One of this week's end user domain sales is for a site that lets you search public archives, including the Epstein files. Sedo's top public sale this week was Roxit.com for $58,000. It's not clear who bought it. The only US trademark applications I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
End user domain sales: a tool to search the Epstein files
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Real estate developer tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDeveloper argued domain was renewed in bad faith, and omitted critical details in its filing. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panel has found that Reinsch, Inc., E. G., and Tri-State Communities LLC attempted reverse domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dish launches .latino top level domain
· UncategorizedAt long last, Dish launches its TLD for Latinos. The .latino top level domain name entered sunrise today. Sunrise runs through June 11, and General Availability starts the next day. Unique to the .latino launch is that there's no early access ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN publishes 2025 tax return, including salary info
· Policy & LawICANN's latest tax return shows data on highly paid employees and contractors. ICANN has published its 2025 tax return (pdf) for the tax year ending June 30, 2025. The return shows that revenue was down about $10 million from the prior tax year, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586
· PodcastsHow ShortDot, which didn't apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot didn't apply for any top level domains in the 2012 round, but it later acquired TLDs and has grown its portfolio to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A dentist, an affair, and reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington Beach, California, had an affair, a local man decided to air his grievance in a very public way. Daniel Kim created a gripe ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German electronics company tries to reverse hijack katek.com
· Policy & LawThe company obtained trademark rights after the current owner acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Katek AG, a German electronics manufacturing company, attempted to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
April’s top domain name stories
· Uncategorized.Com price hike and new identity requirements for .de led last month's stories. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Verisign raising wholesale .com prices - Not a big surprise here. Verisign is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Revenue down at Tucows Domains, but margin up
· Domain RegistrarsCompany reports declining domain name revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings this afternoon. Tucows Domains revenue declined 2% year over year to $64.1 million. The Wholesale and Value Added Services segments both declined, but the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Organization gives up fight for Prosecco.com domain name
· Policy & LawGroup that oversees DOC designation for prosecco tells court it is not seeking transfer of domains. Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, an Italian organization that manages and oversees the "Denominazione di ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
