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Breaking: Go Daddy Takes Investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and TCV
Go Daddy takes investment but doesn’t sell out. Bob Parsons didn’t end up selling the company after all. But Go Daddy just announced it has entered into a partnership with KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures in which the t...
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Breaking: Go Daddy Takes Investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and TCV
Go Daddy takes investment but doesn’t sell out. Bob Parsons didn’t end up selling the company after all. But Go Daddy just announced it has entered into a partnership with KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures in which the t...
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July 1, 2011, 5:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
DirecTV Wins First Ever .So Domain Arbitration
DirecTV wins Directv.so. .So what? DirecTV has won what may be the first ever .so domain name arbitration case. The case over DirecTV.so was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum by Fairwinds Partners, the group behind Coalition for Domain Nam...
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DirecTV Wins First Ever .So Domain Arbitration
DirecTV wins Directv.so. .So what? DirecTV has won what may be the first ever .so domain name arbitration case. The case over DirecTV.so was filed with World Intellectual Property Forum by Fairwinds Partners, the group behind Coalition for Domain Nam...
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July 1, 2011, 2:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo Ups Commission Rates
Typical sales will see a 5% fee increase. Sedo has increased its commission rate on most transactions occurring directly on its site. The typical sale on Sedo.com will now carry a 15% commission, up from 10%. The commission is still 10% if the domain...
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Sedo Ups Commission Rates
Typical sales will see a 5% fee increase. Sedo has increased its commission rate on most transactions occurring directly on its site. The typical sale on Sedo.com will now carry a 15% commission, up from 10%. The commission is still 10% if the domain...
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July 1, 2011, 1:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domaining.com’s CAX.com to Start Rewarding Bidders
Early bidders will earn cash back. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, is getting ready to launch a new cash back program for bidding on his CAX.com domain marketplace. The program will reward both the initial bidder in an auction and th...
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Domaining.com’s CAX.com to Start Rewarding Bidders
Early bidders will earn cash back. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, is getting ready to launch a new cash back program for bidding on his CAX.com domain marketplace. The program will reward both the initial bidder in an auction and th...
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June 30, 2011, 9:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. I’m kind of upset lately over panels not finding reverse domain name hijacking, so let me applaud the three person panel in a case over Futuris.com. The panel found Australia-based Futuris Automotive I...
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Finally a Good UDRP Finds Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Australian company uses UDRP in bad faith. I’m kind of upset lately over panels not finding reverse domain name hijacking, so let me applaud the three person panel in a case over Futuris.com. The panel found Australia-based Futuris Automotive I...
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June 30, 2011, 2:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lazy Panelist Alert: This Should Have Been Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
WIPO panelist doesn’t bother to consider a sure-fire reverse domain name hijacking claim. I realize UDRP panelists aren’t paid much to handle cases, but there must be a minimum standard here. Why the frustration? Take a look at the recent...
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Lazy Panelist Alert: This Should Have Been Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
WIPO panelist doesn’t bother to consider a sure-fire reverse domain name hijacking claim. I realize UDRP panelists aren’t paid much to handle cases, but there must be a minimum standard here. Why the frustration? Take a look at the recent...
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June 30, 2011, 1:55 pm
Domain Name Wire
Amazon: Kindle Beats Nook
Amazon registers domain name flouting recent Consumer Reports rankings. Earlier this month Consumer Reports released updated eBook reader ratings, declaring “Nook beats Kindle“. That certainly didn’t go well with Jeff Bezos. So the ...
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Amazon: Kindle Beats Nook
Amazon registers domain name flouting recent Consumer Reports rankings. Earlier this month Consumer Reports released updated eBook reader ratings, declaring “Nook beats Kindle“. That certainly didn’t go well with Jeff Bezos. So the ...
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June 30, 2011, 11:27 am
Domain Name Wire
It’s Time for a National Discussion on Sales Tax
Amazon cans its California affiliates. California loses, affiliates lose. It’s time for a bigger discussion. Yesterday a couple California readers forwarded a message from Amazon.com saying that, should their governor sign in to law a new so-ca...
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It’s Time for a National Discussion on Sales Tax
Amazon cans its California affiliates. California loses, affiliates lose. It’s time for a bigger discussion. Yesterday a couple California readers forwarded a message from Amazon.com saying that, should their governor sign in to law a new so-ca...
Discussion
June 30, 2011, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
When a Business Relationship Goes Sour, Make Sure You Own the Domain Name
Another lawsuit shows that domain names are important intellectual property. I’ve written numerous times about web design companies holding a client’s domain name hostage. Here’s another cautionary tale about domain name ownership. ...
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When a Business Relationship Goes Sour, Make Sure You Own the Domain Name
Another lawsuit shows that domain names are important intellectual property. I’ve written numerous times about web design companies holding a client’s domain name hostage. Here’s another cautionary tale about domain name ownership. ...
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June 29, 2011, 9:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Owner of Somedia.com Forced to Spend Thousands Defending Domain Name
UDRP was a waste of time and money. Here’s another example of a UDRP case that should have never been filed. A social media marketing firm that apparently just came into existence (or at least started using its brand) in 2010 filed a case again...
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Owner of Somedia.com Forced to Spend Thousands Defending Domain Name
UDRP was a waste of time and money. Here’s another example of a UDRP case that should have never been filed. A social media marketing firm that apparently just came into existence (or at least started using its brand) in 2010 filed a case again...
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June 29, 2011, 2:57 pm
