Domain News
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UDRP panelist lets Complainant off the hook
Panelist doesn’t find RDNH for all the wrong reasons. Sometimes, I get midway through reading a UDRP decision and think…
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GNSO mulls lawyering up over auction fund dispute
The GNSO Council has started discussing bringing in the lawyers over ICANN’s recent handling of issues related to its $200+…
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Four letter domains lead expired domain market
A “star” led last month’s sales. Newfold Digital’s expired domain name platforms (NameJet and SnapNames) had a relatively slow month…
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Jury still out on ICANN’s content policing powers
Key ICANN community groups have refused to come down on one side or the other in the debate about proposed…
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It now takes TWO WEEKS to get a Whois record with RDRS
There’s been a shocking increase in the time it takes to get a Whois record disclosed under ICANN’s Registration Data…
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Travel expenses push ICANN into the red again
ICANN is spending millions of dollars more than expected in its current financial year, which it blames mainly on inflation…
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The old “we have a small project but would love your premium .com” Did not work with Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz shared what he deemed a successful Domain negotiation. It was quite comical, and illustrates something I have been…
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Ubuntu distributor tries reverse domain name hijacking Lubuntu domain
Panelist rules the domain name was registered in good faith. A software company that specializes in services and support for…
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Private equity company to acquire Squarespace
Deal values one of the largest domain name registrars at $6.9 billion. One of the world’s largest domain name registrars…
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End user domain sales: a lingerie model walks into a church…
What an eclectic mix of domain names sales this week! The internet is certainly a diverse place. Consider the domains…
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Squarespace is going private
Close to a year after buying Google’s domain business, Squarespace is going private. The stock popped 13% on the news…
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NameJet/SnapNames April 2024 domain name sales led by Hoku.com
NameJet/SnapNames sales for April 2024 are out and Hoku.com was the top domain name sale at $17,730. NameJet high sale…
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Review: Bob Parsons’ Fire in the Hole!
GoDaddy’s founder tells the story of how the company almost failed in a new autobiography. Few people have shaped the…
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Unstoppable Domains gets another blockchain patent
Company adds another patent related to managing blockchain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent number 11,985,252…
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Dynadot auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names
Ez.gg, pay.je and auction.gg are up for grabs. Dyandot is auctioning registry reserved .gg and .je domain names in partnership…