Panelist finds Independent Objector Alain Pellet has a conflict of interest and sides with Amazon.com in domain name dispute. Amazon.com has successfully defended community objections brought against its applications for .amazon and the Chinese and ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Google and Amazon.com backpedal on closed top level domain names
· UncategorizedGoogle to make one more domain open, Amazon relents on 25. Google and Amazon.com have changed their minds about operating some of their applied-for generic top level domain names as "closed" domain names. For many domains, the companies had planned ... Continue Reading5 Comments
If .amazon is killed, will Amazon bail on the new TLD program?
· Policy & LawAmazon may be questioning its role in the first round of new top level domain applications. With the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) recommending that ICANN block Amazon.com's application for the .amazon top level domain, it poses an interesting ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Amazon.com, HP, Ford among those lobbying Washington about domain names
· Policy & LawBig companies join domain heavyweights in lobbying U.S. government about domain name issues. It's been a couple years since I've done a round up of how much domain name companies are spending on lobbying in Washington. I just ran an updated analysis ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pinterest loses fight with Amazon.com over .Pin domain name
· Policy & LawSocial site loses objection for .pin top level domain name. Social networking site Pinterest has lost an objection it filed with World Intellectual Property Organization over Amazon.com's bid to get the .pin top level domain name. One of Pinterest's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Final new TLD objection tally: Donuts 55, Amazon 24, Google 22
· UncategorizedThree of the largest applicants for new TLDs are facing a mountain of objections. Donuts, Amazon, and Google have the dubious honor of having the most objected-to applications for new top level domains. There were 263 formal objections to new top ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google and Amazon compete on 21 new top level domain applications
· UncategorizedGoogle and Amazon had a lot of the same ideas for new top level domains. One of the biggest battles over new top level domains will pit internet heavyweights Google and Amazon against each other. Amazon applied for 76 top level domains and Google ... Continue Reading2 Comments