Domain authorization codes, which are required to transfer domains between domain name registrars, should be easier to obtain. It's been only a few months since domain authorization codes were instituted for popular domains like .com and .net. These ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Adam Dicker Keeps Pig.com, Keith Urban Goes After KeithUrban.com
· Policy & LawCommon sense prevails in Pig.com case; Keith Urban is misguided in KeithUrban.com case. This week Rogers Cadenhead won his UDRP with MGM over the domain name WarGames.com. Although I believe the decision was correct, there were some gray areas that at ... Continue Reading6 Comments
MGM Loses Bid for WarGames.com
· Policy & LawMGM loses UDRP decision to Rogers Cadenhead, owner of WarGames.com. Last month I analyzed MGM's UDRP attempt to get the domain name WarGames.com from registrant Rogers Cadenhead. Cadenhead just contacted me to let me know he won the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
VeriSign Says Domain Name Price Hikes Coming
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawVeriSign says it will hike prices on .com, .net domains in 2007. The domain name industry knew it was coming, but VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) CEO Stratton Sclavos dropped the bomb during the company's earnings call on Wednesday. During the 33rd minute of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Digging into GoDaddy’s Terms of Service
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawTaking a look at GoDaddy's Terms of Service (TOS) It's been a few days since GoDaddy became the center of controversy over its abrubt decision to change the DNS of one of its customer's domains. We still haven't heard from GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy Faces PR Nightmare Over Domain Suspension
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawGoDaddy abrubtly suspends registration. GoDaddy chief Bob Parsons is a big supporter of free speech. He's also a big supporter of privacy as a way to do this by promoting domain whois privacy services. That's why the internet world was shocked today ... Continue Reading26 Comments
MGM’s Battle for WarGames.com
· Policy & LawMGM wants the domain WarGames.com. But it faces an uphill battle to win this war. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., better known as MGM, wants the domain WarGames.com. MGM owns the rights to the 1983 film WarGames and the company is gearing up to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Eric Schmidt Was Right
· Policy & LawA perspective on why click fraud won't ruin the domain name industry. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt learned an important lesson in July 2006. When asked at an economics conference if there was an economic answer to click fraud, Schmidt said ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Understanding Domain Name UDRP
· Policy & LawA primer on domain name arbitration. Later this week Domain Name Wire will cover the pending spat between Rogers Cadenhead and MGM regarding his domain name, WarGames.com. I have procured a copy of MGM's original complaint and Cadenhead's response. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
ZDNet Article Refers to Domain Investors as “Scalpers”, “Cybersquatters”
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawArticle puts words into mouth of domain name buyer, hits new low in biased reporting. An article by ZDNet writer Steven Deare about the sale of Tennis.com.au suggests that the seller of the generic domain name is a "scalper" and cybersquatter. The ... Continue Reading2 Comments