Want to register the domain of the next pope? You're probably too late. After the shocking news that Pope Benedict is resigning, the rush is on to figure out the "name" of the next pope and to register the corresponding domain names. You're probably ... Continue Reading6 Comments
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Is Bit.ly Toast if Libya Shuts Down the Internet?
· Policy & LawIt's possible. One of my tweeps just sent me a link to an article questioning what would happen to .ly domain names if Libya decided to "shut down" the internet. It's a very good question. One of the most popular URL shortening services, bit.ly, ... Continue Reading19 Comments
Bit.ly and the Dangers of ccTLDs
· UncategorizedIs it wise to run a web service using a questionable country code domain? I've warned about the dangers of country code top level domains. Rogers Cadenhead made some interesting observations about Bit.ly, a URL shortening service that just scored $2M ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain Name News Bytes – June 11, 2007
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, ServicesThere's so much going on with domains right now...here's a summary of news that has slipped through the cracks. Yet Another article from the mainstream press titled "Masters of their Domains". Seriously, someone should have trademarked that term. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Governor Eliot Spitzer Goes After EliotSpitzer.Com
· Policy & LawFormer Attorney General, known for going after Wall Street, is now making a challenge for his name. Wall Street learned not to mess with Eliot Spitzer when he was attorney general (he is know governor of New York). An entrepreneur in New Jersey is ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
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
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
MGM Goes After WarGames.com
· Policy & Law"Popesquatter" in fight with MGM Studios. I was reading an article today from the International Herald Tribune about a fight between MGM studios and the owner of the domain WarGames.com. "War Games" is a generic name that also happens to be the name ... Continue Reading1 Comment