Judge calls for an end to lengthy domain name battle. United States District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema has said enough is enough in a domain name lawsuit filed by John Zuccarini. Zuccarini filed the lawsuit after a court appointed receiver failed to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
VeriSign Devises Way to Sell More Expiring Domain Names
· Expired DomainsSystem would discount price of domain names until a buyer is found. VeriSign has devised a system to sell more dropping domain names by discounting their price over time. Details of the idea are in a patent application the company filed in 2009 ... Continue Reading8 Comments
ICANN to Neustar: Yes, You Can Own a Registrar
· Policy & LawRegistry-Registrar separation will create interesting circumstances for established registries. ICANN Senior Vice President Kurt Pritz sent a letter to Neustar Vice President Jeff Neuman last week (pdf) regarding registry-registrar separation. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
VeriSign Files Trademark Applications for New “V” Logo
· Uncategorized.Com and .Net registry may be looking to remake its image. VeriSign has filed a slew of trademark applications for "V" this week. But before you flip out, the company isn't trying to trademark the letter itself. Instead, it appears the company is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
VeriSign Confirms Over 200 Million Domain Names Registered
· UncategorizedDomain registrations hit another milestone. Today VeriSign released its third quarter Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf) and confirmed something I suspected already -- there are now more than 200 million domain names registered worldwide. By ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Zuccarini Case Against NameJet, NetSol, et al Moved to Virginia
· Policy & LawCourt transfers lawsuit to Virginia. In a move that may have been expected by some observers, John Zuccarini's lawsuit against NameJet, Network Solutions, eNom, and VeriSign has been transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia. The case stems ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TheHill.com Covers Stearns’ Visit to TRAFFIC Plus Domain Lobbying
· Policy & LawInfluential political web site discusses domain name industry involvement in politics. The popular political site TheHill.com -- which gets well over a million unique visitors a month -- has published a post about Rep. Cliff Stearns' (R-Fla.) visit to ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Could VeriSign Topple Web Traffic Ranking Companies?
· ServicesVeriSign files two patents related to counting the web's traffic. Web traffic ranking companies such as comScore, Alexa, and Compete.com all have limiting factors. They use various methods to figure out traffic, such as panels (people that let them ... Continue Reading1 Comment
VeriSign Abandons Plans for 1 and 2 Character .Net Domains
· Policy & LawShort .net domain name idea off the table. VeriSign has withdrawn its request to ICANN to allow it to release one and two character .net domain names. The company asked ICANN back in August to let it auction off any one or two letter .net domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain Registration Base May Top 200 Million This Quarter
· UncategorizedThere may already be 200M domains registered. It's possible that the total number of domain names currently registered has already exceeded 200 million. In VeriSign's latest Domain Industry Brief (pdf), the company says June ended with a total of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment