Domain News
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UDRP filers have a duty to research ownership history
A UDRP panel explained the duty complainants have to research the ownership history of a domain name. A World Intellectual…
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Which top level domains are truly popular?
A new analysis shows that you have to dig deep to remove the noise in new TLD stats. The new…
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PIR will launch .giving next month with unusual landrush rules
Public Interest Registry has revealed the launch dates for its recently acquired gTLD .giving, and it seems the former registry…
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Increase.com: We used an intentionally bad name until a good domain became available
The company started developing its service on a “bad” domain until it could acquire a better one. If you want…
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.Gay celebrates second anniversary
.Gay is celebrating their second anniversary and they released their impact report today. Making the internet a safer and gayer…
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Freight broker platform rebrands to Denim with denim.com acquisition
Company rebrands in conjunction with big fundraising round. Freight broker payments company Axle Payments has rebranded as Denim and acquired…
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HugeDomains gets reverse domain name hijacking win
Panelists agree it was a “Plan B” UDRP filing. HugeDomains has won a reverse domain name hijacking claim against Redgrass…
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Last-minute bombshell in Nominet election — it may be ILLEGAL
Nominet’s current non-executive director election may be illegal, according to a legal opinion commissioned by one of the candidates. Candidate…
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Should this have been reverse domain name hijacking?
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist John Swinson has found against Cheyne Capital Holdings Limited in a dispute over the domain…
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ICANN finished year $24 million ahead but loses $29 million on the markets
ICANN came out of fiscal 2022 $24 million ahead of its budget due to lower travel expenses and greater domain…
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Should registrars allow anyone to renew a domain?
The eth.link case brings up an interesting question. Earlier this month, the domain name eth.link expired because the domain owner…
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CentralNic acquires arbitrage company for up to $19 million
Deal will cut out the middleman for some of CentralNic’s traffic. CentralNic announced today that it is acquiring Israeli company…
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Nameshield will be present at the Brand Protection Congress – On October the 19th and 20th, 2022 in Nice
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has given cybercriminals the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to sell counterfeit products.…
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15 more end user domain name sales
A prefab house company, some blockchain companies, and a contract management software business bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale…
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CentralNic picks up marketing firm for up to $19 million
CentralNic has made yet another acquisition, this time of a young Israeli online marketing company in a deal worth up…