King.com Drops The .Com & Rebrands As King - According to Socialnewsdaily.com, King.com has re-branded itself by dropping the .com and going with just King, to celebrate it 10 year anniversary.
Here is how the site used to look:
This is how the site looks today:
This is not the first time that a branded .com has announced that it was dropping the .com from its brand.
Back in February we told you that Hosting.com was re-branding to just Hosting and last month we told you that ... read more ...
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Sun 31st March 2013
“Domainer” and “Domain Parking” strike CNN.com home page -
Article discusses cybersquatter who calls himself a domainer.
One of the top stories on CNN.com today is about a self-proclaimed “domainer”.
Unfortunately, that domainer is a cybersquatter, so the article doesn’t paint domainers in a positive light.
The article is about Taikwok Yung. I’ve written about Yung before, when he registered domains related to Bank of America and Merrill Lynch when they planned their merger.
Back then I took issue with him calling ... read more ...
Sat 30th March 2013
China’s Jingdong Which Has 35 Million Active Users Buys & Rebrands As JD.com -
The domain name JD.com has been purchased by China’s” leading direct B2C e-commerce company”, Jingdong , who announced today that effective immediately, it’s current domain, 360buy.com, will redirect users to JD.com
According to the company, Jingdong had 35 million active users and 80 million registered users as of December 2012.
“Jingdong is delighted to streamline its corporate brand and launch the simpler JD.com domain, which will be easier for our Chinese customers to remember,” ... read more ...
Fri 29th March 2013
27 More New gTLD Applications Pass Initial Evaluation - ICANN just passed 27 more new gTLD applications today bringing the total of passed applications to 52.
Included in today list an application from Verisign another application for Donuts and One From Google, Amazon, and Afilias.
This batch of new gTLD applications brings the prioritization number of reviewed applications up to 60.
All the applications passed today are all still IDN’s:
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Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
UDRP Panel Gives 30 Rock/SNL Star Tracy Morgan Control Of TracyMorgan.com - A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) UDRP panel just awarded the domain name TracyMorgan.com to 30 Rock and former SNL star, Tracy Morgan.
Tracy Morgan’s official site is currently TracyMorgan.net
According to DomainTools.com, the domain name has an original registration date of 2001.
The domain is owned by PPA Media Services and Ryan G Foo
Now that the ruling is out here are the relevant facts and findings:
“The Complainant is Tracy Morgan, an individual with a contact address in ... read more ...
gTLD : quelles protections juridiques en cas de cybersquattage ? – NetEco – Clubic -
Depuis que l'Icann a publié la liste des demandes d'extensions de noms de domaines (.apple, .paris, .arts...), les marques fourbissent leurs armes afin de pouvoir détenir et utiliser ces nouveaux gTLD. Ces dernières devront également protéger ces extensions des éventuels cybersquatteurs via plusieurs procédures mises en place par l'Icann ou des sociétés spécialisées.
L'an dernier l'Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a ouvert la voie à la création de nouvelles ... read more ...
gTLD : quelles protections juridiques en cas de cybersquattage ? – Neteco – Clubic -
Depuis que l'Icann a publié la liste des demandes d'extensions de noms de domaines (.apple, .paris, .arts...), les marques fourbissent leurs armes afin de pouvoir détenir et utiliser ces nouveaux gTLD. Ces dernières devront également protéger ces extensions des éventuels cybersquatteurs via plusieurs procédures mises en place par l'Icann ou des sociétés spécialisées.
L'an dernier l'Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a ouvert la voie à la création de nouvelles ... read more ...
gTLD : quelles protections juridiques en cas de cybersquattage ? -
Depuis que l'Icann a publié la liste des demandes d'extensions de noms de domaines (.apple, .paris, .arts...), les marques fourbissent leurs armes afin de pouvoir détenir et utiliser ces nouveaux gTLD. Ces dernières devront également protéger ces extensions des éventuels cybersquatteurs via plusieurs procédures mises en place par l'Icann ou des sociétés spécialisées.
L'an dernier l'Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a ouvert la voie à la création de nouvelles ... read more ...
gTLD : quelles protections juridiques en cas de cybersquattage ? -
Depuis que l'Icann a publié la liste des demandes d'extensions de noms de domaines (.apple, .paris, .arts...), les marques fourbissent leurs armes afin de pouvoir détenir et utiliser ces nouveaux gTLD. Ces dernières devront également protéger ces extensions des éventuels cybersquatteurs via plusieurs procédures mises en place par l'Icann ou des sociétés spécialisées.
L'an dernier l'Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) a ouvert la voie à la création de nouvelles ... read more ...
WIPO: UDRP 2012: Complainants Win 91%; Parties Settle 20% of Cases - Here are UDRP stats of cases filed under WIPO in 2012:
Trademark holders filed a record 2,884 cybersquatting cases covering 5,084 Internet domain names with the WIPO Center under procedures based on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This represents an increase of 4.5% over the record established in 2011.
Since the UDRP’s launch in December 1999, the WIPO Center has received over 25,500 UDRP based cases, covering some 47,000 domain names in both generic and country code Top ... read more ...
Verisign vreest DNS-problemen bij gTLD-uitrol -
Gepubliceerd: Vrijdag 29 maart 2013Auteur: Henk-Jan Buist
Verisign klaagt bij de ICANN en beurswaakhond SEC dat de uitrol van topleveldomeinen veel te snel gaat. De veiligheid van DNS-verkeer en de betrouwbaarheid van SSL-verbindingen zijn in het geding.
Certificaatverstrekker en registrar Verisign dringt er bij internetbeheerder ICANN en beurswaakhond SEC op aan om DNS-beveiligingsissues van nieuwe ... read more ...
Verisign vreest DNS-problemen bij gTLD-uitrol -
Gepubliceerd: Vrijdag 29 maart 2013Auteur: Henk-Jan Buist
Verisign klaagt bij de ICANN en beurswaakhond SEC dat de uitrol van topleveldomeinen veel te snel gaat. De veiligheid van DNS-verkeer en de betrouwbaarheid van SSL-verbindingen zijn in het geding.
Certificaatverstrekker en registrar Verisign dringt er bij internetbeheerder ICANN en beurswaakhond SEC op aan om DNS-beveiligingsissues van nieuwe ... read more ...
TLD primé par Arnaud Montebourg pour l’international - Initié avec l'européen Airbus, à partir des besoins de mobilité de l'A380 lors du taxiage (approche et départ des halls d'embarquement), le Taxibot a aussi intégré son concurrent Boeing. Et d'autres partenaires techniques de tout premier plan : Lufthansa, Siemens et Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) qui a transformé ce tracteur d'avion en robot. Sans compter le concours d'un informaticien indien, de l'ingénierie anglaise Ricardo et d'Oseo. « Ce projet a nécessité 100 millions d'euros ... read more ...
ICC publishes initial list of new TLD Community Objections -
Group posts first 28 objections.
International Chamber of Commerce, which is handling new TLD objections for community objections and limited public interest objections, has published a list of pending cases.
The list so far includes 28 objections. All of the published limited public interest pbjections were already known as they were filed by the independent objector.
But the community objections include some new ones.
Community Objections include:
The International ... read more ...
Online video association paid over $100,000 for uLive domains -
Real Gravity is mystery buyer of uLive.com and uLive.tv.
Last week Afternic reported that it sold uLive.tv for $27,000.
I was correct that the uLive.tv buyer is the same company that paid $75,000 for uLive.com last month.
But my guess as to who that buyer is missed the mark.
It wasn’t CBS, which runs a college network by the uLive name.
The whois records for the domains changed yesterday, and the buyer was revealed as Los Angeles online video company Real Gravity. ... read more ...
Company buys dual domains from Frank Schilling for $80,000 -
SearchCore discloses purchases in SEC filing.
Companies buy domains from Frank Schilling’s Name Administration all the time, but here’s an example that’s in an SEC filing. It also shows that Schilling is willing to sell domains on a payment plan.
The buyer is SearchCore, which I wrote about earlier this year.
The company has some high profile sales, including Makeup.com for $2 million, and some high profile purchases, such as Rodeo.com and Karate.com.
It has ... read more ...
Introducing RDNH.com: a database of retreat domain name hijacking cases -
129 reverse domain name hijacking cases and counting…
Today I’d like to introduce you to RDNH.com, a site that provides a database of reverse domain name hijacking cases under UDRP.
The site is a “collaboration” between myself, Nat Cohen, and David Lahoti.
I say “collaboration” because Nat has been doing most (all) of the work and David’s UDRPSearch.com has been a key data source. As for me, my only collaboration on the project is lending the RDNH.com ... read more ...
Thu 28th March 2013
Add Edward Smith To The Reverse Domain Hijacking List - A three member UDRP panel has found Edward Smith of Riverside California, Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in the attempt grab of the domain name Joopa.com
Mr. Smith, who just filed for a trademark on the term Joopa on March 2011, which was granted in December 2012, tried to use the trademark to grab the domain name Joopa.com which was registered some 12 years earlier on January 25, 2000.
The three member panel stated in part:
“In the instant action, the Complainant has not established ... read more ...
After Offering To Buy Domain For $15K, 6 Years Ago TM Holder Loses UDRP - Zija International, Inc. of Utah just lost its UDRP bid to get control of the domain name zija.com, a domain it repeatedly tried to buy from the domain holder for $15,000 since 2006.
Yes way back in 2006 after a series of letters back and forth, the domain holder refused to sell the domain name for $15,000 or even or counter with a selling price.
Fast forward 6 years later and the trademark holder files a UDRP and now loses the UDRP.
Here are the facts and findings by the three member panel:
The ... read more ...
Motorola Objects To Demand Media’s Application for .Moto - Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC has filed a Legal Rights Objection to Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) application for the new gTLD domain name .Moto
Motorola Trademark Holdings LLC is owned by Google which also applied to for the .Moto new gTLD.
According to Demand Media, Inc:
“The term “moto” is a generic and broadly used word that holds particular affinity for people and organizations interested and engaged in the world of motorcycles and other motor-equipped vehicles. ”
“”The desired ... read more ...
2K+ Domains Frozen By Court In Joel Williams Case: Is One Of Your’s On The List? - A Tennessee State Chancery Court issued a temporary injunction freezing almost 2,200 domain names.
Many of the domains subject to the court order yesterday are not owned by any party to the lawsuit.
In fact at five of the domain’s on the list belong to my company, Worldwide Media, Inc.,
Other domains on the frozen list belong to other well known domainers including Telepathy, Inc., BuyDomains, RareNames, Inc., Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings, Jon Schultz of Blue String Ventures, Inc, HugeDomains.com, ... read more ...
TLD e ISP africanos com DNSSEC para atrair utilizadores -
Os domínios de topo (TLD – Top Level Domain) da Tanzânia, Uganda e Gabão foram reforçados com o protocolo de segurança DNSSEC (Domain Name Extensões de Segurança do Sistema). Vários ISP africanos fizeram o mesmo e o objectivo é atrair mais utilizadores.
O DNSSEC é um protocolo de segurança de protecção contra fraudes online, roubos de identidade e sequestro de sites. Garante aos utilizadores que a comunicação entre uma aplicação e uma organização é fiável e menos ... read more ...
Kampf den Domain-Namen-Piraten -
Tagblatt Online, 28. März 2013 00:00:00
Internet Clearing House eröffnet
Icann-Boss Fadi Chehadé
(Bild: zvg)
Im Internet sollen Hunderte neuer Adresszonen geschaffen werden, darunter etwa auch «.swiss» oder «.zürich». Um viele Namen dürfte erbittert gestritten werden. Eine am Dienstag eröffnete Clearingstelle für Markennamen soll die Position der Markeninhaber stärken.
Die Zahl der Adresszonen im Internet soll ... read more ...
Kampf den Domain-Namen-Piraten -
Tagblatt Online, 28. März 2013 00:00:00
Internet Clearing House eröffnet
Icann-Boss Fadi Chehadé
(Bild: zvg)
Im Internet sollen Hunderte neuer Adresszonen geschaffen werden, darunter etwa auch «.swiss» oder «.zürich». Um viele Namen dürfte erbittert gestritten werden. Eine am Dienstag eröffnete Clearingstelle für Markennamen soll die Position der Markeninhaber stärken.
Die Zahl der Adresszonen im Internet soll ... read more ...
Verisign to ICANN: not prepared for new TLDs -
Verisign claims insufficient preparation (mostly technical) for new top level domains.
Verisign has sent a report to ICANN (and filed it with the Securities and Exchange Commission) that basically says that the internet isn’t prepared new top level domains yet.
The report outlines multiple issues, ranging from automated TLD additions to the root (of which Verisign plays a role), lack of emergency backend providers, and lack of final plans for zone file and escrow.
From ... read more ...