A recent court case does little to settle the "re-registration" question. A Court of Appeals decision last month widened the gulf between different U.S. circuits on a critical question in finding bad faith under the Anticybersquatting Consumer ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Million dollar domain sales – DNW Podcast #422
· PodcastsWhere are last year's big domain sales now? On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson discuss last year’s big sales. Who bought them? How are they being use? Ron also shares some surprising statistics from last year and thoughts about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fighting uncapped prices – DNW Podcast #420
· PodcastsWhy Namecheap fought against uncapped domain prices, and what it means for the domain industry. When ICANN removed price caps on .org and .info domains a few years ago, domain name registrar Namecheap didn’t sit by idly. It challenged the removal ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
New TLDs 10 years later – DNW Podcast #419
· PodcastsIt's been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get his take on where we are and where we’re headed. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2023 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #418
· PodcastsHere's what people think will happen this year. On today's show, we'll hear from 18 people in the domain business about what surprised them the most in 2022 and what they think will happen in 2023. Some people are glass half full in their ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Talking to UDRP panelists – DNW Podcast #414
· PodcastsHere's what Nat Cohen told panelists in Geneva. Last month Nat Cohen was invited to speak at a World Intellectual Property Organization UDRP workshop in Geneva. He was able to talk to UDRP panelists and practitioners about what domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Disciplined domain investing – DNW Podcast #413
· PodcastsHow martial arts helped this domain investor stick with it. Ruban Thananayagam (aka @busyfather) bought 500 domain names on his credit card before he made his first sale. This sale gave him the confidence to invest more, but it was certainly ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
All about Handshake – DNW Podcast #411
· PodcastsA deep dive into Handshake domain names. I talk to a lot of people who believe blockchain-based domains will solve all of the internet’s problems. They dismiss any counter-arguments and questions. Nole Oppermann of Hey TX is not one of those ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Whois info and blockchain impact – DNW Podcast #409
· PodcastsWill a new Whois disclosure system satisfy anyone? On this week’s show, I speak with Marc Trachtenberg, a shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Marc represents both brand holders looking to protect their assets online as well as registries and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Why the ICA matters – DNW Podcast #408
· PodcastsThe role the ICA plays and how you can get involved. What is the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) and why is it important? On today’s show, I speak with ICA executive director Kamila Sekiewicz and general counsel Zak Muscovitch about what the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
