An IDN ccTLD criticized as “useless” by locals when it was approved five years ago has fewer domains today than it did at launch, and a portfolio of web sites even a Simpson could count on one hand (twice). The Greek-script .ευ (.xn--qxa6a) is one of two internationalized domain name versions of the European Union’s […]
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Verisign has agreed to take down abusive .com domains under the next version of its registry contract with ICANN. The proposed deal, published for public comment yesterday, could have financial implications for the entire domain industry, but it also contains a range of changes covering the technical management of .com. Key among them is the […]
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Yes, two companies can operate with names that differ by one letter. A chemicals company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name sichem.com. Sipchem Europe S.A. is part of the Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem), founded in 1999. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute with World Intellectual […]
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Another expired domain buyer was a victim of the same clawback. A second plaintiff has joined a lawsuit against GoDaddy over expired domain clawbacks. In August, Crisby Studio AB sued GoDaddy after the registrar clawed back the domain calor.com, which Crisby Studio had purchased for $11,405 on GoDaddy Auctions about two months prior. Crisby had […]
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Domain investors may shoulder additional risk when they register domains in the relaunching .ad TLD, judging by the registry’s new cybersquatting policy. Andorra Telecom, which will make .ad names generally available globally October 22, has signed up with WIPO to implement an adapted version of the UDRP that is a lot less friendly to domainers. […]
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The GNSO Council has approved a blanket ban on singular and plural versions of the same word being delegated as gTLDs in future and passed it to the ICANN board of directors for final consideration. The proposed policy would prevent anyone applying for the singular/plural equivalent of an existing gTLD, and would put future applications […]
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ICANN has upped its expected new gTLD application fee after approving a costly new plan to tack name collisions. The baseline price of applying for a single string, most recently pegged at $220,000, is now expected to go up by $5,000, according to a recent resolution of the ICANN board of directors. The board earlier […]
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A running organization, a music festival, and a customized gift wrap seller bought domain names. Sedo had some interesting end user sales this week, although there were no notable big-ticket sales (at least that were publicly disclosed). Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous […]
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The Neustar spin-off that once operated the .co TLD reportedly has lost a case against the Colombian government in which it had sought $350 million in damages over the acrimonious renewal of its registry contract. According to local reports, the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, part of the World Bank, last week […]
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ICANN Compliance is taking on one of the world’s largest technology companies over claims that a registrar it owns turns a blind eye to DNS abuse and phishing. The Org has published a breach of contract notice against a Singapore registrar called Aceville Pte Ltd, which does business as DNSPod and is owned by and […]
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Company filed a cybersquatting complaint against a childcare company in New York. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Seed of Life Center for Early Learning and Preschool, Inc. tried to reverse hijack the domain name SeedsOfLifeChildcare.com. According to its website at SeedOfLifeLLC.com, the Complainant operates four childcare facilities in the Seattle […]
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SK-NIC, part of Team Internet, says it plans to auction off all 36 single-character .sk domains over the coming months. The auction plans also include releasing all the 200-odd two-letter domains that match existing ccTLDs, as well as .com.sk and .net.sk, which have all been registry-reserved to date. The registry said it plans to hold […]
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Elizabeth Field has experience at Amnesty International and WIPO. ICANN announced yesterday that it has selected Elizabeth Field as its next ombuds. Field served in a similar capacity at Amnesty International for more than a decade. She recently functioned as the Anti-Harassment Coordinator for the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office. Her LinkedIn profile […]
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Australian ccTLD overseer auDA has appointed industry veteran Bruce Tonkin to CEO. It’s an internal promotion; Tonkin has been chief operating officer at auDA since 2018. He’s replacing Rosemary Sinclair, who intends to leave at the end of the year. Tonkin was formerly chief strategy officer of Melbourne IT, one of the very first batch […]
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ICANN has named its new Ombuds, who will take over the role vacated by Herb Waye almost a year ago. She’s Liz Field, a HR specialist who spent most of her career at Amnesty International but most recently has been working for WIPO as an independent outside consultant, according to her LinkedIn. After almost two […]
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auDA promotes from within to replace outgoing CEO. auDA, the organization responsible for Australia’s .au country code top level domain, has named Bruce Tonkin its next CEO. Tonkin will take over the role in January. He has been with auDA since 2017 and has been its chief operating officer since 2018. His history in domains […]
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Investor still hasn’t been paid back. A domain name investor has sued Rob Monster, the old Epik entity, and Masterbucks LLC, alleging the parties owe him over $1 million. Luigi Marruso filed the lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington last week. He alleges that the parties ran an escrow […]
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A coupon site, a tour platform, and a property restoration business bought domain names. The top public sale at Sedo for the week was solutions.com for $415,000, brokered by Mark Ghoriafi. A home goods business previously used this domain. It now points to a Bodis lander, suggesting a domain investor bought this domain. Here’s a […]
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A poop scooping company tried to appeal a cybersquatting decision. A dog poop clean up company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. Scoop Soldiers Services Company, LLC, which runs franchise locations across the United States, filed a cybersquatting case against ScoopSoldier.com (singular). The company uses ScoopSoldiers.com (plural). This is the second […]
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