Comments on: Judge Nixes Moniker’s Motion to Dismiss, Repercussions for Domain Registrars

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:20:51 +0000

Hope Moniker takes it on the chin in behalf of small business and registrants, against the larger offenders in the placeholder parking page and privacy services businesses who scoff at government and legal that cannot nor try to keep current with technology, but abuse the system. This is good news!

By: Bobby Cakes

Bobby Cakes — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:13:17 +0000

Snap a lot Karma (The bad kind).

Next:
Oversee ex-domain tasters/subsidiaries owner of 1000′s of TM infringing marks…

By: Open Domain Market

Open Domain Market — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:46:37 +0000

The greedy parking companies should be held responsible. They can’t share the good part only.

lately I had 35 clicks on a genetic name and paid 0.09 cents (TOTAL) to my parking account. The CPC stands at $1.59

So who is profiting here?

Don’t hammer the small guys, get the big sharks!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:11:37 +0000

I’m with Jay – get rid of the entire chain of scammers that muddy up the industry. Next should be a class action suit by owners of domain names that have been improperly taken and sold at auction by registrars that have no ownership rights.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:51:57 +0000

@ Domain Investor – right, I understand what you’re saying. I agree on Moniker, it was a timing thing. On SnapNames it’s clearly poor due diligence.

By: Domain Investor

Domain Investor — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:13:25 +0000

There are 2 points of time being discussed above regarding the purchase of Snapnames and Moniker.

At the time of purchase and today.

I was making the point that the purchases were a good strategy at that time.

As for it being obvious that Namejet would exist today. NO, it would not.

The only reason Namejet exist today is because someone did not due a proper due diligence.

Most business people and all lawyers would know that they would need Netsol’s approval.
I assumed they did. I guess not.

Rosenblatt should send a “thank you” note every month to Oversee.

Considering everything that has happened over the past 2 yrs, I would say the 2 purchases were not a good idea.

Monday Quarterbacking is easy.

Speaking of that, I made a terrible decision by not buying gold at $ 600. 2 yrs ago. It is trading in the $ 1,125. range today.
It’s easy to Monday Quarterback.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:20:19 +0000

@ Domain Investor – I think much of Oversee would say those acquisitions did not work out the way they wanted. At Moniker, the big auction money disappeared shortly after the acquisition. Other than that, their business is sound. With SnapNames, they lost NetSol right away, and now the halvarez scandal. The strategy of acquiring an expired domain business and registrar were good, but they bought a registrar at the wrong time and the due diligence didn’t work on SnapNames.