Is a domain name worth something if it's just traded amongst investors with limited potential value to an end user? Three letter .com domain names are very popular right now, with prices increasing significantly over the past year. Much of the ... Continue Reading14 Comments
NameDrive’s NDX Market Gears Up for Auction of 3 Character ccTLDs
· Domain SalesDomain marketplace gets ready for another three character auction. Fresh on the heels of a three character .eu domain name auction in which all 771 domain names sold, NameDrive's NDX Market is getting ready for a follow on auction. Starting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MEC.com Hits $41,000 in Great Domains Auction
· Domain SalesThree character domain in the spotlight. Sedo's monthly Great Domains auction ends tomorrow, and a three character domain in the auction is attracting a lot of attention. MEC.com is up to $41,000 with its reserve met. Four different bidders are in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
German Lottery Provider Gets NKL.com Back 3 Years After Theft
· Policy & LawLottery wins domain name it says was stolen in 2006. German state-owned lotto company NKL Nordwestdeutsche Klassenlotterie has won the transfer of the NKL.com domain name, three years after the domain name was allegedly stolen. NKL won the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Gregory Ricks Loses LTI.com; Doesn’t Respond to Complaint
· Policy & LawRewe Touristik Hotels & Investment GmbH picks up domain at arbitration. Here's an interesting UDRP in which the respondent didn't file his response on a three character domain. Domainer Gregory Ricks just lost the three character domain name LTI.com ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Canadian Broadcaster CTV Loses Battle for CTV.com
· Policy & LawCTV goes after valuable generic domain name through UDRP and loses. Murat Yikilmaz has successfully defended an attempt by Canadian broadcasting company CTV to take away his three character domain name. CTV currently uses CTV.ca as its domain ... Continue Reading12 Comments
How to Protect Your 3 Character Domain Names
· Policy & LawOwn a three character domain? You need to play defense. Three letter domain names are valuable. But owning them carries risk: since so many companies have three character acronyms, they often feel they are entitled to your domain. The number of ... Continue Reading12 Comments
