WIPO has published an extremely useful tool for anyone involved in a domain name dispute that is considering arbitration (or is forced to defend). WIPO has posted a list of common questions in disputes and how the panels generally interpret those ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
WIPO publishes domain name dispute results summary
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USAToday covers Mattel.org dispute
· Policy & LawIn an article titled David beats Goliath in domain-name dispute, USAToday reports on the case of Gopi Mattel. Gopi successfully beat Mattel Inc's assualt on this mattel.org domain name. Mattel Inc. claimed it was trademark infringement and even claimed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Communicate.com Acquires 650+ Dot-Coms
· Domain SalesCommunicate.com Inc. (OTCBB:CMNN) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire more than 650 dot-com URLs. Upon completion of the transaction, Communicate will own hundreds of product-specific and category-specific domain names that end ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN Approves EURid’s Agreement for .eu Domain Name
· Policy & LawFollowing is a press release that details ICANN's progress on the .eu domain. See "Critical .eu meeting today". ICANN Approves EURid's Agreement for '.eu' Domain Name LUXEMBOURG, March 23 /CNW/ - - EURid's '.eu' Domain Application ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GospelMusic.com sells for $150k Lottery.org $67k and more
· Domain SalesDNJournal has just posted its weekly list of top domains sales, and this week was another winner! GreatDomains sold GospelMusic.com for $150,000, and Sedo sold lottery.org for $66,667, which is the highest .org sale ever reported by DNJournal. There ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Hillary Clinton wins domain name
· Policy & LawHillary Clinton won the rights to hillaryclinton.com in a recent a National Arbitration Forum decision. It may have been a battle for Clinton to get her domain name, given that she's a politician, but the owner of the domain didn't even respond to the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy launches radio show
· Domain Registrars, Services, UncategorizedGoDaddy, one of the largest domain name registrars, is launching its own radio show on March 30. At first it will be on Sirius and XM satellite radio, plus a few AM stations. It will also be available on the web. GoDaddy promises the show won't be an ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions phone survey
· Domain RegistrarsI got a call from a survey company tonight on behalf of Network Solutions. It appears that Network Solutions is trying to determine what matters most to customers: price or service. For expert domain name holders like me, I'd say price and at least ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Critical .eu meeting today
· Policy & LawAccording to The Register, "The .eu domain may finally come alive, five years after its conception, following a meeting this coming Monday. ICANN will discuss "Delegation of .EU and EURid-ICANN Agreement" at a special board meeting on 21 March and if it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Hijacking under ICANN’s new transfer policy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawSearchEngineJournal.com has a great first-person story about trying to hold a domain name that is facing repeated hijacking attempts. ICANN's policy used to require a confirmation from the current domain name owner before a transfer. Now the transfer ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
