Brand owners, beware. The .sucks top level domain name has been slow to take off, rendering its alleged "extortion" strategy wounded. But this might change next month. .Sucks registry Vox Populi will begin a rebate program in January that will ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Vox Populi makes sucky argument for .sucks trademark
· Policy & LawVox Populi can't take no for an answer. Remember when Vox Populi filed to register a trademark for .Sucks? We all pointed out that you can't get a trademark for a top level domain name. And that's precisely what the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Does something suck about This.Sucks?
· UncategorizedVox Populi helped This.sucks get off the ground. Is there more to it than that? A couple weeks ago, a new company popped up on the scene called This.Sucks. The business model is remarkably similar to one that .Sucks registry Vox Populi hoped would ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Vox Populi wants trademark for .Sucks
· Policy & LawControversial new top level domain name registry wants to trademark ".sucks". Vox Populi, the domain name registry for .Sucks, has applied for the trademark ".Sucks" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. The goods and services for the mark are ... Continue Reading4 Comments
This week’s new TLDs: .Sucks and .Markets
· Uncategorized.Sucks hits general availability and the company that spent $4.7 million for a .com launches a new top level domain name. It will be a controversial week for new top level domain names, assuming Vox Populi doesn't delay the start of .sucks general ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Canada responds to ICANN about .Sucks
· Policy & LawMove along, now... John Knubley, Deputy Minister of Industry Canada, has responded (pdf) to the letter ICANN sent to both the U.S. FTC and Canada regarding the .sucks domain name. Knubley basically states that this is not a matter for the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen
· Policy & LawFTC wants ICANN to address overarching issues with new TLDs rather than one-off cases. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN's request that it investigate the practices of top level domain name registry Vox Populi over its rollout of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Brands missing the mark with .Sucks defensive registrations
· Policy & LawKnee-jerk reaction doesn't make sense and leaves companies vulnerable. I'm not a fan of .sucks business model. I'm not a fan of charging big brands a premium to protect their brands with the veiled threat of someone creating a gripe site against the ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Big brands register .Sucks as ICANN asks FTC for review
· Policy & LawOprah, Apple and Microsoft among companies paying to protect their brands. Intellectual property interests and brands owners are upset about the .sucks domain name and its pricing, but many big brands aren't taking chances even as ICANN asks government ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ICANN asks FTC and OCA to review .Sucks
· Policy & LawICANN asks government agencies for feedback on .sucks plan. ICANN has sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA), asking them to consider if Vox Populi's plans for the .sucks top level domain are ... Continue Reading4 Comments
