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Garry Chernoff Beats AutoTrader in Domain Dispute
AutoTrader.com fails to win AutoTrade.com. Long time domain name investor Garry Chernoff has successfully defended a case brought against his AutoTrade.com domain name by AutoTrader. The case was defended by John Berryhill. Chernoff registered the do...
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Garry Chernoff Beats AutoTrader in Domain Dispute
AutoTrader.com fails to win AutoTrade.com. Long time domain name investor Garry Chernoff has successfully defended a case brought against his AutoTrade.com domain name by AutoTrader. The case was defended by John Berryhill. Chernoff registered the do...
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September 9, 2011, 10:10 am

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Warner Bros Registers Domains for Upcoming Beetlejuice Sequel
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! I was just ten years old when Beetlejuice came to theaters. I remember being horrified watching the dark comedy. Now a couple decades later Warner Bros plans to produce Beetlejuice 2. News of the sequel just bro...
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Warner Bros Registers Domains for Upcoming Beetlejuice Sequel
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! I was just ten years old when Beetlejuice came to theaters. I remember being horrified watching the dark comedy. Now a couple decades later Warner Bros plans to produce Beetlejuice 2. News of the sequel just bro...
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September 9, 2011, 9:49 am

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Registrar Renewal Notices: Damned if you Do, Damned if you Don’t
Guy complains about receiving renewal notices after his domain expires. I just read a post on ZDNet by Scott Raymond that lambasted GoDaddy.com for a number of its practices. The article starts out complaining about how GoDaddy continued to send him ...
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Registrar Renewal Notices: Damned if you Do, Damned if you Don’t
Guy complains about receiving renewal notices after his domain expires. I just read a post on ZDNet by Scott Raymond that lambasted GoDaddy.com for a number of its practices. The article starts out complaining about how GoDaddy continued to send him ...
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September 8, 2011, 11:40 am

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Monte Cahn Updates Lawsuit Against Oversee.net with New Details
Cahn claims company deliberately shifted Moniker‘s revenue to other Oversee.net entities. Monte Cahn has filed an amended complaint (pdf) against Oversee.net after a judge tossed out many of his original claims against his former employer. The ...
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Monte Cahn Updates Lawsuit Against Oversee.net with New Details
Cahn claims company deliberately shifted Moniker‘s revenue to other Oversee.net entities. Monte Cahn has filed an amended complaint (pdf) against Oversee.net after a judge tossed out many of his original claims against his former employer. The ...
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September 8, 2011, 11:21 am

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NameMedia Sends “School Webmasters” Back to School
Arizona company loses domain name dispute over SchoolWebmaster.com. NameMedia, which runs domain name marketplaces Afternic and BuyDomains, has taught the owner of SchoolWebmasters.com a lesson. ScribeWrite, LLC operates as School Webmasters (schoolw...
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NameMedia Sends “School Webmasters” Back to School
Arizona company loses domain name dispute over SchoolWebmaster.com. NameMedia, which runs domain name marketplaces Afternic and BuyDomains, has taught the owner of SchoolWebmasters.com a lesson. ScribeWrite, LLC operates as School Webmasters (schoolw...
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September 8, 2011, 9:41 am

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Vampires Fight Over Upcoming Twilight: Breaking Dawn Movie Domain
Domain names an issue for upcoming movie release. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is coming to theaters this November. But before vampires duke it out on screen, a fight has already broken out over the film’s domain name: the creators ...
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Vampires Fight Over Upcoming Twilight: Breaking Dawn Movie Domain
Domain names an issue for upcoming movie release. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is coming to theaters this November. But before vampires duke it out on screen, a fight has already broken out over the film’s domain name: the creators ...
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September 8, 2011, 9:17 am

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Warning: Retargeted Ads a New Way for Trademark Holders to Go After Your Domains
Think your site doesn’t show ads related to a trademark? Think again. Have you ever noticed a Google Adsense ad that seems to have nothing to do with the context of the page you’re viewing? These are retargeted ads based on your previous ...
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Warning: Retargeted Ads a New Way for Trademark Holders to Go After Your Domains
Think your site doesn’t show ads related to a trademark? Think again. Have you ever noticed a Google Adsense ad that seems to have nothing to do with the context of the page you’re viewing? These are retargeted ads based on your previous ...
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September 7, 2011, 9:41 pm

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Guy Sues Alamo Car Rental After Losing UDRP
Man in the home of the Alamo sues after losing UDRP for Alamo domain name. A San Antonio man has sued Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC, which manages the Alamo car rental trademarks, after losing a UDRP for the domain name AlamoClub.com. John K. R...
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Guy Sues Alamo Car Rental After Losing UDRP
Man in the home of the Alamo sues after losing UDRP for Alamo domain name. A San Antonio man has sued Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC, which manages the Alamo car rental trademarks, after losing a UDRP for the domain name AlamoClub.com. John K. R...
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September 7, 2011, 9:32 pm

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UBM Confirms Data.com Domain Name Sale at $4.5 Million
Financial report mentions sale of “portfolio” of domains for $4.5 million. We basically already knew that Salesforce.com paid $4.5 million for the domain name Data.com. But if you’re looking for a little bit more proof of the transa...
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UBM Confirms Data.com Domain Name Sale at $4.5 Million
Financial report mentions sale of “portfolio” of domains for $4.5 million. We basically already knew that Salesforce.com paid $4.5 million for the domain name Data.com. But if you’re looking for a little bit more proof of the transa...
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September 7, 2011, 3:12 pm

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13 End User Domain Name Sales from the Past Week
Rediff among domain buyers over U.S. holiday week. Here’s a look at 13 end user domain sales facilitated by Afternic over the past week. Indian news site Rediff.com bought GoodKnowledge.com for $1,488. Future Visions, Inc., an authorized partne...
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13 End User Domain Name Sales from the Past Week
Rediff among domain buyers over U.S. holiday week. Here’s a look at 13 end user domain sales facilitated by Afternic over the past week. Indian news site Rediff.com bought GoodKnowledge.com for $1,488. Future Visions, Inc., an authorized partne...
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September 7, 2011, 12:32 pm