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Defensive dot-brands are renewing, making ICANN millions
Companies that have not used their dot-brand gTLDs in a decade are nevertheless renewing their registry contracts with ICANN, leading…
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Identity Digital offers free domain trials through LinkedIn
Identity Digital says it is to offer its services via a partnership with LinkedIn. The company said in a press…
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Antisemitic remarks cost registrar dearly
A domain registrar based in Jordan appears to have lost about a third of its gTLD domains under management after…
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UDRP provider Arab Center for Domain Name Dispute Resolution no longer active
Organization isn’t hearing cases and its decisions are no longer online. A lesser-known forum for hearing Uniform Domain Name Dispute…
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Three German domain players join .shop
Three former IONOS group employees are now working with GMO Registry. Three domain industry vets from Germany have joined GMO…
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28 new end user domain name sales up to $82,500
An AI-powered hotel booking site, a cat litter seller, and a contact lens retailer bought domain names. Last week was…
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November’s top domain name stories
An expired domain lawsuit, OpenAI’s domain purchase and a sale of Rob Monster’s assets were big news stories last month.…
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ICANN lawyers want to keep their clients secret
IP lawyers in the ICANN community have come out swinging against proposed rules that would require them to come clean…
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Facebook cybersquatter asks ICANN to overturn UDRP ruling
A registrant who lost a slam-dunk cybersquatting complaint to Facebook owner Meta has asked ICANN to overturn the ruling, accusing…
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.xxx founder Stuart Lawley has died
Stuart Lawley, who battled ICANN to launch the .xxx gTLD, has reportedly died of a heart attack aged 61. AVN,…
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Rob Monster tries to halt asset sale as debts pile up
Monster tells court his silver is pledged as collateral. Epik founder Rob Monster is trying to halt the sale of…
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U.S. domain investors need to file their FinCEN report this month
It takes about five minutes, and the penalties for not complying are stiff. Earlier this year, I wrote about a…
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Stuart Lawley, who fought for .XXX domain, has died
Lawley didn’t give up the fight for .xxx, which was a commercial success. The founder of ICM Registry, which successfully…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Lentillas.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Lentillas.es led the way at 38,000 Euro, ($39,923). ExpressCloud.com sold for $26,000…