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Texas court claims jurisdiction over ICANN and says ICANN can stay a UDRP proceeding
An interesting case from a Texas court. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has issued a ruling stating that it has jurisdiction over ICANN in a bankruptcy case and that ICANN must stay a UDRP proceeding. The case invo...
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Texas court claims jurisdiction over ICANN and says ICANN can stay a UDRP proceeding
An interesting case from a Texas court. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has issued a ruling stating that it has jurisdiction over ICANN in a bankruptcy case and that ICANN must stay a UDRP proceeding. The case invo...
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December 20, 2011, 1:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two Congressmen ask Commerce Department for delay to new TLDs
Representatives ask for a delay or pilot program launch. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, and Howard Berman, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Aff...
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Two Congressmen ask Commerce Department for delay to new TLDs
Representatives ask for a delay or pilot program launch. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet, and Howard Berman, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign Aff...
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December 20, 2011, 12:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Pussycat Dolls to star in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial
Super Bowl commercials to feature Pussycat Dolls and new .co girl. The latest incarnation of the Pussycat Dolls will star in one of GoDaddy.com’s Super Bowl commercials next year. The group will be featured in a commercial dubbed “The Clo...
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New Pussycat Dolls to star in GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial
Super Bowl commercials to feature Pussycat Dolls and new .co girl. The latest incarnation of the Pussycat Dolls will star in one of GoDaddy.com’s Super Bowl commercials next year. The group will be featured in a commercial dubbed “The Clo...
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December 20, 2011, 9:18 am
Domain Name Wire
Ari Goldberger gets reverse domain hijacking win for Kevin Ham
Planate Management Group guilty of attempting reverse domain name hijacking. Ari Goldberger’s lawfirm ESQwire has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim on behalf of client Vertical Axis, which is Kevin Ham’s company. The guilty party ...
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Ari Goldberger gets reverse domain hijacking win for Kevin Ham
Planate Management Group guilty of attempting reverse domain name hijacking. Ari Goldberger’s lawfirm ESQwire has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim on behalf of client Vertical Axis, which is Kevin Ham’s company. The guilty party ...
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December 19, 2011, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign predicts 1,000-1,500 new TLD applications and up to 2/3 .brand
Web could see a flood of .brand domain names. There are a lot of new top level domain name service providers out there, and each has its own estimates on how many new TLD applications will be submitted next year. Here are the numbers from Verisign: 1...
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Verisign predicts 1,000-1,500 new TLD applications and up to 2/3 .brand
Web could see a flood of .brand domain names. There are a lot of new top level domain name service providers out there, and each has its own estimates on how many new TLD applications will be submitted next year. Here are the numbers from Verisign: 1...
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December 19, 2011, 12:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Vistaprint acquires Webs.com, pushing further into domain registrar territory
Vistaprint bolsters its small business web site offerings with acquisition. If you think Vistaprint is just about “free” business cards, you are mistaken. It’s actually a big competitor in the small business domain registration and ...
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Vistaprint acquires Webs.com, pushing further into domain registrar territory
Vistaprint bolsters its small business web site offerings with acquisition. If you think Vistaprint is just about “free” business cards, you are mistaken. It’s actually a big competitor in the small business domain registration and ...
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December 19, 2011, 10:10 am
Domain Name Wire
Holidays are good time to score deal on domain auctions
You might just catch a bidding foe sleeping. Is it possible to catch other domainers sleeping? It’s not easy, but the holidays are your best chance. With many domainers either traveling or taking time off to be with family, expired and regular ...
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Holidays are good time to score deal on domain auctions
You might just catch a bidding foe sleeping. Is it possible to catch other domainers sleeping? It’s not easy, but the holidays are your best chance. With many domainers either traveling or taking time off to be with family, expired and regular ...
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December 19, 2011, 9:56 am
Domain Name Wire
Facebook awarded FacebookLive.com domain in dispute
Company wins dispute over FacebookLive.com domain name A National Arbitration Forum panelist has awarded Facebook the domain name FacebookLive.com. The domain name was originally registered in 2006 but its whois record was protected by a proxy servic...
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Facebook awarded FacebookLive.com domain in dispute
Company wins dispute over FacebookLive.com domain name A National Arbitration Forum panelist has awarded Facebook the domain name FacebookLive.com. The domain name was originally registered in 2006 but its whois record was protected by a proxy servic...
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December 18, 2011, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
FTC asks ICANN to run pilot new TLD launch
FTC says adding just 22 new TLDs would be “aggressive”. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN asking it to significantly curtail its plans for new top level domain names. The FTC believes the mass introduction...
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FTC asks ICANN to run pilot new TLD launch
FTC says adding just 22 new TLDs would be “aggressive”. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN asking it to significantly curtail its plans for new top level domain names. The FTC believes the mass introduction...
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December 17, 2011, 12:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Done deal: KKR, Silver Lake & TCV now part owners of Go Daddy
Largest domain name registrar gets big financial backing. GoDaddy is now (partly) private-equity owned. The company finally closed on its investment from KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures today. Bob Parsons remains the single largest...
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Done deal: KKR, Silver Lake & TCV now part owners of Go Daddy
Largest domain name registrar gets big financial backing. GoDaddy is now (partly) private-equity owned. The company finally closed on its investment from KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures today. Bob Parsons remains the single largest...
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December 16, 2011, 2:01 pm
