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Domain Name Wire
Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
Discussion
Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 11:08 pm
The Domains
Judge In 1st Verisign vs. XYZ Case Publishes 15 Page Opinion
The federal judge CLAUDE M. HILTON who granted a summary judgement in favor of .XYZ and Daniel Negari last month throwing Verisign’s case for false advertising out, today handed down a 15 page Memorandum Opinion supporting the summary judgement...
Discussion
Judge In 1st Verisign vs. XYZ Case Publishes 15 Page Opinion
The federal judge CLAUDE M. HILTON who granted a summary judgement in favor of .XYZ and Daniel Negari last month throwing Verisign’s case for false advertising out, today handed down a 15 page Memorandum Opinion supporting the summary judgement...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 10:20 pm
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: Nonprofit Edition with .Global, .Help, .Gift
Following up on last week’s holiday and gift theme, we’re looking at nonprofit and humanitarian sites this week. As usual, screenshots below are linked to the sites if you would like to check them out. NepalAction.global The Global Actio...
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New gTLD Development: Nonprofit Edition with .Global, .Help, .Gift
Following up on last week’s holiday and gift theme, we’re looking at nonprofit and humanitarian sites this week. As usual, screenshots below are linked to the sites if you would like to check them out. NepalAction.global The Global Actio...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 9:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
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XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 9:13 pm
The Domains
XYZ & Negari Beats Verisign In Federal Court, Again: CentralNic Too
.XYZ has just won another court battle against Verisign (VRSN). Back three weeks ago a Federal Court dismissed a case brought by Verisign against XYZ.com, the registry for .XYZ and Daniel Negari personally alleging false advertising by gr...
Discussion
XYZ & Negari Beats Verisign In Federal Court, Again: CentralNic Too
.XYZ has just won another court battle against Verisign (VRSN). Back three weeks ago a Federal Court dismissed a case brought by Verisign against XYZ.com, the registry for .XYZ and Daniel Negari personally alleging false advertising by gr...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 8:00 pm
The Domains
Radix: .ONLINE Fastest New gTLD to Sell 100,000 Domains
Radix the registry for .ONLINE announced today that .Online is the fastest gTLD to sell 100,000 domains names since their launch less than 3 months ago. After a very successful launch which broke all new gTLD records with 38,000 domain names register...
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Radix: .ONLINE Fastest New gTLD to Sell 100,000 Domains
Radix the registry for .ONLINE announced today that .Online is the fastest gTLD to sell 100,000 domains names since their launch less than 3 months ago. After a very successful launch which broke all new gTLD records with 38,000 domain names register...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 2:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
259999.com sells for $15,100 (and other expired domain name sales)
Who says there’s nothing new UnderTheSun.com ($3.8k)? Two months ago, a pair of 6-digit numerical domains topped these charts. But those headline-making expired auctions – $7.5k and $7.3k – fail to match last week&rsq...
Discussion
259999.com sells for $15,100 (and other expired domain name sales)
Who says there’s nothing new UnderTheSun.com ($3.8k)? Two months ago, a pair of 6-digit numerical domains topped these charts. But those headline-making expired auctions – $7.5k and $7.3k – fail to match last week&rsq...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 2:25 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Friday the 20th
. Pretty good list today if you like a mix. LLLL.coms actually settled in price this week and the CHIPS actually dropped $100 for common varieties and up a few for Western and Chinese premiums. We haven’t seen hardly any ABAB, AABB, or AB...
Discussion
Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Friday the 20th
. Pretty good list today if you like a mix. LLLL.coms actually settled in price this week and the CHIPS actually dropped $100 for common varieties and up a few for Western and Chinese premiums. We haven’t seen hardly any ABAB, AABB, or AB...
Discussion
November 20, 2015, 10:25 am
The Domains
Report: 88.XIN Sells for $180,000
According to a blog post appearing in .XIN registry, the domain name 88.XIN recently sold for ¥1,140,888 at a domain name auction, which is around $180,000 USD. According to the blog post .XIN sold a total of 9 domain names for 3.14 ...
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Report: 88.XIN Sells for $180,000
According to a blog post appearing in .XIN registry, the domain name 88.XIN recently sold for ¥1,140,888 at a domain name auction, which is around $180,000 USD. According to the blog post .XIN sold a total of 9 domain names for 3.14 ...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 10:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Want to Write for Domain Name Wire?
Have interesting data to share? Domain Name Wire is seeking qualified writers for data-driven and/or recurring, column-style posts. These stories could be an analysis of particular top level domain name usage, trends in the aftermarket, domain name s...
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Want to Write for Domain Name Wire?
Have interesting data to share? Domain Name Wire is seeking qualified writers for data-driven and/or recurring, column-style posts. These stories could be an analysis of particular top level domain name usage, trends in the aftermarket, domain name s...
Discussion
November 19, 2015, 9:48 pm
