Monthly Archives: August 2013

Tue 27th August 2013
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Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision … - Verisign does not support the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) letter on Name Collisions. We agree with some statements made in the letter, but do not agree with the analysis, conclusions and recommendations made. Verisign’s own analysis and recommendations can be found in the Verisign Labs Security, Security and Resiliency Report #2 at http://techreports.verisignlabs.com/docs/tr-1130008-1.pdf and explained further in this blog post: http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/new_gtld_ssr_2_exploratory We ... read more ...
 
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Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) Supports NTAG Letter on Name Collision; Except For Verisign - Verisign does not support the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) letter on Name Collisions. We agree with some statements made in the letter, but do not agree with the analysis, conclusions and recommendations made. Verisign’s own analysis and recommendations can be found in the Verisign Labs Security, Security and Resiliency Report #2 at http://techreports.verisignlabs.com/docs/tr-1130008-1.pdf and explained further in this blog post: http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/new_gtld_ssr_2_exploratory We ... read more ...
 
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China DDoS attack shows not all TLD servers equally secure - The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that took down a portion of China's Internet over the weekend demonstrates that the strength of the global network varies greatly across domains. Servers running China's ".cn" top level domain (TLD) came under attack Sunday starting at about 2 a.m. Eastern time. The China Internet Network Information Center, which runs the TLD servers, confirmed the attack and apologized to affected users.The organization said it was working to "enhance the ... read more ...
 
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TMCH Agent: Mehr als 100 Kanzleien und Unternehmen vertrauen dem Service … - (PresseBox) (Regensburg, 27.08.2013) Mehr als 100 nationale und internationale Kunden haben sich für den InterNetX TMCH Agent entschieden, um effektiv Markenschutz unter den kommenden new gTLDs zu betreiben. Der Service von InterNetX kann bisher eine 100-prozentige Erfolgsquote bei der Validierung der Einträge beim Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) vorweisen. Mit der Einführung der new gTLDs wird das Internet vielfältiger. ... read more ...
 
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Breaking: .Com Domain Name Registrations Top 110 Million Mark For The 1st Time - For the first time in the history of the Internet there are no more than 110,000,000 .com domain names registered according to Verisign. As of 8:36:10 AM UTC there are now over  110,024,017 active .com domain names registered. According to Verisign the registry of the .com and .net domain name extensions or Top Level Domains (TLD)  the number of active .com registrations passed the 110 Million Mark for the first time ever just a little while ago. It was just on August 15th that Verisign announced ... read more ...
 
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ARI Registry Services Supports One of the First New TLDs to Pass Pre … - ARI Registry Services has become one of the first back-end registry services providers to pass the rigorous pre-delegation testing regime for new Top-Level Domain applicants following official notification from ICANN today that شبكة. has passed. dotShabaka Registry, the applicant for شبكة. (.shabaka, translates to .web in English), received official confirmation today that they have successfully passed pre-delegation testing. This is one of the last crucial steps in determining ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Approves Renewal Of .Info; .Org and .Biz Registry Contracts Without … - According to a resolution passed by the ICANN Board,  ICANN has renewed the registry contracts for the .info, .biz and .org contracts without the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) being included. On the issue of not requiring the URS to be added to the registry contracts ICANN said: “”There was a specific community concern raised, and subsequent letters provided to the Board, regarding the inclusion of a requirement for the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) to be included in the renewed agreement, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Approves Renewal Of .Info; .Org and .Biz Registry Contracts Without URS Being Included - According to a resolution passed by the ICANN Board,  ICANN has renewed the registry contracts for the .info, .biz and .org contracts without the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) being included. On the issue of not requiring the URS to be added to the registry contracts ICANN said: “”There was a specific community concern raised, and subsequent letters provided to the Board, regarding the inclusion of a requirement for the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) to be included in the renewed agreement, ... read more ...
 
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What About Baidu? - Google’s been up to a lot lately: It recently signed on to an intellectual property best practices document aimed at cutting off ad revenue to cybersquatters. Its investment in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will (or won’t) come to bear soon. It announced the launch of Chromecast. And it continues to generate privacy issue buzz with Google Glass.So what’s Baidu, China’s answer to Google, up to these days?As Bloomberg reported at the end of July, Baidu is doing very well financially. ... read more ...
 
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Chanel, Inc. Files Suit Against Cybersquatters over 68 Domain Names - Chanel, Inc has become the latest brand holder to skip the UDRP process and head right for federal court. Chanel filed a federal suit in the Florida Southern District Court seeking $100,000 under the ACPA seeking statutory damages of $100,00 per domain and attorney fees as well as counterfeiting, false designation of origin, cybersquatting, and common law unfair competition Here are the domain name subject to the suit: 24onlinebags.com aboutfoot.com all-wholesaler.com amazing4scarf.com apparelto.net bagbrands.org bags-stores.com bagsoffers.net best-wholesalers.com brandfashiontop.net bzonetradediy.com chanelacquisto.com chanelbag2013.com chanelbagsboutique.com chanelbagsforwomen.net chanelborseita.com chanelpaschersoldes.com chbagsoutlet.us cheapchanel2012.org cheapforclothing.com china-discount-handbags.com chinafashionhouse.com chrome-clothing.net clothing-brand.com cnbestsell.com cnwantbuybags.com cosmohit.com discountluxurybags.com ebackshop.com ec24online.com emilysluxury.com handbagxyz.com icclothes.com ilikereplica.com iofferluxurygoods.com ioffermac.com jeans007.com jessyjadebag.com jixingtrade.com lujosolv.com luxury4u.cn luxurybagsoffer.com luxuryreplicashop.com menedzfahionstyle.com my8mart.com mypursesale.com onlineshopping888.com outletstoreshoe.com perfect-clones.co pop-replica.com puretime.co qualitymost.com replicabagsnow.com replicaleboybags.org replicas-handbags.net replicaworlds.com salebybulk.com sell-cheapshoes.com shoesexpress.net shoesjerseysonline.com shopluxbags.com soaho.org urbanclothesdiscount.com vancleefarpelsmall.com vivisbag.com watchisnice.com yahuaaa.com zoolbags.com Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic hopes to strike a chord on Aim - Internet registry services firm CentralNic, which derives revenues from the sale of internet domain names, made profits of £1.7million last year.Its 24 premium domain names include websites ending uk.com, which has been chosen for web addresses by the likes of Pineapple Dance Studios and rock band Radiohead.It has also been awarded exclusive distribution contracts for 60 new top level domains (TLDs), 25 of which are already confirmed to launch through CentralNic including .wiki .college for global ... read more ...
 
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Melbourne IT a diseased couple as Twitter and NY Times domain names compromised - Two big sites have their domains compromised — and both use the same domain name registrar. Twitter and the New York Times have apparently had their domain names compromised, and the two companies have one thing in common: they both use MelbourneIT as their domain name registrar. As of right now, the New York Times whois record reads: Twitter’s whois record seems to be fine when I look it up on Melbourne IT. As the domain registrar for the domain, MelbourneIT’s ... read more ...
 
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Kudos to a World Intellectual Property Organization - WIPO’s online reporting functionality beats its competitors. I write a lot of articles bashing decisions made by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelists in UDRPs. So I think it’s only fair that I give the group props when it’s deserved. The new top level domain name objection process has reminded me how WIPO’s online reporting systems are way, way better than the competition. Three organizations are handling top level domain name application ... read more ...
 
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30 Community and Limited Public Interest objections withdrawn - 30 new top level domain name objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce have been terminated. Objectors have withdrawn 30 new TLD objections filed with the International Chamber of Commerce as of yesterday, according to the group’s updated list of objections. 27 are community objections and three are limited public interest objections. Although some of the objections have been withdrawn because the top level domain application withdrew its application ... read more ...
 
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ICANN renews contracts for .org, .biz, and .info - New registry agreements don’t include URS, but do include 10% annual price hikes. ICANN’s Board of Directors approved the renewal of contracts for .org, .biz, and .info last week. The board declined to add a provision to the contracts that could require the registry operators to add Uniform Rapid Suspension in the future. The Intellectual Property Constituency had asked ICANN to add this provision, arguing that adding it later may be part of a messy policy process. Of ... read more ...
 
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Daniel Negari has confidant ambitions for changing a domain space with .XYZ - Daniel Negari is on a mission to brand .xyz as the go-to domain name. He has big ambitions, and he’s not afraid of putting his money where his mouth is. Daniel Negari, founder of .XYZAt just 27 years old, Daniel Negari has already proven his knack for smart investments. He’s built up both a physical real estate portfolio and a virtual one in the domain name business. An active domain investor, Negari also founded the third level registry .com.de, runs a web design ... read more ...
Mon 26th August 2013
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UPDATED 85 New gTLD Pass ICANN IE, 8 Go To Extended Evaluation; Passing … - 85 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation today. In a record setting week where 7 applications were send to extended evaluation and one geographic new gTLD failed the application process and is not eligible for extended evaluation. The 7 New gTLD applications that are heading for extended evaluation are: <![CDATA[]]>UPDATE:  On Friday ICANN’s site incorrect listed  .TAIPEI which was applied for by the Taipei City Government as failed but in fact that was an error on ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Corrects Friday’s New gTLD Initial Evaluation Posting: Taipei Is Eligible for Extended Evaluation - On Friday in releasing its Initial Evaluation results ICANN mistakenly showed that the new gTLD application for the Geographic area of  .Taipei failed IE and was not eligible for Extended Evaluation. However today ICANN has correct what was an error on their part and is showing the application for the new gTLD application  .Taipei is in fact eligible for extended evaluation. The application for .Taipei was submitted by the  Taipei City Government. ICANN website has now updated the information ... read more ...
 
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FairWinds Tells Fortune 500 Clients To Pay Attention to Domain Hacks: Only 3 … - Brand Protection company Fairwinds in a blog post today,  told it big brands clients, the Fortune 500 companies they represent to pay attention to and try to acquire  domain hacks. For those that don’t know a domain hack is a domain spelled out using the letters of a ccTLD and soon some new gTLD’s that form words. Domain names like bi.ng which is owned by Microsoft in support of its Bing search engine. .Ng (Nigeria)) , .Ly (Libya) are two countries which has popular hack domains. “Last ... read more ...
 
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Pew Research: In US 70% Have A BroadBand Connection At Home; 20% Don’t Have Broadband Nor Smartphone - Pew Research Center’s Internet American Life Project released its report entitled “Home Broadband 2013″ and found that in the United States  20% of U.S. adults are still without broadband or smartphones for internet access. And 3% of people in the country still using dial-up connections. According to the report 70% of American’s have Broadband access at home up from 66% in 2012. Almost nine in ten college graduates have high speed internet at home compared with just 37% of adults who have ... read more ...
 
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Chinese websites go down as massive DDOS attack hits its .cn domain - Early Sunday morning, the Chinese government says that it faced what is described as the largest Direct Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that the country has ever seen. The attackers targeted China's Top Level Domain (TLD) .cn and effectively took down all Chinese websites using the .cn TLD.   China's Internet Network Information Center said that the attacks began around 2 AM early Sunday morning and lasted for about two hours with the DDoS attack falling off around 4 AM. The Wall Street Journal ... read more ...
 
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FairWinds Tells Fortune 500 Clients To Pay Attention to Domain Hacks: Only 3 Out Of 500 Own Them - Brand Protection company Fairwinds in a blog post today,  told it big brands clients, the Fortune 500 companies they represent to pay attention to and try to acquire  domain hacks. For those that don’t know a domain hack is a domain spelled out using the letters of a ccTLD and soon some new gTLD’s that form words. Domain names like bi.ng which is owned by Microsoft in support of its Bing search engine. .Ng (Nigeria)) , .Ly (Libya) are two countries which has popular hack domains. “Last week, ... read more ...
 
 
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Dish DBS and .Hotel applicant record “appeals” to new TLD conflict decisions - Two companies appeal to ICANN’s board for reconsideration of new TLD objections. The first of what are likely many “appeals” of new top level domain name objections have been filed with ICANN’s board in the form of Requests for Reconsideration. Both Dish DBS and Hotel Top Level Domain S.a.r.l. filed Requests for Reconsideration with the board on Friday. Each request blames the process created by ICANN as well as the decision making by the panelists. Dish DBS ... read more ...
 
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Mex.com auction ends tomorrow - Sedo auction for Mex.com ends tomorrow and has just two bidders so far. [Update: the auction closed at 29,111 EUR.] Here’s an interesting auction for a three letter domain name at Sedo that closes tomorrow: Mex.com. Bidding is currently at 10,100 EUR with just two bidders. It seems that the auction began after someone bid 10,000 EUR. As far as three letter domains go, this is a winner. It’s not a winner for the typical reason a lot of three letter domains are ... read more ...