Complainant tried to frame domain owner's business as a sham. A music creation platform tried to reverse hijack the domain name splice.ai, a UDRP panelist has ruled. Distributed Creation, Inc., which operates the platform at splice.com, filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bad edit: music creation platform attempts reverse domain name hijacking
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16 end user domain sales that fell through the cracks
· Domain SalesBusinesses bought these 16 domains in January. DNW's weekly end user domain sales reports only scratch the surface of end user purchases at Sedo. Most domains aren't immediately developed, making it difficult to determine who bought them. Today, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Org prices to increase on June 1
· UncategorizedWhile nobody likes price increases, this one doesn't sting so much. The wholesale price for .org domain names will increase from $9.93 to $11.00 on June 1. Unlike most top level domains that increase their prices nearly every year, this is the first ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Unstoppable Domains’ growth: the past, and what happens in the future
· Domain RegistrarsNew pricing might take some of the wind out of Unstoppable Domains' growth, but it has made itself a household name. Last week, Unstoppable Domains increased prices. This is notable because the registrar used below-cost pricing to gain market share ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Furniture company buys workspace.com domain for $1.45 million
· Domain SalesIt's the largest publicly disclosed domain sale of the year. Workspace Furniture Industry, a Dubai-based company that designs and sells modern office furniture, has acquired the domain name workspace.com for $1.45 million. The company announced ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What types of domains I’m buying in an AI world
· UncategorizedI've changed the types of domains I'm buying because of how AI is impacting our world. Artificial intelligence is upending the way many people use the web. This includes even those people who still use Google to find information; they often get the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN looks into zero-click monetization
· Domain ParkingThe ICANN Security, Stability, and Resiliency research team is examining zero-click domain monetization in light of changes in the domain monetization business. Google shut down its AdSense for Domains program last month after opting all advertisers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panel injects reality into Denver med spa’s cybersquatting complaint
· Policy & LawPanelist rules case was filed in bad faith. A Denver-area med spa attempted reverse domain name hijacking, a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has ruled (pdf). Poshpod, LLC, which specializes in Botox, fillers, and other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO offers backdoor UDRP privacy buster service from $20 a domain
· Policy & LawPrice reduction for withdrawn cases could lead to more people using UDRP to get registrant data. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced new pricing options today, and one change will allow people to peek behind Whois privacy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
It’s Domain Name Wire’s 21st birthday!
· UncategorizedAnother milestone for Domain Name Wire. I had drinks with fellow domain investor Mike Cyger last week. Had I been paying attention to the calendar, I should have made him pay, because today is my 21st birthday. Twenty-first blogging birthday, that ... Continue Reading6 Comments
