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The Domains
DomainNameSales.com Reports $555K In Sales For Last Two Weeks Led By Novio.com For $45K
DomainNamesSales.com reported $555,582 in reportable sales handled by the brokerage team for the two week period ending today. DomainNameSales.com does not track or report on “self brokered” sales made by their customers witho...
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DomainNameSales.com Reports $555K In Sales For Last Two Weeks Led By Novio.com For $45K
DomainNamesSales.com reported $555,582 in reportable sales handled by the brokerage team for the two week period ending today. DomainNameSales.com does not track or report on “self brokered” sales made by their customers witho...
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November 26, 2013, 6:18 pm

The Domains
Federal Judge Rules Domain Names Are Not Property Under Virgina Law
A Virgina federal judge has ruled that domain names are not property under Virgina Law. The case is ALEXANDRIA SURVEYS, LLC, , v. ALEXANDRIA CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, (ACG) Civil Action No. 1:13-CV-00891, United States District Court, E.D. Virgini...
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Federal Judge Rules Domain Names Are Not Property Under Virgina Law
A Virgina federal judge has ruled that domain names are not property under Virgina Law. The case is ALEXANDRIA SURVEYS, LLC, , v. ALEXANDRIA CONSULTING GROUP, LLC, (ACG) Civil Action No. 1:13-CV-00891, United States District Court, E.D. Virgini...
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November 26, 2013, 4:28 pm

Domain Name Wire
21 community objections have been decided. So far it’s unpredictable.
It’s difficult to predict the outcome of community objections. As of yesterday the International Chamber of Commerce had published 21 community objection decisions. Objectors have won just four of the cases. Time for new top level domain applic...
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21 community objections have been decided. So far it’s unpredictable.
It’s difficult to predict the outcome of community objections. As of yesterday the International Chamber of Commerce had published 21 community objection decisions. Objectors have won just four of the cases. Time for new top level domain applic...
Discussion
November 26, 2013, 3:23 pm

The Domains
If A New gTLD Applicant Used His $185K To Buy Bitcoins In May 2012 His Investment Would be Worth $30 Million
Back in May 2012 when the application period for a new gTLD’s closed, the application fee was $185,000 per new gTLD string. At that time the value of a Bitcoin was trading at around $5.00. Instead of applying for a new gTLD string for $18...
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If A New gTLD Applicant Used His $185K To Buy Bitcoins In May 2012 His Investment Would be Worth $30 Million
Back in May 2012 when the application period for a new gTLD’s closed, the application fee was $185,000 per new gTLD string. At that time the value of a Bitcoin was trading at around $5.00. Instead of applying for a new gTLD string for $18...
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November 26, 2013, 1:27 pm

Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on November 26th, 2013
These are usually two of the least productive days of the year for me at the nursery. Everyone either takes off for Thanksgiving or if they are at work they don’t seem to be into it. But at least its consistent and I can sched...
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SHANE’S BIG LIST: Tuesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on November 26th, 2013
These are usually two of the least productive days of the year for me at the nursery. Everyone either takes off for Thanksgiving or if they are at work they don’t seem to be into it. But at least its consistent and I can sched...
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November 26, 2013, 10:28 am

Domain Name Wire
Gold Coast Tourism Corporation guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Tourism group guilty of trying to hijack domain name from Digimedia. Gold Coast Tourism Corporation Ltd. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP over the domain name GoldCoast.com (pdf). The case was filed against Digimedia, ...
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Gold Coast Tourism Corporation guilty of reverse domain name hijacking
Tourism group guilty of trying to hijack domain name from Digimedia. Gold Coast Tourism Corporation Ltd. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP over the domain name GoldCoast.com (pdf). The case was filed against Digimedia, ...
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November 25, 2013, 6:41 pm

Domain Name Wire
Andee Hill leaves Escrow.com to start new domain name escrow company
Familiar face at domain name conferences is starting her own domain name escrow company. Andee Hill has left Escrow.com to start her own domain name escrow service called EscrowHill.com. Hill has been at Escrow.com, the leading escrow service when it...
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Andee Hill leaves Escrow.com to start new domain name escrow company
Familiar face at domain name conferences is starting her own domain name escrow company. Andee Hill has left Escrow.com to start her own domain name escrow service called EscrowHill.com. Hill has been at Escrow.com, the leading escrow service when it...
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November 25, 2013, 4:00 pm

Domain Name News
Andee Hill forms EscrowHill.com backed by Gregg McNair
Andee Hill, who recently left Escrow.com where she was Director of Business Development, has created a new licensed escrow company, Escrow Hill Limited with he backing of entrepreneur Gregg McNair. “When Andee told me she was thinking ab...
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Andee Hill forms EscrowHill.com backed by Gregg McNair
Andee Hill, who recently left Escrow.com where she was Director of Business Development, has created a new licensed escrow company, Escrow Hill Limited with he backing of entrepreneur Gregg McNair. “When Andee told me she was thinking ab...
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November 25, 2013, 4:00 pm

The Domains
Andee Hill Quits Escrow.com & Takes Staff To Gregg McNair’s Backed New Online Escrow Service; EscrowHill.com
Gregg McNair is back in the news for the 2nd Monday in a row by joining with another huge name from the domain industry to form a new venture. Last week it was Ken Hansen that left Neustar to join Greg McNair and in the Co.com registry and tod...
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Andee Hill Quits Escrow.com & Takes Staff To Gregg McNair’s Backed New Online Escrow Service; EscrowHill.com
Gregg McNair is back in the news for the 2nd Monday in a row by joining with another huge name from the domain industry to form a new venture. Last week it was Ken Hansen that left Neustar to join Greg McNair and in the Co.com registry and tod...
Discussion
November 25, 2013, 4:00 pm

The Domains
Scott Richter Gets Slammed By Krebsonsecurity.com As ICANN Sends Termination Of His Dynamic Dolphin Registrar
A respected internet Security blog Krebsonsecurity.com ripped Scott Richter in a post covering ICANN notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement of the domain name registrar, Dynamic Dolphin, a registrar...
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Scott Richter Gets Slammed By Krebsonsecurity.com As ICANN Sends Termination Of His Dynamic Dolphin Registrar
A respected internet Security blog Krebsonsecurity.com ripped Scott Richter in a post covering ICANN notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement of the domain name registrar, Dynamic Dolphin, a registrar...
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November 25, 2013, 2:17 pm