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GoDaddy blacks out part of its web site to oppose SOPA
From bill supporter to blackout. Did you know that GoDaddy is participating in today’s web blackout to oppose SOPA and PIPA? OK, so it’s only a 500×90 pixel block below the fold on its home page: Still, this is noteworthy given that...
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GoDaddy blacks out part of its web site to oppose SOPA
From bill supporter to blackout. Did you know that GoDaddy is participating in today’s web blackout to oppose SOPA and PIPA? OK, so it’s only a 500×90 pixel block below the fold on its home page: Still, this is noteworthy given that...
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January 18, 2012, 12:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay
Joe Paterno triple x domain name among those for sale on eBay. I guess it could be more tasteless. A Florida man has placed JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay for $3,400. But thankfully the seller doesn’t have a description referring to the chi...
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JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay
Joe Paterno triple x domain name among those for sale on eBay. I guess it could be more tasteless. A Florida man has placed JoePaterno.xxx up for sale on eBay for $3,400. But thankfully the seller doesn’t have a description referring to the chi...
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January 18, 2012, 11:32 am
Domain Name Wire
$85k of your $185k new gTLD app goes to phantom costs
What should happen to the extra $85,000? When you write that check for $185,000 for your new top level domain application, $85,000 of it is going to rather interesting uses. $60,000 of it will go to a reserve fund for “risk costs”. In oth...
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$85k of your $185k new gTLD app goes to phantom costs
What should happen to the extra $85,000? When you write that check for $185,000 for your new top level domain application, $85,000 of it is going to rather interesting uses. $60,000 of it will go to a reserve fund for “risk costs”. In oth...
Discussion
January 18, 2012, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Insurance company claims rights to AutoOwner.com and others
Insurance company says it should get AutoOwner.com. Is it generic? Auto-Owners Insurance has filed UDRP cases against the owners of four domain names that it thinks infringe its intellectual property rights, including AutoOwner.com. The insurance com...
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Insurance company claims rights to AutoOwner.com and others
Insurance company says it should get AutoOwner.com. Is it generic? Auto-Owners Insurance has filed UDRP cases against the owners of four domain names that it thinks infringe its intellectual property rights, including AutoOwner.com. The insurance com...
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January 17, 2012, 10:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Justin.tv wins argument over Twitch.tv copycat
Arbitration panel find in favor of Justin.tv over video game site. The creators of Justin.tv launched Twitch.tv last June as a topic-specific video site about video games. The site quickly ballooned, snagging 8 million unique users by July. It didn&r...
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Justin.tv wins argument over Twitch.tv copycat
Arbitration panel find in favor of Justin.tv over video game site. The creators of Justin.tv launched Twitch.tv last June as a topic-specific video site about video games. The site quickly ballooned, snagging 8 million unique users by July. It didn&r...
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January 17, 2012, 9:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
DirectNIC and United Domains now fully integrated with SedoMLS Premium
Customers can list their domains on SedoMLS at Premium level. Sedo has announced that domain name registrars DirectNIC and United Domains are now fully integrated with SedoMLS at the Premium level. This means that customers of these domain registrars...
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DirectNIC and United Domains now fully integrated with SedoMLS Premium
Customers can list their domains on SedoMLS at Premium level. Sedo has announced that domain name registrars DirectNIC and United Domains are now fully integrated with SedoMLS at the Premium level. This means that customers of these domain registrars...
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January 17, 2012, 11:23 am
Domain Name Wire
Afilias buys .Pro registry (and some pending TLD trademarks)
Afilias acquires RegistryPRO. Afilias has purchased Registry Services Corporation (d.b.a. RegistryPRO), which operates the .pro top level domain, from Hostway Corporation. .Pro has an interesting history. When .pro first launched the only way you cou...
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Afilias buys .Pro registry (and some pending TLD trademarks)
Afilias acquires RegistryPRO. Afilias has purchased Registry Services Corporation (d.b.a. RegistryPRO), which operates the .pro top level domain, from Hostway Corporation. .Pro has an interesting history. When .pro first launched the only way you cou...
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January 17, 2012, 11:05 am
Domain Name Wire
2012 Domain Name Wire Survey now open
Take part in the seventh annual domain industry survey. The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its seventh year… This is your chance to give your opinion on the state of the domain name industry and its service providers. You’ll answer ...
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2012 Domain Name Wire Survey now open
Take part in the seventh annual domain industry survey. The Domain Name Wire Survey returns for its seventh year… This is your chance to give your opinion on the state of the domain name industry and its service providers. You’ll answer ...
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January 17, 2012, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven’t registered .xxx
A good way to waste a lot of money and get sued. eBay seller priccut88 wants to help you land in legal hot water — all for a one time payment of just $2,000. The user is selling a list that apparently has 25 million companies that haven’t...
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For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven’t registered .xxx
A good way to waste a lot of money and get sued. eBay seller priccut88 wants to help you land in legal hot water — all for a one time payment of just $2,000. The user is selling a list that apparently has 25 million companies that haven’t...
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January 16, 2012, 6:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ari Goldberger wins Libertad.com domain case
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy can keep Libertad.com domain name. Ari Goldberger’s ESQwire.com law firm has successfully defended Nat Cohen’s libertad.com domain name in a UDRP case. “Libertad” means freedom or liberty in Spanish...
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Ari Goldberger wins Libertad.com domain case
Nat Cohen’s Telepathy can keep Libertad.com domain name. Ari Goldberger’s ESQwire.com law firm has successfully defended Nat Cohen’s libertad.com domain name in a UDRP case. “Libertad” means freedom or liberty in Spanish...
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January 16, 2012, 1:49 pm
