First year results in 11 actions against websites and domain names. Donuts released statistics today about the first year of its "trusted notifier" arrangement with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The arrangement allows the MPAA to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts chooses Rightside over Google Nomulus
· ServicesNew top level domain name company extends contract with Rightside. Donuts has extended its contract with Rightside for the latter to provide backend registry services for Donuts' top level domain names, the two companies announced today. Rightside ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bruce Jaffe replaces Paul Stahura as CEO of Donuts
· ServicesJaffe and Stahura swap places and Donuts hires Chief Revenue Officer. Paul Stahura has exited his role as CEO of new top level domain company Donuts, switching places with Bruce Jaffe, who was previously Executive Chairman of the company's board. ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Donuts extends brand protection offering
· ServicesDPML Plus will be available until the end of March, and regular DPML price will remain unchanged through the end of January. New top level domain name company Donuts is extending its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) Plus service, making it available ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Donuts acquires .Irish top level domain name
· Domain SalesDonuts has 198 top level domain names after acquiring .Irish. Back in May, Donuts CEO Paul Stahura told me his company would love to acquire more top level domain names. He was just waiting for TLD operators to have "sane" price ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts to hold off on Chinese IDNs until it gets MIIT approval
· ServicesFinal dates not set for for Chinese internationalized domain names. Top level domain name company Donuts is currently running sunrise for four Chinese IDN domain names, but it has yet to set general availability dates for the four domains. Some ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The tables are turned: now Donuts can delay Verisign
· UncategorizedWaiting for the .Web. Many curse words were muttered about Verisign during the process of designing the new top level domain name program. Verisign spread plenty of FUD to delay the program. Now, the biggest new TLD company gets to take a turn at ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Court tosses Donuts’ .Web lawsuit because Donuts promised not to sue
· Policy & LawJudge says agreement not to sue is enforceable. Judge Percy Anderson of the U.S. District Court, Central District of California has granted (pdf) ICANN's motion to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by a subsidiary of new TLD company Donuts. Donuts filed ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign to .Web losers: stop griping and carry on
· Policy & LawVerisign responds to complaints about its deal for .web. Paul Livesay, VP and Counsel at Verisign, has published a detailed response to Donuts' and Afilias' challenges over the .web auction result. If you're unfamiliar with the backstory: Nu DotCo ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Cost of Donuts’ DPML trademark protection service to soar
· ServicesAt least one registrar is increasing the price by 76% as new TLD company hikes price of brand protection service. Top level domain name provider Donuts will significantly increase the price of its Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) on January 1, 2017. ... Continue Reading2 Comments