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LionsDen.com Owner Wins Domain Dispute
WIPO panel rules in favor of domain name owner. The owner of LionsDen.com since 1995 can keep his domain name, a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has decided. Mile, Inc., which owns The Lion’s Den retail brand of adult entert...
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LionsDen.com Owner Wins Domain Dispute
WIPO panel rules in favor of domain name owner. The owner of LionsDen.com since 1995 can keep his domain name, a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP panel has decided. Mile, Inc., which owns The Lion’s Den retail brand of adult entert...
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February 18, 2011, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Will New TLDs Get Approved April 21?
Next opportunity for Board approval comes in April. We now know that ICANN’s Board will not vote on approving the new top level domain name applicant guidebook at its March meeting in San Francisco. But will the delay be just one month? ICANN&r...
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Will New TLDs Get Approved April 21?
Next opportunity for Board approval comes in April. We now know that ICANN’s Board will not vote on approving the new top level domain name applicant guidebook at its March meeting in San Francisco. But will the delay be just one month? ICANN&r...
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February 18, 2011, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Zuccarini Files Another Lawsuit, This Time Adding ICANN to the List
Zuccarini sues three companies for negligence. John Zuccarini has filed another lawsuit (pdf) stemming from the sale of 14 domain names on NameJet. In this case he counts Network Solutions, NameJet, and now ICANN as defendants. Zuccarini owes the IRS...
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Zuccarini Files Another Lawsuit, This Time Adding ICANN to the List
Zuccarini sues three companies for negligence. John Zuccarini has filed another lawsuit (pdf) stemming from the sale of 14 domain names on NameJet. In this case he counts Network Solutions, NameJet, and now ICANN as defendants. Zuccarini owes the IRS...
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February 18, 2011, 9:57 am
Domain Name Wire
.Co Registrations Up 35x on Super Bowl Sunday
.Co Internet CEO says .co off to good start but hard work lies ahead. In a blog post titled “The State of the .CO Domain“, .Co Internet CEO Juan Calle released some numbers about the effects of the company’s Super Bowl commercial ti...
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.Co Registrations Up 35x on Super Bowl Sunday
.Co Internet CEO says .co off to good start but hard work lies ahead. In a blog post titled “The State of the .CO Domain“, .Co Internet CEO Juan Calle released some numbers about the effects of the company’s Super Bowl commercial ti...
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February 17, 2011, 2:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Survey: DNForum Still Top Domain Name Forum
Survey takers rank domain name forums. Once again DNForum is the highest rated domain name forum. That’s according to over 1,500 people who took the 6th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 48% selected DNForum as the top forum for discussing domain...
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Survey: DNForum Still Top Domain Name Forum
Survey takers rank domain name forums. Once again DNForum is the highest rated domain name forum. That’s according to over 1,500 people who took the 6th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 48% selected DNForum as the top forum for discussing domain...
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February 17, 2011, 12:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bidding Picks Up at Moniker Extended Auction
Moniker auction picks up steam and other domain name auction updates. Bidding has started to pick up at Moniker’s extended auction. The auction is a continuation of the company’s DOMAINfest Global auction held in Santa Monica earlier this...
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Bidding Picks Up at Moniker Extended Auction
Moniker auction picks up steam and other domain name auction updates. Bidding has started to pick up at Moniker’s extended auction. The auction is a continuation of the company’s DOMAINfest Global auction held in Santa Monica earlier this...
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February 17, 2011, 11:39 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Nixes Jordan Meeting
Jordan meeting will be moved over security concerns. On Tuesday I wrote about how ICANN was heading to another hot spot in June for a meeting in Jordan. Now comes word via DomainIncite that ICANN is going to switch locations. Kevin Murphy reports tha...
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ICANN Nixes Jordan Meeting
Jordan meeting will be moved over security concerns. On Tuesday I wrote about how ICANN was heading to another hot spot in June for a meeting in Jordan. Now comes word via DomainIncite that ICANN is going to switch locations. Kevin Murphy reports tha...
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February 17, 2011, 11:21 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN: Definitely No Vote on New TLDs at March Meeting
No longer just a “probably not”. In case your glass-half-full optimism wouldn’t let go of the idea that ICANN’s Board of Directors would approve the new gTLD applicant guidebook at its March meeting in San Francisco, I’v...
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ICANN: Definitely No Vote on New TLDs at March Meeting
No longer just a “probably not”. In case your glass-half-full optimism wouldn’t let go of the idea that ICANN’s Board of Directors would approve the new gTLD applicant guidebook at its March meeting in San Francisco, I’v...
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February 16, 2011, 2:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Limited Edition Tucows Cookie Goes Back Up For Sale
Famous cookie goes up for sale. Last April I paid what I believe to be a domainer record for a cookie: $127.50. But this wasn’t just any cookie. It was a sugar cookie commemorating Tucows’ 10 millionth domain name registered. This is a li...
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Limited Edition Tucows Cookie Goes Back Up For Sale
Famous cookie goes up for sale. Last April I paid what I believe to be a domainer record for a cookie: $127.50. But this wasn’t just any cookie. It was a sugar cookie commemorating Tucows’ 10 millionth domain name registered. This is a li...
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February 16, 2011, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Took Down 36,000 Pharmacy Sites Last Year
Registrar’s General Counsel testifies on Capitol Hill. Go Daddy Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary Christine Jones testified before The United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary committee today. The heari...
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Go Daddy Took Down 36,000 Pharmacy Sites Last Year
Registrar’s General Counsel testifies on Capitol Hill. Go Daddy Executive Vice-President, General Counsel, & Corporate Secretary Christine Jones testified before The United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary committee today. The heari...
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February 16, 2011, 12:20 pm
