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The Domains
After Suspended 2,359 Domains, London’s Police IP Crime Unit Gets £3 million in Funding
According to a press release out overnight, The City of London’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has been given £3 million in funding to ensure its existence to at least 2017. The IP Crime Group report 2013/2014 notes PIPC...
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After Suspended 2,359 Domains, London’s Police IP Crime Unit Gets £3 million in Funding
According to a press release out overnight, The City of London’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has been given £3 million in funding to ensure its existence to at least 2017. The IP Crime Group report 2013/2014 notes PIPC...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 1:57 pm
The Domains
UDRP Filed To Recover Another Stolen 3 Letter .Com From Godaddy: CIN.com
A UDRP has been filed on a 3 letter .com and seems to be an attempt by the previous owner, CIN-CORPORACAO INDUSTRIAL DO NORTE, S.A. to recover the domain name CIN.com which appears to have recently stolen from CIN’s Godaddy account The domain n...
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UDRP Filed To Recover Another Stolen 3 Letter .Com From Godaddy: CIN.com
A UDRP has been filed on a 3 letter .com and seems to be an attempt by the previous owner, CIN-CORPORACAO INDUSTRIAL DO NORTE, S.A. to recover the domain name CIN.com which appears to have recently stolen from CIN’s Godaddy account The domain n...
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October 24, 2014, 1:47 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 10/24
Yesterday I was one of the final bidders of drone.net . I like the name. I like drones. My wife’s company makes drones and other radio controlled things and I was going to put up a site and sell drones. But I turned into a bus...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Friday 10/24
Yesterday I was one of the final bidders of drone.net . I like the name. I like drones. My wife’s company makes drones and other radio controlled things and I was going to put up a site and sell drones. But I turned into a bus...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 11:45 am
The Domains
The 100 People Who Will Shape The Future of The Internet
Kieren McCarthy wrote a piece on TheRegister.co.uk about the 100 people who will shape the future of the Internet. The article takes a look at the Cross Community Working Group who will set out to propose the right transition plan for IANA. From the ...
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The 100 People Who Will Shape The Future of The Internet
Kieren McCarthy wrote a piece on TheRegister.co.uk about the 100 people who will shape the future of the Internet. The article takes a look at the Cross Community Working Group who will set out to propose the right transition plan for IANA. From the ...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 7:30 am
Domain Name Wire
Bad news for IDN.com investors
Verisign still negotiating with ICANN over .com transliteration domain names. Owners of IDN.com domain names that are patiently waiting for .com transliterations are going to have to keep waiting. In an SEC filing today, and on its investor conferenc...
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Bad news for IDN.com investors
Verisign still negotiating with ICANN over .com transliteration domain names. Owners of IDN.com domain names that are patiently waiting for .com transliterations are going to have to keep waiting. In an SEC filing today, and on its investor conferenc...
Discussion
October 24, 2014, 12:19 am
The Domains
Wiley Rein Files Suit Over 14 Stolen Domain Names: 9 Are 3 Letter .com’s
The law firm of Wiley Rein this week filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an e-commerce company that had 14 domain names stolen by computer hackers based in China from a Godaddy Account. The case, Acme Billing Company v. John Doe, was filed on Octobe...
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Wiley Rein Files Suit Over 14 Stolen Domain Names: 9 Are 3 Letter .com’s
The law firm of Wiley Rein this week filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an e-commerce company that had 14 domain names stolen by computer hackers based in China from a Godaddy Account. The case, Acme Billing Company v. John Doe, was filed on Octobe...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 10:29 pm
Domain Shane
Ebola.com Sells for $50K and Stock in Company that Use To Be a Tanning Salon Business
It was reported today by Domain Investing that the owner of Ebola.com, Jon Schultz, has struck a deal to sell the domain to the Weed Growth Fund, for $50,000 in cash and 19,192 shares of Cannabis Sativa, a Mesquite, Nevada-based recreational and medi...
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Ebola.com Sells for $50K and Stock in Company that Use To Be a Tanning Salon Business
It was reported today by Domain Investing that the owner of Ebola.com, Jon Schultz, has struck a deal to sell the domain to the Weed Growth Fund, for $50,000 in cash and 19,192 shares of Cannabis Sativa, a Mesquite, Nevada-based recreational and medi...
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October 23, 2014, 10:21 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: .Com/Net Over 130 Million Domains; Revenue Up 4.7%; $1.5 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported its results for the third quarter of 2014, reporting revenue of $255 millionup 4.7% from the same quarter in 2013. Verisign reported net income of $95 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 for th...
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Verisign Reports: .Com/Net Over 130 Million Domains; Revenue Up 4.7%; $1.5 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported its results for the third quarter of 2014, reporting revenue of $255 millionup 4.7% from the same quarter in 2013. Verisign reported net income of $95 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 for th...
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October 23, 2014, 10:13 pm
The Domains
Did Facebook.com Just Acquire Messenger.com? Looks Like They Did
We have about 1,000 domain names we track on DomainTools.com and we just noticed that the Whois on the domain name Messenger.com has just changed. The new owner of the domain is the law firm Hogan Lovells LLP of Paris which may not mean too much to y...
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Did Facebook.com Just Acquire Messenger.com? Looks Like They Did
We have about 1,000 domain names we track on DomainTools.com and we just noticed that the Whois on the domain name Messenger.com has just changed. The new owner of the domain is the law firm Hogan Lovells LLP of Paris which may not mean too much to y...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 9:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen three letter domain names
Suit alleges 35 domain names were stolen from a GoDaddy account. Acme Billing Company filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court this week to recover 14 stolen domain names, including 9 three letter domain names. The suit alleges that an un...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen three letter domain names
Suit alleges 35 domain names were stolen from a GoDaddy account. Acme Billing Company filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court this week to recover 14 stolen domain names, including 9 three letter domain names. The suit alleges that an un...
Discussion
October 23, 2014, 8:42 pm
