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The Domains
Domain Holder Loses UDRP On RentMyPartyBus.com Files Federal Lawsuit
The domain holder who lost a UDRP on the domain name RentMyPartyBus.com has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona. Plaintiff Aleksey Silenko is the Director of Business for Safeway Transit LLC, a Minnesota company who is the named registrant fo...
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Domain Holder Loses UDRP On RentMyPartyBus.com Files Federal Lawsuit
The domain holder who lost a UDRP on the domain name RentMyPartyBus.com has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Arizona. Plaintiff Aleksey Silenko is the Director of Business for Safeway Transit LLC, a Minnesota company who is the named registrant fo...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 3:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
California Car Dealers Head to Court over Domain Names
Ford dealer claims rival is stealing its web traffic. Two neighboring car dealers in California are heading to court over cybersquatting claims. El Centro, California Ford dealer El Centro Motors alleges (pdf) that Rogers & Rogers, a Chrysler/Jee...
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California Car Dealers Head to Court over Domain Names
Ford dealer claims rival is stealing its web traffic. Two neighboring car dealers in California are heading to court over cybersquatting claims. El Centro, California Ford dealer El Centro Motors alleges (pdf) that Rogers & Rogers, a Chrysler/Jee...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 2:06 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 23rd, 2015
You know who is really winning in these LLLL.com times? The auction houses. Especially those that get to sell expiring names like Godaddy and Namejet. Think how many hundreds of thousands of unexpected money they are raking in. &nbs...
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DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Auction Picks: Friday, October 23rd, 2015
You know who is really winning in these LLLL.com times? The auction houses. Especially those that get to sell expiring names like Godaddy and Namejet. Think how many hundreds of thousands of unexpected money they are raking in. &nbs...
Discussion
October 23, 2015, 10:15 am
The Domains
Delta Airlines Loses UDRP To Grab Domain Delta.Tours
Delta Air Lines, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the new gTLD delta.tours in a one member panel UDRP of Douglas M. Isenberg. “”Complaint states that the Disputed Domain Name was registered on July 8, 2015, that “[w]ithout [Complainan...
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Delta Airlines Loses UDRP To Grab Domain Delta.Tours
Delta Air Lines, Inc. just lost its bid to grab the new gTLD delta.tours in a one member panel UDRP of Douglas M. Isenberg. “”Complaint states that the Disputed Domain Name was registered on July 8, 2015, that “[w]ithout [Complainan...
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October 22, 2015, 9:43 pm
The Domains
Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
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Verisign Reports: 135.2M .Com/.Net Domains, Increase 3.4% : Has $1.9 Billion In The Bank
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2015. VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $266 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 4.2% from the same quarter in 2...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 9:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign considers Early Access for “IDN .Coms”
Popular model for landrush phase of new TLDs might find its way to Verisign. Verisign is considering some sort of “Early Access” period when it launches IDN .com transliterations, company executives explained today on the company’s ...
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Verisign considers Early Access for “IDN .Coms”
Popular model for landrush phase of new TLDs might find its way to Verisign. Verisign is considering some sort of “Early Access” period when it launches IDN .com transliterations, company executives explained today on the company’s ...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 9:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign: 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations last quarter
Verisign drives new registrations, grows overall base in .com and .net. Verisign reported earnings this afternoon, and disclosed that it handled 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3. The number of new registrations per quarter is typical...
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Verisign: 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations last quarter
Verisign drives new registrations, grows overall base in .com and .net. Verisign reported earnings this afternoon, and disclosed that it handled 9.2 million new .com and .net registrations in Q3. The number of new registrations per quarter is typical...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 8:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to not lose your shirt investing in domain names for China
Video explains what makes domains good — and bad — for the Chinese market. Allegravita, a consultancy for doing business in China that has worked with a number of domain name companies, has published three info-packed sessions from the Do...
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How to not lose your shirt investing in domain names for China
Video explains what makes domains good — and bad — for the Chinese market. Allegravita, a consultancy for doing business in China that has worked with a number of domain name companies, has published three info-packed sessions from the Do...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Media Options’ WI.com domain name save in UDRP
Complainant offered to buy the domain name for $400.00. Media Options has successfully defended a UDRP against its domain name WI.com, but the panel declined to find complainant Brian Fera of Germany guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Domain na...
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Media Options’ WI.com domain name save in UDRP
Complainant offered to buy the domain name for $400.00. Media Options has successfully defended a UDRP against its domain name WI.com, but the panel declined to find complainant Brian Fera of Germany guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Domain na...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 1:30 pm
The Domains
Looks like 86 Sunrise Apps For .Law; 30 For .Abogado But Not All Registrants Are Lawyers
The new gTLD’s .Law and .abogado are in general availability but due to the new domain extensions being restricted, registrations are taking a while to show up in the zone file. Today it appears the domain names registered in the Sunrise Period...
Discussion
Looks like 86 Sunrise Apps For .Law; 30 For .Abogado But Not All Registrants Are Lawyers
The new gTLD’s .Law and .abogado are in general availability but due to the new domain extensions being restricted, registrations are taking a while to show up in the zone file. Today it appears the domain names registered in the Sunrise Period...
Discussion
October 22, 2015, 1:06 pm
