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Domain Name Wire
Where do most cybersquatters live?
A lot in the U.S. and China, but there are some important caveats. World Intellectual Property Organization, unlike its big peer, publishes robust statistics about the UDRP cases it hears. One of the more interesting stats is the location of responde...
Discussion
Where do most cybersquatters live?
A lot in the U.S. and China, but there are some important caveats. World Intellectual Property Organization, unlike its big peer, publishes robust statistics about the UDRP cases it hears. One of the more interesting stats is the location of responde...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 10:34 am
The Domains
ICANN Wants To Know If You Like Their Newly Designed Site
Its been six months since ICANN rolled out a major revision to its site at ICANN.org. Now ICANN is asking you to tell them how you like their site. “”The redesign of ICANN.ORG was launched on 27 February 2012. As we pass the six-month mar...
Discussion
ICANN Wants To Know If You Like Their Newly Designed Site
Its been six months since ICANN rolled out a major revision to its site at ICANN.org. Now ICANN is asking you to tell them how you like their site. “”The redesign of ICANN.ORG was launched on 27 February 2012. As we pass the six-month mar...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 9:53 am
The Domains
If Your Using Enom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Whois Agent,” UDRP Panels Says Your A Serial Cybersquatter
In a one member panel decision on a the domain name staybrutal.com the UDRP panel found the registrant was a serial cybersquatter . The domain was registered through Enom’s privacy service and therefore the owner was “Whois Privacy Protec...
Discussion
If Your Using Enom’s “Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc./Whois Agent,” UDRP Panels Says Your A Serial Cybersquatter
In a one member panel decision on a the domain name staybrutal.com the UDRP panel found the registrant was a serial cybersquatter . The domain was registered through Enom’s privacy service and therefore the owner was “Whois Privacy Protec...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 9:24 am
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Believe it or not, don’t have much to say. Nursery is busy again and training new employees to get them ready for spring. We have to train in the fall so they can train while there are still customers and aren’t completely ove...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 30th
Believe it or not, don’t have much to say. Nursery is busy again and training new employees to get them ready for spring. We have to train in the fall so they can train while there are still customers and aren’t completely ove...
Discussion
August 30, 2012, 6:31 am
The Domains
Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
Discussion
Donuts, Inc., Applicant for the New gTLD .City Says Its Not Confusing Similar To .Citi
In a comment posted on ICANN site today Donuts, Inc. which has applied for the new gTLD .City, weighted in on whether the new gTLD’s of .Citi and .City are similarly confusing In Donuts opinion that they are not. Writing for Donuts, Inc. ...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 7:55 pm
Domain Shane
Don’t Worry About Appraisals: Everyone Is GUESSING Anyway….Everyone
Michael Berkens doesn’t have any prices on his names prior to receiving an inquiry. None. At a lunch I had with Michael and a group of domain investors, one of the guys at the table asked if he kept a spreadsheet and put ranges on h...
Discussion
Don’t Worry About Appraisals: Everyone Is GUESSING Anyway….Everyone
Michael Berkens doesn’t have any prices on his names prior to receiving an inquiry. None. At a lunch I had with Michael and a group of domain investors, one of the guys at the table asked if he kept a spreadsheet and put ranges on h...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 7:34 pm
Domain Name News
US Government Returns Seized RojaDirecta Domain Names
As reported by Wired today the US Government has returned the seized domain names of Spanish forum RojaDirecta.com/org domains after the government dropped their claim on Wednesday – 19 months after the domains were originally seized. The seizi...
Discussion
US Government Returns Seized RojaDirecta Domain Names
As reported by Wired today the US Government has returned the seized domain names of Spanish forum RojaDirecta.com/org domains after the government dropped their claim on Wednesday – 19 months after the domains were originally seized. The seizi...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 5:19 pm
Elliot's Blog
New Brokerage Listings
As I’ve done in past weeks, I want to share some new brokerage listings from the popular domain brokerages. If you have any interest in any of the names that were listed, be in touch with the broker directly. You’ll notice I als...
Discussion
New Brokerage Listings
As I’ve done in past weeks, I want to share some new brokerage listings from the popular domain brokerages. If you have any interest in any of the names that were listed, be in touch with the broker directly. You’ll notice I als...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 4:47 pm
The Domains
ICM Hires The Laywer Of The CFIT/Verisign Case, Bret Fausett
Two weeks ago we wrote a post on how a federal court used the opinion in the CFIT vs. Verisign case to deny both ICM and ICANN motion to dismiss in the suit brought by Manwin the owners of YouPorn.com against ICM on antitrust grounds. Today comes wor...
Discussion
ICM Hires The Laywer Of The CFIT/Verisign Case, Bret Fausett
Two weeks ago we wrote a post on how a federal court used the opinion in the CFIT vs. Verisign case to deny both ICM and ICANN motion to dismiss in the suit brought by Manwin the owners of YouPorn.com against ICM on antitrust grounds. Today comes wor...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Do automated appraisals work?
Sometimes, but there are notable limits. It’s one of the great debates in the domain name industry: do automated domain name appraisals work? Are any domain appraisals (even from humans) accurate? I thought about this again today as I put toget...
Discussion
Do automated appraisals work?
Sometimes, but there are notable limits. It’s one of the great debates in the domain name industry: do automated domain name appraisals work? Are any domain appraisals (even from humans) accurate? I thought about this again today as I put toget...
Discussion
August 29, 2012, 1:54 pm
