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Volkswagen registers domain names related to emissions scandal
Domain names might be used to provide updates and recall information. Auto maker Volkswagen has registered a handful of domain names related to the diesel emissions scandal. The names don’t seem defensive and could be used to disseminate inform...
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Volkswagen registers domain names related to emissions scandal
Domain names might be used to provide updates and recall information. Auto maker Volkswagen has registered a handful of domain names related to the diesel emissions scandal. The names don’t seem defensive and could be used to disseminate inform...
Discussion
September 24, 2015, 2:29 pm
The Domains
Google Threatens To Block Repeat Offenders of its Webmaster Guidelines
In a blog post yesterday Google warned sites that volatile Google’s Webmaster Guidelines repeatedly can be barred from the search engine results pages (SERPs) permanently. “In order to protect the quality of our search results, we take au...
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Google Threatens To Block Repeat Offenders of its Webmaster Guidelines
In a blog post yesterday Google warned sites that volatile Google’s Webmaster Guidelines repeatedly can be barred from the search engine results pages (SERPs) permanently. “In order to protect the quality of our search results, we take au...
Discussion
September 24, 2015, 1:54 pm
The Domains
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation Files 7 Separate UDRP Without A Federal Trademark
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation has filed 7 separate UDRP’s this year the most recent one was filed yesterday. The company owns and operate its website under the domain name BrooklynBrewery.com I searched the USPTO and did not find any tradema...
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The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation Files 7 Separate UDRP Without A Federal Trademark
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation has filed 7 separate UDRP’s this year the most recent one was filed yesterday. The company owns and operate its website under the domain name BrooklynBrewery.com I searched the USPTO and did not find any tradema...
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September 24, 2015, 1:43 pm
The Domains
The DNA Launches Its Own YouTube Channel With Interviews With “Industry Leaders”
The DNA trade association launched a YouTube channel with video’s from “DNA “Industry Leaders” including; Becky Burr of Neustar; Roland LaPlante of Afilias; Roelof Meijer CEO of the company that runs the .nl ccTLD; Jodee Rich ...
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The DNA Launches Its Own YouTube Channel With Interviews With “Industry Leaders”
The DNA trade association launched a YouTube channel with video’s from “DNA “Industry Leaders” including; Becky Burr of Neustar; Roland LaPlante of Afilias; Roelof Meijer CEO of the company that runs the .nl ccTLD; Jodee Rich ...
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September 24, 2015, 12:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company that bought eBet.com for $1.35M buys another domain name + 20 end user sales
eBet buys V68.com and GE buys a financial domain name. eBet, which bought its eBet.com domain name from Rick Schwartz for $1.35 million, just paid $44,000 to acquire the domain name v68.com at Sedo. It doesn’t resolve yet. Perhaps an additional...
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Company that bought eBet.com for $1.35M buys another domain name + 20 end user sales
eBet buys V68.com and GE buys a financial domain name. eBet, which bought its eBet.com domain name from Rick Schwartz for $1.35 million, just paid $44,000 to acquire the domain name v68.com at Sedo. It doesn’t resolve yet. Perhaps an additional...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 5:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
An interesting inconsistency in UDRP rulings
This panelist has a different standard for the first element of UDRP. This morning I was reading the UDRP decision for CallFinder.com. Panelist David Einhorn got the answer correct — the domain name shouldn’t have been transferred to a co...
Discussion
An interesting inconsistency in UDRP rulings
This panelist has a different standard for the first element of UDRP. This morning I was reading the UDRP decision for CallFinder.com. Panelist David Einhorn got the answer correct — the domain name shouldn’t have been transferred to a co...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 2:19 pm
The Domains
Domain Movers: Doers.com, Store.com, ColorSnap.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see the domain name Doers.com get acquired by Chevron and put to use right away, Johnson & Johnson appears to have sold the domain name Arcadia.com although they offer a product and hold a trademark for the term a...
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Domain Movers: Doers.com, Store.com, ColorSnap.com & More Domains
In today's Domain Movers we see the domain name Doers.com get acquired by Chevron and put to use right away, Johnson & Johnson appears to have sold the domain name Arcadia.com although they offer a product and hold a trademark for the term a...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 2:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
UDRP panel doesn’t give back OnlineMBA.com, stolen from Moniker
Company says domain name was stolen from its Moniker account, but UDRP panel determines it didn’t prove trademark rights. An Austin company that once owned OnlineMBA.com has failed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name through a UDRP. Mas...
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UDRP panel doesn’t give back OnlineMBA.com, stolen from Moniker
Company says domain name was stolen from its Moniker account, but UDRP panel determines it didn’t prove trademark rights. An Austin company that once owned OnlineMBA.com has failed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name through a UDRP. Mas...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 1:27 pm
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My Most Ridiculous Domain Pricing Award In The New gTLD Space Goes To Mind & Machines
I just got a renewal bill from my registrar, Hexonet on some Minds + Machines domain names I registered last year at the normal registration prices. I have spent well into th six figures on new gTLD’s, so I put my money at risk all the ti...
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My Most Ridiculous Domain Pricing Award In The New gTLD Space Goes To Mind & Machines
I just got a renewal bill from my registrar, Hexonet on some Minds + Machines domain names I registered last year at the normal registration prices. I have spent well into th six figures on new gTLD’s, so I put my money at risk all the ti...
Discussion
September 23, 2015, 12:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
MySchool.com lawsuit moves forward with several twists and turns
Lawyers withdraw, defendant asks for attorneys fees based on comment on DNW. A lawsuit over the domain name MySchool.com is heating up, with the defendant’s lawyers citing a comment made on Domain Name Wire as grounds to recover attorneys fees....
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MySchool.com lawsuit moves forward with several twists and turns
Lawyers withdraw, defendant asks for attorneys fees based on comment on DNW. A lawsuit over the domain name MySchool.com is heating up, with the defendant’s lawyers citing a comment made on Domain Name Wire as grounds to recover attorneys fees....
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September 22, 2015, 7:08 pm
