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The Domains
German Court Says Registrars Are Responsible for Content on a Website
A ruling came out of Germany that could make registrars have to do a lot more work to earn their pay. Loek Essers wrote an article today on PC Advisor covering the case of Universal Music vs Key Sytems. A domain name registrar can be hel...
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German Court Says Registrars Are Responsible for Content on a Website
A ruling came out of Germany that could make registrars have to do a lot more work to earn their pay. Loek Essers wrote an article today on PC Advisor covering the case of Universal Music vs Key Sytems. A domain name registrar can be hel...
Discussion
February 8, 2014, 4:52 am
Domain Name Wire
BidPal cybersquatting lawsuit is either misleading or poorly researched. You decide.
Lawsuit falsely presumes domain owner is offering to sell the domains. And that’s just part of the problem. In December I wrote about a UDRP for BidPal.com filed by BidPal, Inc. I noted that the UDRP decision against the complainant was probabl...
Discussion
BidPal cybersquatting lawsuit is either misleading or poorly researched. You decide.
Lawsuit falsely presumes domain owner is offering to sell the domains. And that’s just part of the problem. In December I wrote about a UDRP for BidPal.com filed by BidPal, Inc. I noted that the UDRP decision against the complainant was probabl...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 4:17 pm
The Domains
Did Someone Let Cm.com Drop and Who Owns it?
The rare two letter domain name Cm.com appears to have dropped back 2013. The last record for the domain according to DomainTools.com is from May 2013: Record Date: 2013-05-01 Registrar: DOMAIN.COM, LLC Server: whois.domain.com Created: 1997-05-20 Up...
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Did Someone Let Cm.com Drop and Who Owns it?
The rare two letter domain name Cm.com appears to have dropped back 2013. The last record for the domain according to DomainTools.com is from May 2013: Record Date: 2013-05-01 Registrar: DOMAIN.COM, LLC Server: whois.domain.com Created: 1997-05-20 Up...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: we’re not afraid of new TLDs, and IDN transliterations will be delayed
A defense of .com’s staying power and bad news for IDN.com investors. On its investor conference call yesterday afternoon, Verisign CEO James Bidzos explained why he isn’t afraid of new top level domain names. Also, in a blow to IDN.com i...
Discussion
Verisign: we’re not afraid of new TLDs, and IDN transliterations will be delayed
A defense of .com’s staying power and bad news for IDN.com investors. On its investor conference call yesterday afternoon, Verisign CEO James Bidzos explained why he isn’t afraid of new top level domain names. Also, in a blow to IDN.com i...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 3:11 pm
Domain Shane
Domain Shane’s Friday Book of Ten: Including the First gTLD
Today and every Friday I post a list of 10 domains that are for sale. On my regular daily list I only put domains that are up at auction, but this list will contain both names at auction, domains with websites, or just straight up for sale. &nb...
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Domain Shane’s Friday Book of Ten: Including the First gTLD
Today and every Friday I post a list of 10 domains that are for sale. On my regular daily list I only put domains that are up at auction, but this list will contain both names at auction, domains with websites, or just straight up for sale. &nb...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 12:44 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 7th, 2014
Konstantinos had a nice article on some less than good business people buying new gTlds. (Konstantinos has been writing like crazy lately, he either does this for a living, has recently been laid off, or puts very little effort into his...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Friday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on February 7th, 2014
Konstantinos had a nice article on some less than good business people buying new gTlds. (Konstantinos has been writing like crazy lately, he either does this for a living, has recently been laid off, or puts very little effort into his...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 11:10 am
DomainSherpa
Domain Name News: February 8 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: February 8, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Verisign Reports Revenue Growth and..., Versign Reports: 127.2 Million .com/.net..., GoDaddy Starts Using GoDaddy.uno Domain..., IBM Files First Unifor...
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Domain Name News: February 8 Week in Review
The Week of Domaining In Review: February 8, 2014.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Verisign Reports Revenue Growth and..., Versign Reports: 127.2 Million .com/.net..., GoDaddy Starts Using GoDaddy.uno Domain..., IBM Files First Unifor...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 10:30 am
The Domains
LinkedIn acquires Bright.com
LinkedIn made their largest acquistion yet acquiring Bright.com. Tech Crunch covered the acquisition which coincided with LinkedIn reporting earnings on Thursday. From the article: Today, alongside a fourth quarter earnings report in which it beat Wa...
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LinkedIn acquires Bright.com
LinkedIn made their largest acquistion yet acquiring Bright.com. Tech Crunch covered the acquisition which coincided with LinkedIn reporting earnings on Thursday. From the article: Today, alongside a fourth quarter earnings report in which it beat Wa...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 9:01 am
The Domains
Verisign CEO: “I Don’t See Anybody Who’s Going to Abandon The .Com For a New gTLD
The CEO and President of Verisign James Bidzos had some pretty interesting comments regarding the new gTLD’s and the effect they may have on .com and .net registrations during its earnings call today. I have listened to the last several Verisig...
Discussion
Verisign CEO: “I Don’t See Anybody Who’s Going to Abandon The .Com For a New gTLD
The CEO and President of Verisign James Bidzos had some pretty interesting comments regarding the new gTLD’s and the effect they may have on .com and .net registrations during its earnings call today. I have listened to the last several Verisig...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 2:50 am
The Domains
UDRP Filed Against Garry Chernoff 19 Year Old Domain Gauntlet.com By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc filed a UDRP on the domain name Gauntlet.com today which is owned by domain investor Garry Chernoff’s company NetIncome Ventures Inc. The domain name Gauntlet.com has an original registration date May 21, 1995. Mr...
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UDRP Filed Against Garry Chernoff 19 Year Old Domain Gauntlet.com By Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc filed a UDRP on the domain name Gauntlet.com today which is owned by domain investor Garry Chernoff’s company NetIncome Ventures Inc. The domain name Gauntlet.com has an original registration date May 21, 1995. Mr...
Discussion
February 7, 2014, 2:26 am
