Was the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, and I have questions. Banque ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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My oh my! Look at these hot keywords in aftermarket domain sales
· UncategorizedAfternic has published its monthly keywords list, showing the most popular keywords in domain names sold on its marketplace in February. My and AI remain the top two sellers this month. Here's the full list, with the previous month's ranking in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Lifeware SA tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain name was registered before the Complainant existed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Lifeware SA to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Lifeware SA filed a case against lifeware.com, which was ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge orders Nissan.com transferred back to estate of Uzi Nissan
· Policy & LawHis heirs alleged the domain names were stolen. Nissan.com is famous as an early test case in cybersquatting. The car company Nissan battled for years to take the domain name from its registrant, whose name was Uzi Nissan. It failed, but Uzi ... Continue Reading6 Comments
SquadHelp: when you outgrow your brand
· UncategorizedWhy SquadHelp's rebrand to Atom makes sense. SquadHelp announced this morning that is has rebranded as Atom, using the domain name atom.com. Earlier this week I was a guest on a business podcast, where I talked about the importance of domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
13 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
· Domain SalesAn insurance company, a domain registration business, and a lingerie seller bought domain names. Sedo publicly reported 45 domain sales of $2,000 or more for the past week. There are some nice domains in this batch, but it's difficult to figure out ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Because.com cybersquatting claim denied
· Policy & LawComplainant previously owned the valuable domain name. OEE Ltd and Because Music SAS have lost a cybersquatting dispute (pdf) over the domain name because.com. The Complainant previously owned the domain name, which it bought at Sedo for $27,500 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy to nix customer listings on GoDaddy Auctions
· Domain SalesCustomers can no longer list domains on the platform as of April 29, but Afternic listings will still be syndicated. GoDaddy will no longer let customers list domains directly on GoDaddy Auctions, effective April 29. The company announced today ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Ape in to new TLDs – DNW Podcast #480
· PodcastsFred Hsu discusses some of his company's plans for new top level domains tied to web3 communities. It's been just six months since I had Fred Hsu, co-founder of D3, on the podcast. The company has made many announcements since then, and it's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.AI adds another 70k domains in less than four months
· UncategorizedThere's no end in sight for the .ai domain name boom. The domain name registry for .ai domain names has released its latest domains under management figure. The registry disclosed that there are 425,060 registered .ai domains as of today. Here's ... Continue Reading2 Comments