Domain News
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The Dan.com to Afternic migration is a bit of a mess
Despite the description, you don’t have control over how your listings migrate. I previously wrote about how I was opting…
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13 end user domain name sales from this week:
A running organization, a music festival, and a customized gift wrap seller bought domain names. Sedo had some interesting end…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aerotermia.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aerotermia.es led the way at 14,000 Euro, ($15,613). Vepo.com was the top…
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Armored car company tires reverse domain name hijacking
Attempted domain name hijacking thwarted. How’s this for irony: a company that builds armored vehicles to help people protect themselves…
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Former .co registry defeated in $350 million contract fix case
The Neustar spin-off that once operated the .co TLD reportedly has lost a case against the Colombian government in which…
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Is this the first Next Round new gTLD contention battle?
It had to happen sooner or later. With a few dozen would-be new gTLD applicants breaking cover over the last…
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ICANN names its Supreme Court judges
ICANN has finally named the members of the quasi-judicial body that will oversee its highest accountability mechanism. The names of…
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ICANN sends breach notice to registrar for shirking DNS abuse requirements
ICANN asks a Tencent domain registrar to clean up its business. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain…
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Nameshield will be at the 38th Annual Marques Conference – From September 24 to 27, 2024 in Stockholm
Join the Nameshield team at the 2024 Annual Marques Conference, taking place from September 24 to 27, 2024 at the…
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Inside the new Epik – DNW Podcast #501
Epik is under new ownership. What will customers think? Epik is under new ownership. Is that enough to make former…
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Who uses Sunrise nowadays? You might be surprised
Sunrise periods may have been one of the unexpectedly damp squibs of the new gTLD program, but each launching registry…
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ICANN gunning for Tencent over abuse claims
ICANN Compliance is taking on one of the world’s largest technology companies over claims that a registrar it owns turns…
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Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
ArsTechnica.com reported that Google wants to stop using of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications. From the article: Certificate authorities and…
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Seattle childcare company tries to hijack a domain name
Company filed a cybersquatting complaint against a childcare company in New York. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found…