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Why it took so long for .music to become available, and what its founder envisions. Its been a long journey for .music: the new top level domain just came out in general availability in October. On todays show, Constantine Roussos explains why it took seven years to lock down the top level domain and another […] Post link: Strike up the band,...
Company first tried to buy one of the domains before filing a cybersquatting dispute. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) panel has found that t-shirt printer Printfly Corporation tried to reverse hijack two domain names. The company filed a dispute claiming that rushordertees.co and rushtees.com, which are registered by a competitor, w...
Judge says plaintiffs didn't show subject matter jurisdiction. The judge overseeing a dispute over GoDaddy's clawback of expired domains has dismissed the suit (pdf) over subject matter jurisdiction. The Swedish company Crisby Studio AB bought calor.com (heat/hot in Spanish) in an expired domain auction at GoDaddy in early April this year. GoDaddy ...
An expanded list of the top domain name registrars, ranked by .com domains under management. Each month, I analyze the top domain name registrars with regard to .com domain names under management. I'm frequently asked which domain name registrars just missed the list. So this month, I'm also publishing my every-once-on-a-while look at the top [R...
Newfold Digital's aftermarket platforms combined for 68 sales of $2,000 or more in October. NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 68 domains for $2,000 or more in October, the auction platforms revealed this week. Those domains combined for about $343,000 in winning bids. Here are some of the sales that stand out to me: TianTian […] Post lin...
Panelist says case is outside the narrow confines of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a cybersquatting claim against the domain names urinator .net and theurinators .com. Innovative Research Technology, Inc., which sells kits to help people foil urination drug tests, filed the dispute against Christopher Swain...
It left out a key detail in its case. A French jewelry maker has been found guilty (pdf) of reverse domain name hijacking. A. Augis and Arthus Bertrand filed the complaint against Mira Holdings' domain name augis.com. Mira Holdings said it registered the domain as an investment because it has many uses and is a […] Post link: French jewelry m...
Assets being sold to cover part of $486k judgment. The King County Sheriff in the Seattle area is preparing to sell some of former Epik CEO Rob Monster's assets to satisfy a judgment. Robert M. Lee sued Monster over the domain name rle.com, which Lee said was stolen from him. Monster never responded to the […] Post link: Sheriff to sell Rob M...
The company will advertise in the Super Bowl after an eight-year absence. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is back…in the Super Bowl. The company announced today that it will advertise in February's Super Bowl, with one ad spot booked in the fourth quarter of the game. GoDaddy's early Super Bowl commercials put the company on the map. […] Post link...
Company asks court to hand over dozens of domains it says infringe its trademarks. BlackRock Finance (NYSE:BLK) has filed an in rem lawsuit against 32 domain names. The financial company alleges (pdf) that the domains are used for many nefarious purposes. For example: With respect to the BLARCKROCK .COM domain, the domain registrant and/or an [R...
Lambo.com registrant plans to continue fighting. The registrant of the domain name lambo.com plans to appeal a lawsuit over the domain name. Lamborghiniwona dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for the domain name in 2022. The owner of the domainfiled a lawsuitto stay the decision. The carmaker filed a [&#...
D3 has a grand vision for domain names. Will DomainFi change domain name investing? On todays show, D3 cofounder Fred Hsu lays out his vision for DomainFi and what it could mean for domain name investors. We discuss D3s plans, how long it could take for it to come to fruition, and a recent partnership […] Post link: DomainFi – DNW Podca...
Falling ad revenue and poor performance from an acquisition limit growth. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG) released earnings today for the first three quarters of 2024. Overall, the company posted $615.1 million in revenue for the period, up just 1% from the same period in 2023. Revenue from the Online Marketing segment, which had been […] Post...
Monster has not responded to lawsuit. A Federal District court in Washington State has issued a notice of default in a lawsuit against Rob Monster. Domain investor Luigi Marruso sued Monster, Masterbucks, and the old Epik registrar entity in September, alleging that he is owed $1 million. All three defendants were served on September 22 […] P...
Domain was registered 10 years before it started using the eKart name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Instakart Services Private Limited, also known as Flipkart, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which runs a logistic business called eKart, filed a cybersquatting complaint against eKart.com. Insta...
Q3 was strong for expired domain sales. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the market closed yesterday, including solid year-over-year performance in its domain name business. Domain name revenue increased 6% year over year to $55.0 million in Q3. Domains under management were up slightly to 24.6 million, including domains on other regist...
Panelist found RDNH even though domain registrant didn't respond. A UDRP panelist has found Zelig AI, LLC, which offers a financial education service at ValuSyncIt .com, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Zelig filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domain ValueSync .com. The company has a pending trademark application with the U.S. Paten...
These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers July 2024. A few things stand out in this month's report: Hostinger had another strong month. While Porkbun's stay in the top ten lasted only a month, it still had […] Post link: New ...
Chat.com sells for $15M plus for the third time in two years. The chat.com domain name has changed hands for the third time in two years. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and perhaps the most ideal company to own the domain name, has acquired it. HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah kicked off the buying last year, […] Post link: OpenAI acquires c...
Price relief for .com registrants takes a step back with Trump's win. It might seem trivial to talk about Donald Trump's win and its impact on domain names, but this is a blog about domain names, so here we go. Trump's victory likely seals the fate of the price Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) can charge for […] Post link: Trump win likely seals fate ...
.IO domain names, a couple of court cases, and other top stories from the past month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from the past month, as well as podcasts you might have missed. 1. .IO domain names arent going away – There's been a lot of speculation about what will […] Post link: October's top domain name stories ...
A boat management technology firm, an information technology security company, and a Canadian web design business bought domain names. Sedo's top sale this week was dure.com for $50,000. It was followed by a .ai domain purchased by a software company to promote its AI capabilities. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that […] Post link...
One screen capture among many is enough to prevent reverse domain name hijacking filing. Four links on a pay-per-click landing page in 2005 prevented a UDRP panelist from finding reverse domain name hijacking. Jakob Ruben van Gelder, proprietor of the 120-year-old Dutch diamond jewelry brand Diamond Point, filed a cybersquatting case against the do...
Explaining generic or descriptive uses of a domain name could help defend it in a cybersquatting dispute. When it comes to UDRP cybersquatting cases, what's on your for sale landing page can matter. Complainants often point to a domain being listed for sale as proof that the domain was registered in bad faith. This isn't […] Post link: A cust...
The buyer of agree.com explains why the domain is important to his company. Im excited about this weeks guest, Marty Ringlein. Marty is a founder of Agree, an eSignature business that uses agree.com. Marty explains why it was important for his company to acquire agree.com, and it might not be what youre expecting. Marty also […] Post link: Ag...
Layoffs impact fiber business and corporate overhead. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it laid off 17% of its employees as part of a capital efficiency plan. The move primarily impacts its Ting business, which provides fiber-to-the-home broadband services. 42% of Ting's workforce was cut. There were also layoffs at the corporate level. The ...
Surely there's something the Complainant wasn't saying in this bizarre case? Sometimes I read a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) decision and think, "Surely, there's more to this dispute that the Complainant just didn't include in its case." That's what I thought after reading a decision for af-ss .org. The case was filed by […] ...
Group plans to increase registry and registrar fees. ICANN has formally announced that it plans to raise the fees it charges domain name registries and registrars, including the "ICANN tax" that registrars typically pass along to domain registrants. The non-profit published a lengthy whitepaper that buries the lede, so let me break it down in [R...
A $100k .com upgrade and a $50k .tech domain lead Sedo's sales. On Tuesday, I published a list of Sedo sales from two weeks ago. Today's list includes the sales concluded from the past week. The sales show the breadth of companies that buy domain names on the aftermarket: a manufacturer of fire engines, a […] Post link: End user domain sales ...
Non-recurring aftermarket business fell slightly in Q3. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) released Q3 earnings this afternoon, reporting a 7% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.15 billion. The company's Applications & Commerce segment grew 16% year over year, totaling $423.1 million. Core Platform, which includes legacy hosting and domains, increased 3% ...
Domain industry has two opportunities to get together in November. Two in-person domain name events are happening in November. First, the sold-out Domain Days returns to Dubai on November 5 and 6. In addition to a packed agenda of panels, Right of the Dot will hold a live domain name auction. Bidding is already open, […] Post link: Two domain...
A rocket ship maker, an insurance company, and a boating site bought domain names. Sedo released to sales lists this week after taking last week off. For today's post, we'll review end user sales that concluded by October 14. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You […] Post link: 18 end user domain...
Here's the latest data about the .com namespace, include a surprise entry on the top 10 list. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers June 2024. A few things stand out in this month's report: Porkbun celebrated its two million domain milestone in June and […] Post link: .Co...
Company says shill bidding has decreased this year after implementing new strategies. GoDaddy has published an in-depth look at what it is doing to combat auction fraud, and I think it's worth taking a look. The company has taken some heat becuase people have used multiple bidder accounts to coordinate fraud. As the post succinctly […] Post l...
A look inside India's domain market. Im joined by domain investor Deepak Daftari on this weeks show. Deepak discusses how he got into domain name investing, bulk portfolio purchases, and how his sales are going this year. We also talk about the market for domains in India where he lives. We discuss the .in country […] Post link: Smart investi...
Financial company picks up spectacular domain name for eight-figures. Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT), the parent of Rocket Mortgage and other companies, paid at least $14 million to acquire the domain name rocket.com. Elliot Silver first spied this transaction and confirmed Hilco Digital's role in the sale. George Kirikos found the transaction price ...
.Com and .net domain base slipped 1.1 million domains last quarter. .Com and .net domain name registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings after the market closed yesterday. For the third quarter, the company reported revenue of $391 million, up 3.8% year over year. Net income increased from $188 million in Q3 2023 to $201 million […] P...
This company gambled with a weak cybersquatting case and now has an uphill battle to fight. I'm often confused by the decisions lawyers make. Consider the case of McMahon Distributeur Pharmaceutique Inc., a Canadian company that runs a chain of pharmacies named Brunet. By all accounts, the pharmacy chain in Quebec is successful. It has […] Po...
Chairman of Intelligence Committee cites Russian influence efforts in threat to domain registrars. U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent letters to five domain name registrars and Verisign today blasting them for their services' role in facilitating Russian influence campaigns. The letters were t...
The domain was registered well before the company was established. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has determined that a financial data company filed a dispute against EagleData .com in bad faith. Eagle Data, Inc. in the U.S., which uses EagleData .biz, filed the dispute. The subject domain is registered by Eagle Data Inc...
Newfold sold 70 domains for $2,000+ last month. Newfold Digital's domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 70 domains for $2,000 or more in September. These larger sales totaled just shy of $300,000. Here are some of the sales that stand out: AvantGuard .com $11,000 – The word you're thinking of when you see […] Post...
A couple of blockchain-connected names launch this week. This week, there are a couple of interesting launches in the blockchain naming space. First up, Orange Domains is launching .locker in general availability on Wednesday. .Locker is a "real" top level domain name with web functionality. But it also has web3 technology thanks to integration wit...
New entrants promise great features but face a challenging landscape. Over the past five years, it seems like the number of aftermarket domain name platforms has been shrinking. That's largely because GoDaddy acquired two of them (Uniregistry and Dan) and subsequently shut them down. However, a handful of new entrants in recent months seek to [R...
Can this new platform win the hearts of domain investors? Today's guest is Sam Dennis, founder of the new domain name sales platform DomainEasy. On todays show, explains why he built the platform, how its different from the competition, and what his plans are for the future. One thing domain investors will like: 0% commissions […] Post link: ...
Judge says domain owner is cybersquatting. A judge has granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of carmaker Automobili Lamborghini SpA in a dispute over the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) for the domain name in 2022. The owner of the […] Post link:...
Scoop Soldiers might have better luck in court than it did with UDRP. A poop-scooping franchisor has filed a federal lawsuit in a domain name dispute. Scoop Soldiers Service Company, LLC filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court against Top Paw Distributing LLC over the domain name ScoopSoldier .com (singular). The lawsuit comes after […...
Panelist calls web designer's dispute "frivolous" and an abuse of the policy. A FORUM panelist has ruled that an Illinois web design company tried to reverse hijack a domain name. Cybernautic, Inc., which uses the domain cybernauticdesign.com, filed a cybersquatting complaint against the domain cybernautics.com. The web design company registered a ...
A private school, a law firm and a Canadian real estate developer bought domain names this week. Sedo reported 52 domain sales of $2,000 or more this week, and I found end user buyers for ten of them. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view […] Post link: 10 end user domain name sales at Sedo this ...
Parties will work with all stakeholders to deliver suggestions for UDRP review. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced a joint review of UDRP today. The parties will bring together representatives of all aspects of cybersquatting cases: A UDRP forum, lawyers that specialize in represent...
.Ai gets a boost with better registry infrastructure. Domain name registry Identity Digital announced today that it has signed a contract with the Government of Anguilla for .ai domain names. Identity Digital will provide backend registry services for the domain name, which should help build trust in the domain name. It will also allow for […...
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