A major semiconductor company, a Toronto rental property, and a Nigerian real estate firm bought domain names. Mike Mann sold this week's top public sale from Sedo, clocking in at $59,888. Here’s a list of the end user domain sales I could dig ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Seventeen new end user domain sales up to $60k
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WIPO panelist makes bonkers decision
· Policy & LawThis panelist needs a refresher. A recent UDRP for quobly.com was found in favor of the domain owner. But a dissent in the case is very troubling. Quobly, which uses the domain quobly.io, filed the case. The company wasn't incorporated until ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603
· PodcastsNew registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the group that oversees the .au namespace, just voted to make a sweeping change to registration rules for .com.au domains. It could mean a million or more domains lose ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Nineteen end user domain name sales from Sedo
· Domain SalesAn RV dealer, a texting app, and a knife seller bought domain names. OK, it's our last belated list of Sedo sales. This officially catches us up on end user sales; later this week, I'll publish the new list for this week. These domains sold ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hudson’s Detroit developer tries to reverse hijack domain name
· Policy & LawCompany filed cybersquatting complaint against domain registered well before it had trademark rights in the term Hudson's Detroit. Bedrock Management Services, LLC has been found to have tried reverse hijacking the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
James Booth successfully defends another .ai domain name
· Policy & LawIt's Booth's second win in as many months. Domain investor James Booth has fended off a cybersquatting claim on the domain name semify.ai. SEO company Semify, LLC, which uses the domain name semify.com, filed the complaint. A three-person ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German company tries reverse hijacking domain from Tucows
· Domain RegistrarsComplainant omitted key parts of pre-dispute correspondence in its filing. A German building products company has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse hijacking a domain name. Otto Lehmann GmbH filed a dispute against the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IONOS announces layoffs
· Domain RegistrarsMajor domain and hosting company to trim workforce by over 10%. Domain name and hosting company IONOS (ETR: IOS) today announced plans to reduce its headcount. The company, one of Europe's larger domain providers with customers worldwide, said ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Beware fake domain sales posts on X
· UncategorizedSpaceship's founder called out a fake sales post on X this week. Earlier this week, a user on X posted about a big domain sale on Spaceship. "Tom Adams" claimed to have sold thread .pics for $87,000, and even showed the sales email to prove ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains
· Expired DomainsBrew some coffee; the drop is going to start early. Drop catchers, start your engines...a bit earlier. Domain registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is changing the time at which .com and .net domain names drop after pending delete. Previously, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
