Company takes big step to clean up wireless carrier problems. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has signed a new mobile service deal with Verizon, marking a big shift in its Ting mobile service. The company offers mobile service, high-speed internet and domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verizon wins first .Porn domain name dispute
· Policy & LawVerizon.porn, for all of your telecom porn needs. Verizon has won a cybersquatting dispute with the registrant of Verizon.porn, the first such dispute to be resolved since the .Porn domain name became available in June. A New York real estate agent ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com growth rate slowing (but only slightly)
· UncategorizedData show a slight reduction in .com growth rate, but it's still over 8% per year. A couple weeks ago Michael Berkens wrote a story about how the base of .com and .net domain registrations was slowing "to a crawl". A few days later Treffis issued ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Above.com settles lawsuit with Verizon
· Policy & LawCompany settles cybersquatting lawsuit ahead of trial. Above.com and related parties have settled a cybersquatting lawsuit filed by Verizon. The case was filed in February 2011 and Above.com was served during the DOMAINfest Global conference in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Court: Above.com May Be Responsible for Customers’ Domain Names
· Policy & LawJudge sides with Verizon, settlement in doubt. A federal district judge has dealt a blow to Above.com in a lawsuit brought against it by Verizon. Chief United States District Judge Audrey Collins has denied Above.com's motion to dismiss charges of ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Above.com In Settlement Talks with Verizon
· Policy & LawDomain company working toward settlement over trademark lawsuit. Above.com is currently in settlement talks with Verizon over a lawsuit brought by Verizon in February, according to court records. Verizon filed the suit against Above.com, parent ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verizon Gets Back Into UDRP Game
· Policy & LawVerizon files four separate UDRP cases in past couple days. For a while it seemed like Verizon had basically given up on filing UDRP cases. Instead, it opted to just file lawsuits against anyone with trademark typos, even small fry. That may be ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Two Defendants Respond to Verizon Cybersquatting Lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsResponse filed in Verizon domain name lawsuit. Two defendants in a lawsuit filed by Verizon alleging cybersquatting have responded to the suit. Both The Producers, Inc., and Michael Gardner have responded to Verizon's allegations that they ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Verizon Settles Trademark Domain Name Case
· Policy & LawCommunications company settles lawsuit over typosquatting. Verizon has reached a tentative settlement with 2Cool Guys, LLC, Warren Weitzman, and Arnold Trebach over alleged trademark infringement from domain name typos. The communications company ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Verizon Files Another Cybersquatting Lawsuit
· Policy & LawVerizon files cybersquatting lawsuit for Verizon.com typos. Verizon is suing 2Cool Guys.LLC (sic), Warren Weitzman, Arnold Trebach, and several John Does for trademark infringement. In the lawsuit, Verizon alleges that the defendants registered ... Continue Reading7 Comments
