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Congress Preparing to Beat up ICANN Again
ICANN will be called to task over new top level domain names next week. Next week The U.S. House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet will hold an “ICANN Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Oversight Hearing”. ...
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Congress Preparing to Beat up ICANN Again
ICANN will be called to task over new top level domain names next week. Next week The U.S. House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet will hold an “ICANN Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD) Oversight Hearing”. ...
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April 26, 2011, 11:39 am
Domain Name Wire
DOMAINfest Barcelona: Wine Tasting, FC Barcelona, and More
Morning wine tasting, tapas classes, and backstage tour where FC Barcelona plays are on the agenda for DOMAINfest Barcelona. I made the mistake of bringing my wife to DOMAINfest Prague last year. Why was it a mistake? Because the second day of the co...
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DOMAINfest Barcelona: Wine Tasting, FC Barcelona, and More
Morning wine tasting, tapas classes, and backstage tour where FC Barcelona plays are on the agenda for DOMAINfest Barcelona. I made the mistake of bringing my wife to DOMAINfest Prague last year. Why was it a mistake? Because the second day of the co...
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April 25, 2011, 10:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Google Panda Estimates Are All Over the Board, and None Are Accurate
Reports of traffic changes aren’t very accurate. I’ve seen a number of reports estimating the damage to major content sites from Google’s so-called Panda updates. I’ve come to one conclusion: none of them are more than directi...
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Google Panda Estimates Are All Over the Board, and None Are Accurate
Reports of traffic changes aren’t very accurate. I’ve seen a number of reports estimating the damage to major content sites from Google’s so-called Panda updates. I’ve come to one conclusion: none of them are more than directi...
Discussion
April 25, 2011, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Morgan Stanley Sues Cybersquatters and Phishers
Bank sues alleged cybersquatters and phishers. Morgan Stanley already has the domain names — but it wants more than that. The bank has filed a lawsuit against the owners of five domain names that it says were used for cybersquatting and phishin...
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Morgan Stanley Sues Cybersquatters and Phishers
Bank sues alleged cybersquatters and phishers. Morgan Stanley already has the domain names — but it wants more than that. The bank has filed a lawsuit against the owners of five domain names that it says were used for cybersquatting and phishin...
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April 25, 2011, 11:51 am
Domain Name Wire
For American Eagle, SeventySeven (.com) is an Unlucky Number
Popular clothing outlet finds Seventy-seven to be an unlucky number. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found that clothing retailer American Eagle is not entitled to the domain name SeventySeven.com, despite the domain owner showing clothing pay...
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For American Eagle, SeventySeven (.com) is an Unlucky Number
Popular clothing outlet finds Seventy-seven to be an unlucky number. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found that clothing retailer American Eagle is not entitled to the domain name SeventySeven.com, despite the domain owner showing clothing pay...
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April 25, 2011, 10:04 am
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Absolut Vodka Can Now Get Into the Marijuana Business
New York photographer must give up domain name with spoof Absolut Vodka ad. A joint with your Absolut Vodka? V&S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag, the company behind Absolut Vodka and its iconic advertising campaigns, has won the transfer of the domain...
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Absolut Vodka Can Now Get Into the Marijuana Business
New York photographer must give up domain name with spoof Absolut Vodka ad. A joint with your Absolut Vodka? V&S Vin & Sprit Aktiebolag, the company behind Absolut Vodka and its iconic advertising campaigns, has won the transfer of the domain...
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April 24, 2011, 9:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
World’s Shortest UDRP Decision?
This UDRP decision is missing a few details. I was curious about a recent National Arbitration Forum case for boston-opera-house.org and clicked over to read the opinion granting the domain name to Boston Opera House Ventures, L.L.C. The decision is ...
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World’s Shortest UDRP Decision?
This UDRP decision is missing a few details. I was curious about a recent National Arbitration Forum case for boston-opera-house.org and clicked over to read the opinion granting the domain name to Boston Opera House Ventures, L.L.C. The decision is ...
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April 22, 2011, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Jobs Foes Question ICANN Commitment to Contract Compliance
Group questions if ICANN’s compliance operations are up to the task with new TLDs on the horizon. JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition, made up mostly of job board operators, is calling into question ICANN’s commitment to contract compliance...
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.Jobs Foes Question ICANN Commitment to Contract Compliance
Group questions if ICANN’s compliance operations are up to the task with new TLDs on the horizon. JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition, made up mostly of job board operators, is calling into question ICANN’s commitment to contract compliance...
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April 21, 2011, 4:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
Righthaven Gets Punked By Invalid Whois
“Copyright Troll” domain name suspended due to invalid whois information. Copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC has been punked thanks to allegedly invalid whois information. The company’s web site Righthaven.com currently shows an inva...
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Righthaven Gets Punked By Invalid Whois
“Copyright Troll” domain name suspended due to invalid whois information. Copyright enforcer Righthaven LLC has been punked thanks to allegedly invalid whois information. The company’s web site Righthaven.com currently shows an inva...
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April 21, 2011, 12:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Porsche Wins Rights to Cyrillic Script Internationalized Domain Name
Porsche wins dispute over IDN. Porsche has won a UDRP for the domain name порше.com, which is xn--e1arcf4b.com in punycode. The company claims that the internationalized domain name translates as “Porsche”. This case created some cha...
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Porsche Wins Rights to Cyrillic Script Internationalized Domain Name
Porsche wins dispute over IDN. Porsche has won a UDRP for the domain name порше.com, which is xn--e1arcf4b.com in punycode. The company claims that the internationalized domain name translates as “Porsche”. This case created some cha...
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April 21, 2011, 12:16 pm
