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Domain Name Wire
Court overturns VisitQatar.com UDRP decision
Judge agrees that owner of VisitQatar.com is not cybersquatting. United States District Judge Daniel D. Domenico has ruled in favor (pdf) of the owner of VisitQatar.com in a cybersquatting suit. Qatar National Tourism Council won a UDRP against Teymu...
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Court overturns VisitQatar.com UDRP decision
Judge agrees that owner of VisitQatar.com is not cybersquatting. United States District Judge Daniel D. Domenico has ruled in favor (pdf) of the owner of VisitQatar.com in a cybersquatting suit. Qatar National Tourism Council won a UDRP against Teymu...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 1:29 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, April 2nd, 2021
I had a bid of $5K on XFrame yesterday. A name that gets a lot of good bids. I had left a BIN for them a few weeks ago at $7K because I needed some cash to do a few things and pay for development. But then I sold 3 names and got 3 solid bids on th...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, April 2nd, 2021
I had a bid of $5K on XFrame yesterday. A name that gets a lot of good bids. I had left a BIN for them a few weeks ago at $7K because I needed some cash to do a few things and pay for development. But then I sold 3 names and got 3 solid bids on th...
Discussion
April 2, 2021, 11:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Reverse domain name hijacking in Shaktiman.com dispute
India firm tries reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Shaktiman.com. “Shaktiman”...
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Reverse domain name hijacking in Shaktiman.com dispute
India firm tries reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain Shaktiman.com. “Shaktiman”...
Discussion
April 1, 2021, 8:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawyer who filed a reverse domain name hijacking case says so what?
Lawyer thinks it’s no biggie that a panel found that he filed a misleading UDRP complaint. Yesterday, I wrote a story encouraging people to hire a domain name attorney when faced with a domain dispute of some kind. One person took exception to ...
Discussion
Lawyer who filed a reverse domain name hijacking case says so what?
Lawyer thinks it’s no biggie that a panel found that he filed a misleading UDRP complaint. Yesterday, I wrote a story encouraging people to hire a domain name attorney when faced with a domain dispute of some kind. One person took exception to ...
Discussion
April 1, 2021, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
I might be Biased, but this should be reverse domain name hijacking
Owner of Unbiased.co.uk takes another crack at Unbiased.com. The owner of Unbiased.co.uk has failed for a second time to get the domain name Unbiased.com through a UDRP. The company, which helps people find financial advisers, mortgage brokers, solic...
Discussion
I might be Biased, but this should be reverse domain name hijacking
Owner of Unbiased.co.uk takes another crack at Unbiased.com. The owner of Unbiased.co.uk has failed for a second time to get the domain name Unbiased.com through a UDRP. The company, which helps people find financial advisers, mortgage brokers, solic...
Discussion
April 1, 2021, 2:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
FSM.com just sold for $162k. Let’s look at LLL .com domains:
Nine three letter .com domains have sold this year, and five of them for $100k or more. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has struck again, this time selling FSM.com for approximately $162,000 through Afternic. Whois shows the buyer is in Kansas. This ...
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FSM.com just sold for $162k. Let’s look at LLL .com domains:
Nine three letter .com domains have sold this year, and five of them for $100k or more. Domain name investor Greg Ricks has struck again, this time selling FSM.com for approximately $162,000 through Afternic. Whois shows the buyer is in Kansas. This ...
Discussion
April 1, 2021, 1:03 pm
The Domains
Ethos Capital completes deal for controlling interest of Donuts Inc.
Back on January 22 the news broke that Ethos Capital, LLC would acquire the controlling interest in Donuts Inc. Acquisition includes world’s largest portfolio of top-level domain names. Today they put out a press release BOSTON–(BUSINESS ...
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Ethos Capital completes deal for controlling interest of Donuts Inc.
Back on January 22 the news broke that Ethos Capital, LLC would acquire the controlling interest in Donuts Inc. Acquisition includes world’s largest portfolio of top-level domain names. Today they put out a press release BOSTON–(BUSINESS ...
Discussion
March 31, 2021, 11:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Don’t just hire a lawyer. Hire a specialist
Hire an attorney who specializes in the type of dispute you have. A common mistake I see people make when faced with a legal challenge is hiring a lawyer who doesn’t specialize in the legal area. When you have an estate issue, you hire an estat...
Discussion
Don’t just hire a lawyer. Hire a specialist
Hire an attorney who specializes in the type of dispute you have. A common mistake I see people make when faced with a legal challenge is hiring a lawyer who doesn’t specialize in the legal area. When you have an estate issue, you hire an estat...
Discussion
March 31, 2021, 3:28 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Digital Fortune – Mar 24, 2021: Evergreen Content w/ Jen Sale
Josh Reason is a successful domain investor and entrepreneur with an fantastic podcast on domain names and digital entrepreneurship - Digital Fortune. Josh recently joined the DomainSherpa roster and this is the first episode of Digital Fortune airin...
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DomainSherpa Digital Fortune – Mar 24, 2021: Evergreen Content w/ Jen Sale
Josh Reason is a successful domain investor and entrepreneur with an fantastic podcast on domain names and digital entrepreneurship - Digital Fortune. Josh recently joined the DomainSherpa roster and this is the first episode of Digital Fortune airin...
Discussion
March 31, 2021, 1:53 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales including a three letter .com at $105,000
A company spent $105,000 to acquire a three letter initialism of its long domain name. Sedo published its latest list of public sales over $2,000 today. A company called Trendstream Limited led the charts with the $105,000 purchase of GWI.com. The co...
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End user domain name sales including a three letter .com at $105,000
A company spent $105,000 to acquire a three letter initialism of its long domain name. Sedo published its latest list of public sales over $2,000 today. A company called Trendstream Limited led the charts with the $105,000 purchase of GWI.com. The co...
Discussion
March 30, 2021, 8:35 pm