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Top 50 Most Pre-Registered New gTLD’s Domain Names From UnitedDomains.com
UnitedDomains.com an ICANN accredited registrar has taken almost 850,000 “pre-registrations” of new gTLD’s domain names. The registrar has been publishing a top 10 list of the new gTLD’s by number of “pre-registrations&r...
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Top 50 Most Pre-Registered New gTLD’s Domain Names From UnitedDomains.com
UnitedDomains.com an ICANN accredited registrar has taken almost 850,000 “pre-registrations” of new gTLD’s domain names. The registrar has been publishing a top 10 list of the new gTLD’s by number of “pre-registrations&r...
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September 5, 2012, 8:30 am

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Afternic.com Sells $1.08MM in Domains Led By Elysium.com At $30K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,075,466 for the week ending September 2nd, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Elysium.com for $30,000 followed by VideoConverter.com for $20,000. Below is the compl...
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Afternic.com Sells $1.08MM in Domains Led By Elysium.com At $30K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,075,466 for the week ending September 2nd, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Elysium.com for $30,000 followed by VideoConverter.com for $20,000. Below is the compl...
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September 4, 2012, 6:06 pm

The Domains
Sedo Transactions For The Week “Total Over $1 Million”
Sedo.com just reported its weekly transaction list. 699 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1 million. (no exact number was furnished) 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highl...
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Sedo Transactions For The Week “Total Over $1 Million”
Sedo.com just reported its weekly transaction list. 699 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1 million. (no exact number was furnished) 42% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highl...
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September 4, 2012, 4:05 pm

The Domains
Fed Court Rules No In Rem Jurisdiction In Washington D.C. For ACPA
A Federal Court ruled that an in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) cannot be brought in Washington D.C. based off of ICANN having an office in DC since ICANN is not a “domain name authority” as contem...
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Fed Court Rules No In Rem Jurisdiction In Washington D.C. For ACPA
A Federal Court ruled that an in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) cannot be brought in Washington D.C. based off of ICANN having an office in DC since ICANN is not a “domain name authority” as contem...
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September 4, 2012, 2:29 pm

The Domains
Confirmed: 9 Gambling Domains Previously By US Government Were Sold To A Private Business & Put On Sale
Over the weekend we published a story how 9 gambling related domain names that were seized by the US Government’s Homeland Security division, had been placed up for sale by a private company in Las Vegas. The domain names included TruePoker.com...
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Confirmed: 9 Gambling Domains Previously By US Government Were Sold To A Private Business & Put On Sale
Over the weekend we published a story how 9 gambling related domain names that were seized by the US Government’s Homeland Security division, had been placed up for sale by a private company in Las Vegas. The domain names included TruePoker.com...
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September 4, 2012, 9:18 am

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9 Seized Gambling Domains Are Released For Sale Including Bookmaker.com TruePoker.com & DoylesRoom.com
Nine domain names that were previously seized by the US government’s Homeland Security have been put up for sale or license. The nine domains include a great generic domain, Bookmaker.com, and a couple of formerly large poker sites, TruePoker.c...
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9 Seized Gambling Domains Are Released For Sale Including Bookmaker.com TruePoker.com & DoylesRoom.com
Nine domain names that were previously seized by the US government’s Homeland Security have been put up for sale or license. The nine domains include a great generic domain, Bookmaker.com, and a couple of formerly large poker sites, TruePoker.c...
Discussion
September 2, 2012, 11:06 am

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ElectricCompany.com Bought Less Than A Year Ago For $8K Sells For $85K A 10X Return
Back on September 4th, 2011, the then seller of the domain name Electriccompany.com reported they just sold the domain name on NameJet.com for $8,321. DnJournal.com reported on the sale of ElectricCompany.com for $85,000 on July 25th, giving the buye...
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ElectricCompany.com Bought Less Than A Year Ago For $8K Sells For $85K A 10X Return
Back on September 4th, 2011, the then seller of the domain name Electriccompany.com reported they just sold the domain name on NameJet.com for $8,321. DnJournal.com reported on the sale of ElectricCompany.com for $85,000 on July 25th, giving the buye...
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September 1, 2012, 11:32 am

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HomeDecoratorSale.com Lost In UDRP
The domain name HomeDecoratorSale.com was lost in a one member UDRP panel. The complainant won the case based on its two trademark one the term Dome Decorators and one on the term HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION. The domain name was forwarded to a s...
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HomeDecoratorSale.com Lost In UDRP
The domain name HomeDecoratorSale.com was lost in a one member UDRP panel. The complainant won the case based on its two trademark one the term Dome Decorators and one on the term HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION. The domain name was forwarded to a s...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 11:39 am

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WIPO & NAF Panelist Outlines The 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF
Doug Isenberg, who is a “domain name attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) published a post on this blog today, his “list o...
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WIPO & NAF Panelist Outlines The 10 Differences Between WIPO and NAF
Doug Isenberg, who is a “domain name attorney and founder of The GigaLaw Firm and a panelist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) published a post on this blog today, his “list o...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 10:30 am

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RomneyRyan.com Fails To Sell On Flippa.com
As tonight marked the close of the Republican National Convention so it marked the closing the auction for the domain name RomneyRyan.com After over a 10 days of bidding the domain failed to hit the still unknown reserve price, closing with a high bi...
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RomneyRyan.com Fails To Sell On Flippa.com
As tonight marked the close of the Republican National Convention so it marked the closing the auction for the domain name RomneyRyan.com After over a 10 days of bidding the domain failed to hit the still unknown reserve price, closing with a high bi...
Discussion
August 31, 2012, 12:31 am