Comments on: VeriSign Gets Walloped in Court, .Com Domain Prices Could Fall

By: Domain Name Wire » News » VeriSign Swings to Profit in Q3, Domain Name Base up 6% - The Domain Industry's News Source

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:15 +0000

[...] The company has what amounts to a monopoly on .com and .net domain registrations, although a lawsuit challenging that monopoly is working its way through the courts. [...]

By: Domain Name Wire » News » Most Domain Stocks Down in First Half of 2009 - The Domain Industry's News Source

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:52:56 +0000

[...] (NASDAQ: VRSN) was doing well until a court decision threw its monopoly of .com domain names into a shadow of doubt. The stock is down 3% for the [...]

By: Lda

Lda — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:15:32 +0000

“Think” ? … I don’t believe you do.

You are squatting that name.
Immediately give it up to someone more deserving of that appellation.

By: Domain Name Wire » News » Domain Industry Blog Watch - The Domain Industry's News Source

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:02:00 +0000

[...] Carlton Agrees with Dennis Carlton About New Domain NamesGoogle Gets Into Local Directory BusinessVeriSign Gets Walloped in Court, .Com Domain Prices Could FallTrack GoDaddy Terms of Service Changes at New Web [...]

By: Ms Domainer

Ms Domainer — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:02 +0000

Think,

A cybersquatter is someone who regs TM domains and then tries to sell them to the rightful TM holders (or make money through ads related to the TM).

People who own GENERIC domains are NOT squatters; they are called INVESTORS, much like real estate buyers who buy undeveloped land.

Most of us in the domaining business despise cybersquatting.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:28:08 +0000

@ Think – the reason this is an issue is that the contract VeriSign got wasn’t put out to competitive bidding. If it had, the price would have been no more than $5 per domain. Tops. Probably more like $2-$3.

Furthermore, Google has thousands of domains. I wouldn’t call them a squatter.

By: Domain Name Wire » News » Monday’s Domain News Bytes - The Domain Industry's News Source

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:02:03 +0000