XYZ/Verisign dispute goes on as "scavengers" snap up expired domains. Verisign has filed a reply (pdf) to XYZ's brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the .com giant's false advertising charges. As you may recall, Verisign says XYZ falsely inflated ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Negari and .XYZ file Brief in Verisign Appeal
· Policy & LawParties say they didn't engage in false advertising and lower court ruling should stand. Daniel Negari and his company, XYZ, have filed their brief in response to Verisign's appeal of XYZ's lower court victory. Verisign sued Negari and XYZ for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
XYZ’s win-win $5 million proposition for 4 Rightside TLDs
· UncategorizedNegari wins even if Rightside doesn't take the deal. New TLD company XYZ offered $5 million for four of Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) new top level domain names today. Whether Rightside accepts the offer or not, its CEO Daniel Negari will walk away a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
This week’s new TLDs: 3 more from XYZ
· Uncategorized5 domains hit general availability on Wednesday. New top level domain name company XYZ LLC releases three new domain names this week. On Wednesday, the company will launch .Security, .Protection and .Theatre in general availability. The company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2015’s Top 5: Google now part of Alphabet, uses abc.xyz
· UncategorizedFarewell to 2015. 2015 was a busy year on Domain Name Wire. This is the first of five posts that will examine the top 5 most-trafficked stories of last year. I should start by saying these weren't the most-visited of 2015, just the most-visited ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.XYZ asks Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees from lawsuit
· Policy & LawThe .XYZ domain name registry has asked a court (pdf) to force Verisign to pay $1.6 million in fees and expenses related to the lawsuit Verisign filed against it. Verisign, the $10 billion (market cap) company that runs .com, sued XYZ for false ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Smart and timely marketing from .XYZ
· UncategorizedCompany continues to jump on demand from Chinese investors. The market for short and numeric domain names is hot right now, and smart top level domain name registries are marketing to this opportunity. Consider .XYZ, which posted a page showing ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
· Policy & LawJudge explains why he dismissed Verisign's lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ's motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on October 26. ... Continue Reading15 Comments
XYZ 2, Verisign 0
· UncategorizedJudge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign's clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign v. XYZ set for jury trial next week
· Domain RegistrarsVerisign's false advertising case about .xyz top level domain name is scheduled for jury trial next week. [Update: the judge has granted summary judgment to XYZ.] .Com registry Verisign is scheduled to present its case against .XYZ next week in U.S. ... Continue Reading8 Comments