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Domain Name Wire
ICANN might not renew TAG-Domains accreditation after antisemitic remarks
ICANN gives registrar mini-extension while it awaits Ombud’s determination. ICANN has delayed fully renewing the accreditation agreement for TAG-Domains after one of the registrar’s leaders made antisemitic remarks. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, a ...
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ICANN might not renew TAG-Domains accreditation after antisemitic remarks
ICANN gives registrar mini-extension while it awaits Ombud’s determination. ICANN has delayed fully renewing the accreditation agreement for TAG-Domains after one of the registrar’s leaders made antisemitic remarks. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, a ...
Discussion
January 4, 2024, 3:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
WIPO panel lets bakery off the hook
Panel says Complainant, represented by a 100+-year-old IP law firm, has “simply not understood the Policy.” Some UDRP filings have no chance of succeeding. Consider the case (pdf) that Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. filed again...
Discussion
WIPO panel lets bakery off the hook
Panel says Complainant, represented by a 100+-year-old IP law firm, has “simply not understood the Policy.” Some UDRP filings have no chance of succeeding. Consider the case (pdf) that Roberto Industria Alimentare S.r.l. filed again...
Discussion
January 3, 2024, 8:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
Swiss watchmaker alleges century.com is stolen, but loses cybersquatting claim
The current owner likely has clean hands. Swiss watchmaker Century Time Gems Ltd has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name century.com. In a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) filing, the company said it acquired...
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Swiss watchmaker alleges century.com is stolen, but loses cybersquatting claim
The current owner likely has clean hands. Swiss watchmaker Century Time Gems Ltd has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name century.com. In a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) filing, the company said it acquired...
Discussion
January 3, 2024, 5:00 pm
The Domains
Rick Schwartz answers some questions on why he dipped his toe in the .ai pool
So the first real news in domaining of 2024 was that Rick Schwartz started investing in .ai domain names. I asked Rick if he would answer a few questions and he graciously agreed. One point Rick made was this, “I am NOT endorsing .Ai. I am shar...
Discussion
Rick Schwartz answers some questions on why he dipped his toe in the .ai pool
So the first real news in domaining of 2024 was that Rick Schwartz started investing in .ai domain names. I asked Rick if he would answer a few questions and he graciously agreed. One point Rick made was this, “I am NOT endorsing .Ai. I am shar...
Discussion
January 3, 2024, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
The biggest 20 domain name registrars across all ICANN-TLDs
Ranking the biggest registrars by domains under management. Each month, I publish a report of the top 10 domain name registrars in .com domain names. This report is based on data that registries submit to ICANN every month. ICANN publishes data for e...
Discussion
The biggest 20 domain name registrars across all ICANN-TLDs
Ranking the biggest registrars by domains under management. Each month, I publish a report of the top 10 domain name registrars in .com domain names. This report is based on data that registries submit to ICANN every month. ICANN publishes data for e...
Discussion
January 3, 2024, 2:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
A few tickets remain for this month’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas
If you want to go to the ICA Meeting in Vegas (and you should!), a handful of tickets remain. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will hold its annual meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20. I checked in this morning with Kamila Sekiewicz, Executive...
Discussion
A few tickets remain for this month’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas
If you want to go to the ICA Meeting in Vegas (and you should!), a handful of tickets remain. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will hold its annual meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20. I checked in this morning with Kamila Sekiewicz, Executive...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 6:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
4 New Year’s Resolutions for domain name investors
Here are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I’ve been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I a...
Discussion
4 New Year’s Resolutions for domain name investors
Here are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I’ve been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I a...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 5:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
What does the NIS2 Directive mean for domain experts?
In DNW Podcast episode #464, Polina Malaja of CENTR talked about the implications of NIS2 for the domain name industry. I asked Simone Catania of InterNetX if he would share some thoughts on NIS2. In the constantly evolving world of digitization, sta...
Discussion
What does the NIS2 Directive mean for domain experts?
In DNW Podcast episode #464, Polina Malaja of CENTR talked about the implications of NIS2 for the domain name industry. I asked Simone Catania of InterNetX if he would share some thoughts on NIS2. In the constantly evolving world of digitization, sta...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 4:10 pm
The Domains
Do most investors actually know what a premium domain name is?
If you take any business that you participate in seriously, you have to know the rules of the game. One question that comes to mind when reading many tweets or posts on forums is the following, “Do you actually know what a premium domain name i...
Discussion
Do most investors actually know what a premium domain name is?
If you take any business that you participate in seriously, you have to know the rules of the game. One question that comes to mind when reading many tweets or posts on forums is the following, “Do you actually know what a premium domain name i...
Discussion
January 2, 2024, 3:32 pm
The Domains
Rick Schwartz starts 2024 buying .ai domain names
The domain king Rick Schwartz started the new year off with some new investments in the .ai space. He tweeted out he spent a little over $64K. The post Rick Schwartz starts 2024 buying .ai domain names appeared first on TheDomains.com.
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Rick Schwartz starts 2024 buying .ai domain names
The domain king Rick Schwartz started the new year off with some new investments in the .ai space. He tweeted out he spent a little over $64K. The post Rick Schwartz starts 2024 buying .ai domain names appeared first on TheDomains.com.
Discussion
January 1, 2024, 10:10 pm
