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Domain Name Wire
ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP
ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting ...
Discussion
ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP
ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting ...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 11:48 am
Elliot's Blog
10 Reasons Why a Domain Owner Won’t Partner With You
It seems like a great idea. A domain owner has “only” parked his domain name (or has minimal development), and you have a killer idea for a website or business on that particular domain name. You reach out to the domain owner, and you eit...
Discussion
10 Reasons Why a Domain Owner Won’t Partner With You
It seems like a great idea. A domain owner has “only” parked his domain name (or has minimal development), and you have a killer idea for a website or business on that particular domain name. You reach out to the domain owner, and you eit...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:49 am
Domain Name Wire
New TLD Guidebook Won’t Be Approved in Singapore
The guidebook itself won’t be done — but ICANN will approve something in June. I’ve gone through the latest version of the new top level domain name applicant guidebook and read ICANN’s explanation of what it is. I’d cal...
Discussion
New TLD Guidebook Won’t Be Approved in Singapore
The guidebook itself won’t be done — but ICANN will approve something in June. I’ve gone through the latest version of the new top level domain name applicant guidebook and read ICANN’s explanation of what it is. I’d cal...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Biggest Winner from New TLDs May Be Jones Day Law Firm
Jones Day will get hefty pay day defending ICANN new in top level domain name disputes. Who will make the most money from ICANN’s introduction of new top level domain names? It’s likely to be law firm Jones Day. ICANN has already publicly...
Discussion
Biggest Winner from New TLDs May Be Jones Day Law Firm
Jones Day will get hefty pay day defending ICANN new in top level domain name disputes. Who will make the most money from ICANN’s introduction of new top level domain names? It’s likely to be law firm Jones Day. ICANN has already publicly...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:33 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Deletes Parked Domain Question from New TLD Guidebook
Applicants no longer asked to explain restrictions on domain name parking. A controversial and intriguing addition to the previous applicant guidebook for new top level domain names has been deleted. The April version included a new clause that appli...
Discussion
ICANN Deletes Parked Domain Question from New TLD Guidebook
Applicants no longer asked to explain restrictions on domain name parking. A controversial and intriguing addition to the previous applicant guidebook for new top level domain names has been deleted. The April version included a new clause that appli...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 10:11 am
Domain Name Wire
Latest New TLD Applicant Guidebook Still Disses Go Daddy, Demand Media
Companies still fall victim to anti-cybersquatting rule for new TLD applicants. The latest (but certainly not final) version of the new top level domain name guidebook still includes a provision that, at least by the spirit of the clause, would preve...
Discussion
Latest New TLD Applicant Guidebook Still Disses Go Daddy, Demand Media
Companies still fall victim to anti-cybersquatting rule for new TLD applicants. The latest (but certainly not final) version of the new top level domain name guidebook still includes a provision that, at least by the spirit of the clause, would preve...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 9:56 am
The Domains
MTV/Sony Launch HypeMusic.com, On A Domain It Bought From BuyDomains.com For $2,688
Today MTV announced the launch of a new music sitecalled HypeMusic.com The domain name HypeMusic.com was purchased last November for $2,688 from BuyDomains.com and was part of our weekly Afternic report. Here is how the whois record read prior to the...
Discussion
MTV/Sony Launch HypeMusic.com, On A Domain It Bought From BuyDomains.com For $2,688
Today MTV announced the launch of a new music sitecalled HypeMusic.com The domain name HypeMusic.com was purchased last November for $2,688 from BuyDomains.com and was part of our weekly Afternic report. Here is how the whois record read prior to the...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 9:46 am
Domain Name News
Former ICANN Ombudsman Frank Fowlie Withdraws Legal Proceeding Against George Kirikos
According to some details published today, the former ICANN Ombudsman Frank Fowlie has withdrawn his legal proceeding against the outspoken domain investor George Kirikos. Kirikos’ lawyers, Andrew Bernstein and Yael Bienenstock at Torys, had in...
Discussion
Former ICANN Ombudsman Frank Fowlie Withdraws Legal Proceeding Against George Kirikos
According to some details published today, the former ICANN Ombudsman Frank Fowlie has withdrawn his legal proceeding against the outspoken domain investor George Kirikos. Kirikos’ lawyers, Andrew Bernstein and Yael Bienenstock at Torys, had in...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 9:23 am
The Domains
iCloud.com Is Up & Apple Is The Owner
iCloud.com is now up and running and Apple is the owner:
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iCloud.com Is Up & Apple Is The Owner
iCloud.com is now up and running and Apple is the owner:
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 9:08 am
IDN Blog
First Come, First Served? VeriSign’s Big Bet on IDNs is an Opportunity
VeriSign’s May letter to ICANN began by touting the rise of IDNs: “While in the past most users of the web communicated in English using Latin script, in 2011 27% use English, 23% use Chinese script, and of the top 10 languages found on t...
Discussion
First Come, First Served? VeriSign’s Big Bet on IDNs is an Opportunity
VeriSign’s May letter to ICANN began by touting the rise of IDNs: “While in the past most users of the web communicated in English using Latin script, in 2011 27% use English, 23% use Chinese script, and of the top 10 languages found on t...
Discussion
May 31, 2011, 6:39 am
