Pace sues after losing UDRP to dancewear company. Stanley Pace, a Texas resident who has faced his fair share of UDRP complaints, lost another one last month. A three member UDRP panel ordered the domain name Yumiko.com transferred to dancewear company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Domain Name Wire Podcast #2: Tips to fight domain theft and Howard Neu talks TRAFFIC
· PodcastsListen to Domain Name Wire Podcast #2. It's Monday, and that means it's Podcast Day! This week's Domain Name Wire Podcast includes the latest domain name industry news, plus 5 tips to make sure you don't become a domain name theft victim. I also ... Continue Reading1 Comment
TRAFFIC sets dates for Las Vegas show
· ServicesIt's a year away, but dates are finalized. For a while there were too many domainer-targeted domain conferences. Then the pendulum swung the other way. TRAFFIC is adding an additional show in 2013, and today it announced the final dates. The show ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New Service Hopes to Make Seller-Financed Domain Transactions Easier
· ServicesService manages seller financed domain sales. A new service called Zenscrow hopes to bring more liquidity to the domain name market by making seller financed domain sales easier. Companies such as Escrow.com and Moniker already offer payment plan ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Michael Berkens and Howard Neu Team Up to Save Domain Name
· Policy & LawMichael Berkens' Worldwide Media, Inc., has successfully defended its CareFreeHomes.com domain name in a UDRP with the help of attorney Howard Neu. Complainant CareFree Homes II, L.P. doesn't have a registered trademark for "CareFree Homes", but it ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rick and Howard Pulling Out All the Stops for TRAFFIC Miami
· ServicesEverything's lined up for TRAFFIC Miami. It seems that it will deliver. I've been a vocal critic of some of the TRAFFIC shows in recent years. They seemed to have gone a bit stale and attendance had dwindled. That will not be the case with ... Continue Reading16 Comments
5 Domain Industry Questions to Be Answered in Next 72 Hours
· ServicesThis week's TRAFFIC event will answer some questions. Well, I'm off to Vegas. I'm excited to attend the updated T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference. But unlike Ron, I'm not stoked about having two conferences back-to-back. Perhaps it's because I live in ... Continue Reading9 Comments
iPhone App Developer Loses .Me Domain Dispute
· Policy & LawProject.me (the company) fails to capture project.me domain name. Here's a follow up to a story back in September -- iPhone App developer Project.me has lost its attempt to get the domain name Project.me through domain arbitration. After failing to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Can Rick Latona Save TRAFFIC Conference?
· ServicesLatona will add needed spark to domain conference franchise. TRAFFIC was the first big domain name industry conference. It was also the first to do many innovative things, such as offer a compelling live domain auction. But lately its star has faded. ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Howard Neu Saves Domain from Being Flushed Down Toilet
· Policy & LawKohlerSucks.com saved at National Arbitration Forum. A $4,331 toilet from KohlerKohler Co., which does everything from manufacture toilets to develop golf resorts, should read up on domain arbitration rules prior to filing its next request under UDRP. ... Continue Reading5 Comments