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.Us whois privacy is alive and well if you use Mark Monitor
Mark Monitor helps keep .us domain registration records private. It’s been years since the average consumer could register a .us domain name using whois privacy, thanks to a decision by the National Telecommunications and Information Administra...
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.Us whois privacy is alive and well if you use Mark Monitor
Mark Monitor helps keep .us domain registration records private. It’s been years since the average consumer could register a .us domain name using whois privacy, thanks to a decision by the National Telecommunications and Information Administra...
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May 8, 2012, 10:03 am
Domain Name Wire
Why BuyDomains’ lawsuit over FACI.com make sense
Lawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel “stole” FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the...
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Why BuyDomains’ lawsuit over FACI.com make sense
Lawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel “stole” FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the...
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May 7, 2012, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Another three letter .xxx domain name lost in UDRP
BGZ.xxx given to bank in Poland. .xxx UDRP cases present some interesting scenarios that are not common amongst other top level domains. For example, if the .xxx domain name at issue is just three letters and it doesn’t resolve, how do you prov...
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Another three letter .xxx domain name lost in UDRP
BGZ.xxx given to bank in Poland. .xxx UDRP cases present some interesting scenarios that are not common amongst other top level domains. For example, if the .xxx domain name at issue is just three letters and it doesn’t resolve, how do you prov...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 11:57 am
Domain Name Wire
Owner of Despair.net sues to block transfer to Despair, Inc.
Now that’s demotivating. The owner of the domain name Despair.net has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Despair, Inc., maker of “demotivational” products, to block a UDRP decision on the domain name. Despair, Inc. filed a UDRP against t...
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Owner of Despair.net sues to block transfer to Despair, Inc.
Now that’s demotivating. The owner of the domain name Despair.net has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Despair, Inc., maker of “demotivational” products, to block a UDRP decision on the domain name. Despair, Inc. filed a UDRP against t...
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May 7, 2012, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recentl...
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Donuts and Minds + Machines updates on TAS and new TLDs
Interesting posts from the perspective of new TLD applicants. The new TLD delay continues and ICANN just released the total number of applications received so far (over 2,000). So what does this mean for new TLD applicants? Two of the largest recentl...
Discussion
May 7, 2012, 9:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
Broker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I’m a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker ...
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Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
Broker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I’m a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker ...
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May 7, 2012, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
Google wants to patent related links functionality
Lookout, YARPP. Are you a blogger that uses Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP)? There are a lot of similar plugins (hence the funny name). But Google apparently thinks it’s novel, as the company has filed a patent application (pdf) for pr...
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Google wants to patent related links functionality
Lookout, YARPP. Are you a blogger that uses Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP)? There are a lot of similar plugins (hence the funny name). But Google apparently thinks it’s novel, as the company has filed a patent application (pdf) for pr...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN’s $350 million windfall
ICANN has already collected $350 million in new TLD application fees. And that number will grow. One of the mysteries of ICANN’s new top level domain process is why it’s been so shy about releasing the total number of applications receive...
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ICANN’s $350 million windfall
ICANN has already collected $350 million in new TLD application fees. And that number will grow. One of the mysteries of ICANN’s new top level domain process is why it’s been so shy about releasing the total number of applications receive...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
And…we’re back!
I just switched hosting providers over the past 48 hours. Transferring the Domain Name Wire database from one host to another, plus the propagation of the new name servers, caused some lag time between sites. As a result, a handful of comments submit...
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And…we’re back!
I just switched hosting providers over the past 48 hours. Transferring the Domain Name Wire database from one host to another, plus the propagation of the new name servers, caused some lag time between sites. As a result, a handful of comments submit...
Discussion
May 5, 2012, 9:47 am
Domain Name Wire
You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon
SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales w...
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You really need to get on the fixed price domain bandwagon
SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales w...
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May 3, 2012, 10:57 am
