com sold for a loss, plus the .biz registry buys a .com in this week’s Sedo end user sales roundup. Sedo’s big sales week was led by the $380,000 sale of Body.com. The domain was sold through Sedo’s partnership with GoDaddy. Th...
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Body.com seller took a loss, plus Neustar buys a .com
Body.com sold for a loss, plus the .biz registry buys a .com in this week’s Sedo end user sales roundup. Sedo’s big sales week was led by the $380,000 sale of Body.com. The domain was sold through Sedo’s partnership with GoDaddy. Th...
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July 17, 2013, 1:59 pm
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PIR: We think we’ll get 1 million .NGO domain name registrations
.NGO applicant has goal of a million domain registrations. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry behind the .org domain and the only applicant for the .NGO top level domain name, has some lofty goals for the domain. PIR CEO Brian Cute thinks t...
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PIR: We think we’ll get 1 million .NGO domain name registrations
.NGO applicant has goal of a million domain registrations. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry behind the .org domain and the only applicant for the .NGO top level domain name, has some lofty goals for the domain. PIR CEO Brian Cute thinks t...
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July 17, 2013, 1:17 pm
