Company doesn't want to provide accounting information to Verisign. Web.com is fighting back against a Verisign request for more information about how the registrar accounted for .xyz domain name registrations. Verisign is suing .XYZ for false ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Hot in August: Top 5 Stories on Domain Name Wire
· UncategorizedA look back at the past month in the domain name biz. It's back to school, cooler weather and domain name conference season... But before that, August was a news-making month for the domain name industry, in particular the .xyz domain name. I ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.XYZ seeks to dismiss Verisign’s expert testimony
· Policy & LawNew TLD company claims some expert testimony should not be allowed. .XYZ is asking the court to dismiss expert testimony from four expert witnesses in Verisign's false advertising lawsuit against the new top level domain company. Some of the court ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Here are the Exhibit and Witness lists for the Verisign v. XYZ trial
· Policy & LawLists will hit home in the domain name industry. Verisign's lawsuit against XYZ.com, LLC and Daniel Negari continues to move forward at full speed, thanks to the "rocket docket" in U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia. Both parties have ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Verisign presses Network Solutions for details on .XYZ registrations
· Domain RegistrarsCompany files motion to compel Network Solutions' parent company to provide a witness. Verisign has filed a motion (pdf) in a Florida court to compel Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions, to provide a witness to testify about how the registrar ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Donuts: Verisign trying to intimidate, bully competitors with .XYZ lawsuit
· Policy & LawNew top level domain company issues statement after court finds in its favor. A judge in U.S. District Court in Washington state has denied Verisign's request for reconsideration in a subpoena battle involving competitor Donuts. Donuts says Verisign is ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Verisign sues CentralNic and .XYZ over .Theatre, .Protection and .Security
· Policy & LawCompany upset that Verisign was dropped as registry services provider in favor of CentralNic. Earlier this week I noted a lawsuit Verisign filed in Virginia against .XYZ and Daniel Negari. Thanks to a request by the defendants to remove the case to ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Google Alphabet news causes CentralNic shares to jump 50%
· ServicesShares in .xyz services company are up big this week. Shares in domain name registry company CentralNic have jumped about 50% since Monday afternoon. The company thinks this is due to Google's selection of the domain name abc.xyz for its new company ... Continue Reading1 Comment
See .XYZ CEO Daniel Negari on Bloomberg
· ServicesBloomberg features .xyz and how Google's big announcement has affected it. .XYZ and its CEO Daniel Negari are riding the wave of Alphabet, Google's new parent company. The company's official website is abc.xyz, representing the first and last three ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Verisign’s lawsuit against .XYZ continues, pesters Donuts & ICANN as well
· Policy & LawLawsuit marches on, creating legal headaches for many of Verisign's competitors. Why did Verisign sue .XYZ for disparaging .com and allegedly falsely inflating the company’s success? It's pretty clear that Verisign thinks new top level domain names ... Continue Reading8 Comments