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Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
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Figaro.Tv Saved In UDRP Because The Domain Owner Died
Société Du Figaro S.A. of Paris, France, just lost its bid to grab the domain figaro.tv from a dead guy - The Respondent is Cut Company of Krefeld, Germany; - The owner – and seemingly only economic actor – of said company w...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 2:32 pm
The Domains
Glenn Hayward, Formerly With Nominet, Joins CentralNic’s Board & Becomes Its CFO
CentralNic (AIM:CNIC), today announces that Glenn Hayward has joined the Board of CentralNic plc as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hayward joins the Board of CentralNic from Nominet, the company responsible for the .uk domain names, wher...
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Glenn Hayward, Formerly With Nominet, Joins CentralNic’s Board & Becomes Its CFO
CentralNic (AIM:CNIC), today announces that Glenn Hayward has joined the Board of CentralNic plc as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Hayward joins the Board of CentralNic from Nominet, the company responsible for the .uk domain names, wher...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 6:23 am
The Domains
CNBC “New Internet domains are coming, and small biz needs to be wary”
Cadie Thompson wrote a piece for CNBC earlier today that included comments from Kathy Nielsen from Sedo. The article focuses on the potential problems that a small business without a robust intellectual property team and a small budget may face. Thi...
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CNBC “New Internet domains are coming, and small biz needs to be wary”
Cadie Thompson wrote a piece for CNBC earlier today that included comments from Kathy Nielsen from Sedo. The article focuses on the potential problems that a small business without a robust intellectual property team and a small budget may face. Thi...
Discussion
February 10, 2014, 6:05 am
The Domains
ICANN Says Brands Are At Risk of Domain Abuse
AdWeek did a piece on ICANN and their statement that brands are at risk of domain abuse. They are warning brands to protect their intellectual property by using the Trademark Clearing House. The article mentions that many brands are not rushing to pa...
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ICANN Says Brands Are At Risk of Domain Abuse
AdWeek did a piece on ICANN and their statement that brands are at risk of domain abuse. They are warning brands to protect their intellectual property by using the Trademark Clearing House. The article mentions that many brands are not rushing to pa...
Discussion
February 9, 2014, 6:39 pm
The Domains
New gTLD’s Aftermarket: Sedo Is Ready & Has New gTLD’s For Sale; Afternic Does Not
I did a check to see if the two major aftermarket houses were ready and listing new gTLD’s for sale. The short and simply answer: Sedo.com is. Afternic.com is not. Sedo has a drop down search feautre to search for domains name by extension. Sed...
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New gTLD’s Aftermarket: Sedo Is Ready & Has New gTLD’s For Sale; Afternic Does Not
I did a check to see if the two major aftermarket houses were ready and listing new gTLD’s for sale. The short and simply answer: Sedo.com is. Afternic.com is not. Sedo has a drop down search feautre to search for domains name by extension. Sed...
Discussion
February 8, 2014, 5:07 pm
The Domains
New gTLD Committe Tells ICANN To Consider Appeal Mechanism In String Confusion Cases
The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN (NGPC) pased a resolution, directing the ICANN President and CEO, to initiate a public comment period on the framework principles of a potential review mechanism to address the perceived inconsistent String Con...
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New gTLD Committe Tells ICANN To Consider Appeal Mechanism In String Confusion Cases
The New gTLD Program Committee of ICANN (NGPC) pased a resolution, directing the ICANN President and CEO, to initiate a public comment period on the framework principles of a potential review mechanism to address the perceived inconsistent String Con...
Discussion
February 8, 2014, 4:43 pm
The Domains
Guru Passes 20,000 Registrations: Now Has More Than .Travel & .Aero
The new gTLD .Guru added over 6,000 registration yesterday giving the extension almost 21,000 registered domain names. .Guru yesterday also passed .Travel and .Aero two Top Level Domains (TLD’s) that have been around for many years. .Travel lau...
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Guru Passes 20,000 Registrations: Now Has More Than .Travel & .Aero
The new gTLD .Guru added over 6,000 registration yesterday giving the extension almost 21,000 registered domain names. .Guru yesterday also passed .Travel and .Aero two Top Level Domains (TLD’s) that have been around for many years. .Travel lau...
Discussion
February 8, 2014, 2:00 pm
The Domains
Verisign Not Being Transparent on Their Policy With Regards to Short .TV Domains
Back in December Mike wrote about how GM.tv and 13.tv were being held back and reserved by Verisign. At the time Verisign said they were holding these back for promotional purposes. In the past Verisign did this with a few other short .tv domains li...
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Verisign Not Being Transparent on Their Policy With Regards to Short .TV Domains
Back in December Mike wrote about how GM.tv and 13.tv were being held back and reserved by Verisign. At the time Verisign said they were holding these back for promotional purposes. In the past Verisign did this with a few other short .tv domains li...
Discussion
February 8, 2014, 9:19 am
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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...
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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, 3:52 am
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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...
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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...
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February 7, 2014, 2:30 pm
