ICANN sends breach notices to seven domain name registrars with common ownership. ICANN has sent breach notices to seven domain name registrars, informing them that they are late on paying accreditation fees. All seven domain name registrars ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Seven domain name registrars are late on their ICANN fees
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Application rejected: resume maker business tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel finds seven reasons case was filed in bad faith. A company that provides a resume-making app is learning the challenges of using a descriptive brand. Employment Universe, Inc., which operates a resume builder site at ResumeMaker.com, filed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
12 new end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesA pet GPS tracking company, a business that sells tote bags, and a gold trading platform bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale this week was paperboy.com, which sold for $75,000. Seeing this sale gives me major nostalgia for 1980s video ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
European gym chain pulls a muscle in cybersquatting dispute
· Policy & LawPanel finds that the gym chain filed its case in bad faith. A chain of gyms based in Italy has tried reverse hijacking the domain name FitActive.com. Fitness Investment Srl, which operates gyms in Italy, Spain, and Romania under the FitActive ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Spaceship increasing SellerHub commission to 10%
· ServicesBuyers and sellers will be able to negotiate who pays commissions. The Spaceship SellerHub domain sales platform is changing its commissions. Yesterday, the platform tested charging buyers a 5% commission on top of the 5% sellers pay. Today, ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Allstate wins cybersquatting claim for 153 domain names
· Policy & LawCompany won cybersquatting dispute involving domains targeting its identity protection product. Insurance giant Allstate has won a giant cybersquatting dispute. The company filed a claim with World Intellectual Property Organization against 153 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
John Berryhill won this UDRP but is still unhappy…
· Policy & LawAttorney believes the dispute tarnishes the reputation of his client. Attorney John Berryhill just helped a client successfully defend a UDRP, and the panelist even found reverse domain name hijacking. But he's still upset. Red Mountain Med ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Efty launches Lease-to-Own for domain sales
· ServicesSellers can require down payments and set terms up to 48 months. Domain sales platform Efty has launched lease-to-own for its payments system Efty Pay. Efty's lease-to-own product shares some similarities with competitors, but also has some ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Bob Mountain climbs the blockchain- DNW Podcast #573
· PodcastsBob Mountain rejoins the domain industry with new role at D3. About one year after retiring from GoDaddy, Bob Mountain is back in the domain industry as the Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer for D3 Global. On today's show, Bob explains why he ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
AI.com domain name sold for record-breaking $70 million
· Domain SalesLarry Fischer brokered domain for record-smashing price. The blockbuster 2025 sale of ai.com set a record, the broker confirmed today. In a LinkedIn post, Larry Fischer of GetYourDomain said the sales price was $70 million, paid in equivalent ... Continue Reading7 Comments
