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Domain Name Wire
Watermelon Farmer Allowed To Keep Crops (.com)
DigiMedia’s founder can keep growing crops. Oh, the irony. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that DigiMedia.com, L.P., founded by watermelon farmer Scott Day, can keep the domain name Crops.com (pdf). The case was filed...
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Watermelon Farmer Allowed To Keep Crops (.com)
DigiMedia’s founder can keep growing crops. Oh, the irony. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled that DigiMedia.com, L.P., founded by watermelon farmer Scott Day, can keep the domain name Crops.com (pdf). The case was filed...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 11:48 am
Domain Name Wire
Nearly 1,000 Charlie Sheen Domain Names Registered in a Week
Lots of new domain registrations seek to take advantage of Charlie Sheen’s news making ability. Whenever a celebrity starts making news you can rest assured that domain registrants see an opportunity. With Charlie Sheen’s downward spiral ...
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Nearly 1,000 Charlie Sheen Domain Names Registered in a Week
Lots of new domain registrations seek to take advantage of Charlie Sheen’s news making ability. Whenever a celebrity starts making news you can rest assured that domain registrants see an opportunity. With Charlie Sheen’s downward spiral ...
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March 8, 2011, 11:23 am
Elliot's Blog
Guest Post: Litigation Fall Out From Playboy Mansion Illness at DOMAINfest 2011
This is a guest post written by attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal. Schaefer is an experienced IP lawyer whose firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including litigation. I have been told that a complaint in the matter below may ...
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Guest Post: Litigation Fall Out From Playboy Mansion Illness at DOMAINfest 2011
This is a guest post written by attorney Enrico Schaefer of Traverse Legal. Schaefer is an experienced IP lawyer whose firm handles cases in a variety of practice areas, including litigation. I have been told that a complaint in the matter below may ...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 11:08 am
The Domains
Will ICANN Lose Its Power Over The New gTLD Program?
According to several reports the GAC/ICANN meeting is Brussels went so poorly, ICANN’s entire existence may be in jeopardy. Cnet.com was the latest to write about the possibility that ICANN may lose its power when its contract comes up fo...
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Will ICANN Lose Its Power Over The New gTLD Program?
According to several reports the GAC/ICANN meeting is Brussels went so poorly, ICANN’s entire existence may be in jeopardy. Cnet.com was the latest to write about the possibility that ICANN may lose its power when its contract comes up fo...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 10:52 am
Domain Name Wire
iPhone Jailbreak App Store Loses Domain Dispute For Cydia.com
Alternative iPhone app store loses dispute for domain name. The company behind an app store for jailbroken iPhones has lost a dispute to get the domain name Cydia.com. Saurikit, LLC launched its alternative to Apple’s app store in 2008 at cydia...
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iPhone Jailbreak App Store Loses Domain Dispute For Cydia.com
Alternative iPhone app store loses dispute for domain name. The company behind an app store for jailbroken iPhones has lost a dispute to get the domain name Cydia.com. Saurikit, LLC launched its alternative to Apple’s app store in 2008 at cydia...
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March 8, 2011, 10:46 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions
Good morning, some decent names for you and one word of wisdom. Watch out when bidding on your names,especially on Snapnames. More and more names are coming up that are misspelled and some are very difficult to see, subbing “L&rdquo...
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Tuesday’s Daily Domain Drops and Auctions
Good morning, some decent names for you and one word of wisdom. Watch out when bidding on your names,especially on Snapnames. More and more names are coming up that are misspelled and some are very difficult to see, subbing “L&rdquo...
Discussion
March 8, 2011, 3:03 am
The Domains
Winner Of UDRP For UltimateGuitar.com Loses Bid For UltimateGuitars.com: “The Dividing Line Can Be Difficult To Draw.”
Another interesting, UDRP case decided today involved the domain name UltimateGuitars.com If you think this domain sounds familiar, like it was already subject to a UDRP, you’re close. The Complainant owns the domain ultimate-guitar.com and use...
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Winner Of UDRP For UltimateGuitar.com Loses Bid For UltimateGuitars.com: “The Dividing Line Can Be Difficult To Draw.”
Another interesting, UDRP case decided today involved the domain name UltimateGuitars.com If you think this domain sounds familiar, like it was already subject to a UDRP, you’re close. The Complainant owns the domain ultimate-guitar.com and use...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 11:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Judge Sets Trial Date In Women.com Case
Judge plans on December trial over failed domain name transaction. U.S. District Judge James Otero has set a December 13 jury trial date in Done! Ventures, LLC v. General Electric Company, et al. The case pits a small California company run by Ben Pa...
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Judge Sets Trial Date In Women.com Case
Judge plans on December trial over failed domain name transaction. U.S. District Judge James Otero has set a December 13 jury trial date in Done! Ventures, LLC v. General Electric Company, et al. The case pits a small California company run by Ben Pa...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 6:09 pm
Domain Name News
.AU Passes the 2 Million Domain Mark
auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, announced today that the registry had passed the 2 million registration mark last night. “The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted elig...
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.AU Passes the 2 Million Domain Mark
auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, announced today that the registry had passed the 2 million registration mark last night. “The .au domain has the highest penetration rate in the world for regulated namespaces with restricted elig...
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March 7, 2011, 5:50 pm
Domain Name News
Afilias to Consider Proposals for Allocation of 1 & 2 Letter INFO Domains
Afilias just announced that they are accepting proposals for single and double character .INFO domains. Applications have to be submitted with non-refundable $1,000 fee and have to be received before 12:00 UTC on 30 April 2011. The registry operator&...
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Afilias to Consider Proposals for Allocation of 1 & 2 Letter INFO Domains
Afilias just announced that they are accepting proposals for single and double character .INFO domains. Applications have to be submitted with non-refundable $1,000 fee and have to be received before 12:00 UTC on 30 April 2011. The registry operator&...
Discussion
March 7, 2011, 5:28 pm