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Domain Name Wire
Domain conferences set for London and Dubai this year
London Domain Summit and Domain Days schedule conferences for 2023. Two domain name conferences have announced their plans in recent days. First, London Domain Summit will take place in its namesake city, August 22-23, 2023, at London Hilton Metropol...
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Domain conferences set for London and Dubai this year
London Domain Summit and Domain Days schedule conferences for 2023. Two domain name conferences have announced their plans in recent days. First, London Domain Summit will take place in its namesake city, August 22-23, 2023, at London Hilton Metropol...
Discussion
July 6, 2023, 5:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Gateway Registry
Now, the real battle begins. Unstoppable Domains has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in July 2022 against Gateway Registry and a party affiliated with the company. The core issue in the case will be settled in lawsuits between Unstoppable Do...
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Unstoppable Domains drops lawsuit against Gateway Registry
Now, the real battle begins. Unstoppable Domains has dismissed with prejudice a lawsuit filed in July 2022 against Gateway Registry and a party affiliated with the company. The core issue in the case will be settled in lawsuits between Unstoppable Do...
Discussion
July 6, 2023, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 new end user domain sales at Sedo
A dishwashing company, a food delivery service, and a subscription management platform bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this week. Some sales I don’t know the buyer for yet are theride.com for €35,000, her .co for $20...
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16 new end user domain sales at Sedo
A dishwashing company, a food delivery service, and a subscription management platform bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this week. Some sales I don’t know the buyer for yet are theride.com for €35,000, her .co for $20...
Discussion
July 5, 2023, 6:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dentless.com and Standout.pro UDRPs denied
Panelist denies both cases but doesn’t find reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied two UDRPs filed against common word domain names but did not find reverse domain name hijacking in either ...
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Dentless.com and Standout.pro UDRPs denied
Panelist denies both cases but doesn’t find reverse domain name hijacking. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has denied two UDRPs filed against common word domain names but did not find reverse domain name hijacking in either ...
Discussion
July 5, 2023, 5:34 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TheRide.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TheRide.com led the way at 35,000 Euro, ($38,124). Clavi.com was second at $25,000. Her.co was the top cctld sales at $20,000. 35 .com sales 28 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoML...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TheRide.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TheRide.com led the way at 35,000 Euro, ($38,124). Clavi.com was second at $25,000. Her.co was the top cctld sales at $20,000. 35 .com sales 28 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoML...
Discussion
July 4, 2023, 4:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic massively expands share buyback program
Company now plans to spend up to £34 on shares. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) plans to return a lot more capital to shareholders via share buybacks than previously planned. About six weeks ago, the company announced its second-ever buyback program tot...
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CentralNic massively expands share buyback program
Company now plans to spend up to £34 on shares. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) plans to return a lot more capital to shareholders via share buybacks than previously planned. About six weeks ago, the company announced its second-ever buyback program tot...
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July 3, 2023, 9:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
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Epik cures breach but questions remain
Breaches cured but registrar still needs ICANN’s approval for change of control. Last Friday, before the long holiday weekend in the U.S., ICANN published an update on the situation at domain name registrar Epik. The organization said that Epik...
Discussion
July 3, 2023, 5:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
ICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, 2029. The r...
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ICANN enters into .net contract extension with Verisign
ICANN greenlights massive price increases for .net domains in contract renewal. On Thursday, ICANN executed a renewal of a contract extension with Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for running the .net registry. It extends the agreement to June 30, 2029. The r...
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July 1, 2023, 5:06 am
The Domains
ICANN says they are continuing to provide support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.
ICANN made another statement with regards to Epik. In a post titled, “ICANN continues support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.” Jamie Hedlund provides an update. He also noted that Epik cured the notice of the breach. From the post: ...
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ICANN says they are continuing to provide support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.
ICANN made another statement with regards to Epik. In a post titled, “ICANN continues support for registrants impacted by Epik Inc.” Jamie Hedlund provides an update. He also noted that Epik cured the notice of the breach. From the post: ...
Discussion
July 1, 2023, 2:49 am
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames May monthly report: SEO Edition
Sean Markey explains why these domains sold for what they did. A tad late this month, but I’ve got a list of what sold at NameJet and SnapNames for the month of May 2023. I’ll share what the name sold for, why it sold for that much (break...
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NameJet and SnapNames May monthly report: SEO Edition
Sean Markey explains why these domains sold for what they did. A tad late this month, but I’ve got a list of what sold at NameJet and SnapNames for the month of May 2023. I’ll share what the name sold for, why it sold for that much (break...
Discussion
June 30, 2023, 7:34 pm
