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It’s time to retire the outdated Whois privacy argument in cybersquatting disputes
It’s 2024. UDRP Complainants must stop making an argument that’s no longer true. John Berryhill won another UDRP this week.…
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PIR’s Diaz to leave domain industry
Public Interest Registry is losing its long-serving policy veep Paul Diaz, who will leave the company and domain industry later…
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Some registrars have already quit ICANN’s Whois experiment
ICANN’s two-year experiment in helping connect Whois users with registrars has grown its pool of participating registrars over the last…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Bagels.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Bagels.com led the way at $50,000. Soga.com was second at $50,000. Playhouse.ai…
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My Crazy Domains issue has been resolved (with a twist)
It turns out the domain hadn’t expired and shouldn’t have been auctioned at SnapNames. Last week, I wrote about an…
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ICANN opens $217 million Grant Program
Ten million bucks of ICANN’s money is up for grabs, starting today. The Org has opened the application window for…
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Namecheap CEO vows to start selling .wallet Handshake names soon
Fight over dueling blockchain-based naming systems will continue. Namecheap’s CEO has vowed to start selling .wallet domains in the Handshake…
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TRX.com owner makes case for attorney fees
After judge dismisses case, domain owner asks for attorney fees. Lawyers for the owner of trx.com today made their case…
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3DNS files patent for blockchain-based domain registrar
“On-chain” domain registrar files patent. Blockchain-based domain name registration company 3DNS has filed a patent application for Blockchain-Based Domain Name…
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Internet could get one-letter gTLDs (but there’s a catch)
ICANN is set to loosen up its restrictions on single-character gTLDs in the 2026 application round, according to draft Applicant…
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.ai registry fights deadbeats with tweaked auction rules
With too many auction winners failing to hand over the loot, the .ai registry has changed its auction terms to…
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Should all auction houses implement a deposit requirement?
.Ai is going to be initiating deposit requirements for their expired auctions. Vincent Cate also doubled down on the fact…
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The insanity of Crazy Domains
I won a domain name in a SnapNames auction this month. It’s been a pain ever since. Winning a domain…
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Amazon and Google among .internal TLD ban backers
Google and Amazon have publicly backed ICANN’s plan to reserve the top-level domain .internal for private behind-the-firewall uses. ICANN picked…
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16 end user sales this week:
A name-image-likeness college athletics company, a crypto business, and an orthodontist bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past…