A look back at March 2015 in the domain name business. Was March a slow news month? Looking over the top stories from last month, there wasn't a lot of breaking, hard-hitting news. But there were some interesting domain name sales and other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IPC asks ICANN to halt controversial .Sucks domain name roll out
· Policy & LawCalls it "predatory, exploitative and coercive" and points out bizarre contract with ICANN. The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) is asking (pdf) ICANN to halt Vox Populi's roll out of the .sucks top level domain name, calling the registry's ... Continue Reading7 Comments
MarkMonitor: we won’t profit on .Sucks
· Policy & LawCompany will charge modest service fee on "Extortion domain". Brand protection domain name registrar MarkMonitor says it understands its clients will feel compelled to pay for a .sucks domain name, but it won't profit from the registrations. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
This one graphic threatens to derail progress in the new TLD program
· Policy & Law"See, we told you this whole thing is a shakedown." This one graphic below, as spotted by Michael Berkens earlier today and published on Vox Populi's website, threatens to set the forward momentum of the new TLD program back quite a bit: (click ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Donuts also applies for .sucks — here’s its list of 307 applications
· UncategorizedA fight breaks out over .sucks top level domain. Donuts, Inc. is the biggest applicant for new top level domains. But it's a little difficult to parse that information from ICANN's release of applications since every one has a different corporation ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DNW’s new TLD roundup: the good, the bad and the funny
· UncategorizedFrom brands to portfolio players, here's a look at what we know so far. The "big reveal" of who applied for what top level domains isn't until June 13. But that didn't stop a lot of companies from making their own announcements over the 36 hours since ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Something tells me the intellectual property constituency won’t like .sucks
· Uncategorized.Sucks will be the new TLD opponents' case-in-point. When I saw Michael Berkens' post this morning about the four top level domains Momentous Corp is applying for, I did a double take. .Sucks? Yep. It's no joke. The applicant describes .sucks ... Continue Reading5 Comments