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Sedo Reports Strong Sales Including Closing of Gambling.com for $2.5 Million
A big week with a seven figure sale. Sedo had a strong sales week, headlined by officially closing Gambling.com for $2.5 million. But this sale wasn’t the only one the company had to cheer about as the week included many good five figure sales....
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Sedo Reports Strong Sales Including Closing of Gambling.com for $2.5 Million
A big week with a seven figure sale. Sedo had a strong sales week, headlined by officially closing Gambling.com for $2.5 million. But this sale wasn’t the only one the company had to cheer about as the week included many good five figure sales....
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May 11, 2011, 9:42 am
Domain Name Wire
Confusion About Domain Seizures Spreads After IP Constituency Comments
Commenters confused about domain seizures under URS. The number of comments submitted to ICANN about its proposed renewal agreement with VeriSign to run .net has exploded over the past hour. The source of the comments appears to be a misunderstanding...
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Confusion About Domain Seizures Spreads After IP Constituency Comments
Commenters confused about domain seizures under URS. The number of comments submitted to ICANN about its proposed renewal agreement with VeriSign to run .net has exploded over the past hour. The source of the comments appears to be a misunderstanding...
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May 10, 2011, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Puzzle.com Domain Name Sells for $500,000
Another big domain name sale to report. Domain name marketplace Afternic has completed the sale of Puzzle.com for a whopping $500,000. It’s unclear if the sale was handled on behalf of a third party seller or Afternic’s parent company. Th...
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Puzzle.com Domain Name Sells for $500,000
Another big domain name sale to report. Domain name marketplace Afternic has completed the sale of Puzzle.com for a whopping $500,000. It’s unclear if the sale was handled on behalf of a third party seller or Afternic’s parent company. Th...
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May 10, 2011, 3:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Urgent: Now Intellectual Property Group Wants to Apply New Rights Protections to .Net
Make your voice heard now. Earlier this week I wrote about how a draft version of the business constituency’s comments about VeriSign’s renewal of the .net contract requested that uniform rapid suspension be added to .net. Thankfully the ...
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Urgent: Now Intellectual Property Group Wants to Apply New Rights Protections to .Net
Make your voice heard now. Earlier this week I wrote about how a draft version of the business constituency’s comments about VeriSign’s renewal of the .net contract requested that uniform rapid suspension be added to .net. Thankfully the ...
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May 10, 2011, 2:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cleveland Browns Win Browns.com Domain Name
NFL team gets rights to Browns.com domain name. The Cleveland Browns football team just scored a big win off the field. A World Intellectual Property Forum panel awarded the team the domain name Browns.com in arbitration. According to the football fr...
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Cleveland Browns Win Browns.com Domain Name
NFL team gets rights to Browns.com domain name. The Cleveland Browns football team just scored a big win off the field. A World Intellectual Property Forum panel awarded the team the domain name Browns.com in arbitration. According to the football fr...
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May 10, 2011, 12:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Incumbents Opposed to UDRP Reform
Two largest UDRP providers opposed to UDRP reform. The two largest UDRP providers — National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — are opposed to reforming the UDRP at this time. Representatives of ...
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Incumbents Opposed to UDRP Reform
Two largest UDRP providers opposed to UDRP reform. The two largest UDRP providers — National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) — are opposed to reforming the UDRP at this time. Representatives of ...
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May 10, 2011, 11:31 am
Domain Name Wire
Above.com In Settlement Talks with Verizon
Domain company working toward settlement over trademark lawsuit. Above.com is currently in settlement talks with Verizon over a lawsuit brought by Verizon in February, according to court records. Verizon filed the suit against Above.com, parent compa...
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Above.com In Settlement Talks with Verizon
Domain company working toward settlement over trademark lawsuit. Above.com is currently in settlement talks with Verizon over a lawsuit brought by Verizon in February, according to court records. Verizon filed the suit against Above.com, parent compa...
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May 10, 2011, 9:53 am
Domain Name Wire
A Domain Name Post That Will Have You ROFLMA
Some sophisticated domain name humor. Sometimes it’s tough being a blogger. The articles I spend the most time writing often get the least amount of traffic. So I want to urge you to read a post over at Domain Incite that not only took a while ...
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A Domain Name Post That Will Have You ROFLMA
Some sophisticated domain name humor. Sometimes it’s tough being a blogger. The articles I spend the most time writing often get the least amount of traffic. So I want to urge you to read a post over at Domain Incite that not only took a while ...
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May 9, 2011, 8:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Seattle Residents Can Now Opt Out of the Yellow Pages
Save a tree. Kill your phone book. I’ve made fun of the yellow pages — those antiquated bricks of cut trees — for many years. I even registered some domain names related to opting out of receiving the books (which for me go straight...
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Seattle Residents Can Now Opt Out of the Yellow Pages
Save a tree. Kill your phone book. I’ve made fun of the yellow pages — those antiquated bricks of cut trees — for many years. I even registered some domain names related to opting out of receiving the books (which for me go straight...
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May 9, 2011, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Watch Out Chevy Volt Fan Sites – GM is on the Prowl
GM wins rights to web site about Chevy Volt. Last year I wrote about GM-Volt.com, a site that was getting over 75,000 visits a month. I warned that using trademarks in your domain name — even as a fan site — is treacherous ground. Indeed,...
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Watch Out Chevy Volt Fan Sites – GM is on the Prowl
GM wins rights to web site about Chevy Volt. Last year I wrote about GM-Volt.com, a site that was getting over 75,000 visits a month. I warned that using trademarks in your domain name — even as a fan site — is treacherous ground. Indeed,...
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May 9, 2011, 3:30 pm
