C.S. Lewis estate gets hands on Narnia.mobi. I have to hand it to Richard Saville-Smith and his family. Ever since the estate of C.S. Lewis, famous for The Chronicles of Narnia books, filed a UDRP against him for registering Narnia.mobi, his family ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Company Goes After Fired.com in UDRP
· Policy & LawHere's a UDRP case that will get domainers "fired" up. A company that filed for a trademark on the term "fired" in 2004 has filed a UDRP against the owner of Fired.com to try to get the domain name. The case commenced yesterday at National Arbitration ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Floyd Mayweather Extends Winning Streak to 40-0
· Policy & LawWelterweight champ extends undefeated record with domain name win. Former welterweight champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr., a.k.a. "Money Mayweather", has won a domain name dispute for MoneyMayweather.com. Mayweather was 39-0 in the ring during his ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN Seeks Fix for Registry Failure
· Policy & LawICANN creating contingency plan for registry failure. We've seen domain registrars, such as RegisterFly, lose their accreditation. But what happens when a domain registry that manages an entire top level domain (TLD) goes out of business? This ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Google Sued Over Parked Domain Names
· Policy & LawLawsuit alleges ads on parked domains are low quality and unlikely to convert. A lawyer has sued Google claiming that none of his ads on parked domain names converted into leads, and that Google didn't provide an easy way to opt out of domain parking, ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Authorize.net Isn’t “Authorized”, Loses Domain Name Dispute
· Policy & LawReseller for Authorize.net can keep AuthorizeD.net. A reseller for online payment gateway company Authorize.net has prevailed in a UDRP case at WIPO. Authorize.net filed the complaint against Cardservice High Sierra of Colfax, California on May 14, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN Fee Rule Change Won’t End Domain Tasting, Frontrunning
· Policy & LawICANN's recent rule change will have mixed results. ICANN recently moved a step further to changing how it handles refunds for domain names in conjunction with the registry. Currently, ICANN charges a 20 cent fee per domain name registered. However, ... Continue Reading9 Comments
.UK Registry Nominet Gets Nominet.com
· Policy & LawRegistry for United Kingdom domain names gets .com version of its name through UDRP. Nominet, the registry responsible for managing the .uk country code domain name, has won the domain name Nominet.com through arbitration at World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What Does ICANN’s ‘Yes’ Vote Mean to You? Not Much.
· Policy & LawICANN's decision to liberalize the process for adding new TLDs won't have much of an affect on you, unless you manage trademarks. Today ICANN voted to liberalize the process and acceptance of new top level domains (similar to .info and .asia). What ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Arbitration Panel Punts on All.com
· Policy & LawAll.com domain dispute denied by WIPO panel; forgery claims too much to handle. A three member WIPO panel has denied a complaint for the domain name All.com, saying the case is outside of UDRP's scope. The case involves an alleged sale of the domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments