Sun 3rd May 2015
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Die beliebtesten neuen Top-Level-Domains im April - Seit unserer letzten Auflistung der zehn beliebtesten neuen Top-Level-Domains hat es einige Veränderungen gegeben. Es lässt sich nämlich eindeutig sagen, dass der vergangene Monat zwei große Verlierer und drei große Gewinner hatte. Was es mit diesen Entwicklungen auf sich hat, zeigt unser heutiger Artikel. Die Verlierer Während Dauer-Spitzenreiter .xyz weiter ein stabiles Wachstum an den Tag legt (obwohl man abwarten muss, wie sich die Registrierungszahlen nach der Renewal-Phase entwickeln ... read more ...
 
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Die beliebtesten neuen Top-Level-Domains im April - (PresseBox) (Bonn, 03.05.2015) Seit unserer letzten Auflistung der zehn beliebtesten neuen Top-Level-Domains hat es einige Veränderungen gegeben. Es lässt sich nämlich eindeutig sagen, dass der vergangene Monat zwei große Verlierer und drei große Gewinner hatte. Was es mit diesen Entwicklungen auf sich hat, zeigt unser heutiger Artikel. Die Verlierer Während Dauer-Spitzenreiter .xyz weiter ein stabiles Wachstum an den Tag ... read more ...
Sat 2nd May 2015
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Behind the Story of Netnopolis - You probably noticed the new banners on DomainInvesting.com advertising “The Story of Netnopolis.” If you clicked through, you learned it was an advertising campaign created by new gTLD registry and applicant, Radix. I reached out to Namrata Arya, one of my contacts at Radix, and she shared more details about this new marketing campaign and what Netnopolis means: “We’re running a never before ran sort of a campaign. It’s meant to create a metaphoric representation of the current ... read more ...
 
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.XYZ Becomes 1st New gTLD To Top 900,000 Registrations - .XYZ has become the first new gTLD new domain extension to have topped 900,000 registrations. According to new ntldstats.com .XYZ has 900,739, domain registered. There are only 6 new gTLD extension to have broken the six figure mark (excluding the IDN .网址 (xn--ses554g) which are all registry owned) and here they are in order: .XYZ .Science .Club .Berlin .Wang .Link Here are the top 10 domain name registrars for .XYZ,  with the number of domain names registered by each and the percentage for ... read more ...
 
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Why Namecoin never took off - Namecoin has been an idea that has got some press in the past but never really totally caught on. The idea of a decentralized DNS system, kind of like domain names working on the same premise as Bitcoin. Coin Telegraph sat down with Michael Dean one of the biggest proponents of Namecoin. In the interview Dean says that Namecoin is pretty much dead. From the article: CoinTelegraph: You used to be one of Namecoin’s biggest cheerleaders. What happened? Michael Dean: So here’s my opinion, which is ... read more ...
Fri 1st May 2015
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Consumer Education, Awareness Key to Combating Rogue Online Drug Sellers - MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Yesterday, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) issued a report that profiles the continued pervasiveness of illegal online drug seller activity and the need for increased awareness about the risks such activity presents to public health. As detailed in the Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program Progress Report for State and Federal Regulators: April 2015, the threat posed by illegal online drug sellers ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Data Breach Could Result in Unfair Competitive Advantage for New … - Private data entered into the ICANN portals for new gTLD applicants and the GDD (Global Domains Division) was viewable in at least 36 log in sessions since April 2013, according to an ICANN statement issued on Thursday. “The results of the investigation currently indicate that the portal users were able to view data that was not their own,” said the release. The portals store data about applicants to the ICANN new gTLD program and gTLD registry operators. In December ICANN announced that ... read more ...
 
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SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Domain name firm CentralNic doubles revenues in … - By Ian Lyall, Proactive Investors, For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 13:50 GMT, 1 May 2015 | Updated: 13:55 GMT, 1 May 2015 View comments Internet platform business CentralNic intends to keep its foot down after doubling revenue in 2014.The group, which made its name as a registry services provider - keeping a database of top level domains assigned by registrars - finished ... read more ...
 
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New domain name registry asks trademark owners to pay up or risk the … - In recent years, the Internet has seen the launch of numerous new top level domain names, i.e., the letter strings to the right of the "dot" such as ".wedding" and "country" that, when combined with a second level domain (the name to the left of the dot) form the domain name as a whole.  This Advisory focuses on one such top level domain, or gTLD: ".sucks".  The .sucks gTLD is especially noteworthy for two reasons.  First, the allocation of .sucks names by the registry chosen ... read more ...
 
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Marksmen and Com Laude, Launch MCL Domains To Be Based In Seattle - Marksmen and Com Laude, announce the launch of MCL Domains “offering efficient, reliable corporate domain name management services for North America. MCL Domains opens for business this week at the 2015 International Trademark Association’s annual meeting in San Diego. MCL Domains combines Marksmen’s strategic and investigative acumen with Com Laude’s advanced technical platform, global registrar services, and noted focus on client service. Com Laude currently manages domain name portfolios ... read more ...
 
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HolidayRentals.com Saved In UDRP For The 2nd Time - HomeAway, Inc. of Austin, Texas lost its bid to grab the generic domain name holidayrentals.com in a UDRP. The domain name HolidayRentals.com was saved in a UDRP back in 2002. The domain holder Timothy Hall of the United Kingdom was represented by UDRP POLICE DBS, United Kingdom and was the domain holder for the 2002 UDRP decision as well Here are the highlights of the three panel decision of Nicholas Smith, Tony Willoughby and Adam Taylor: The Complainant is a US company, incorporated in Delaware ... read more ...
 
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Northwest Austin is selling Weebly like crazy - Campaign to halt redevelopment is introducing people to website builder Weebly. Over a hundred of my neighbors in northwest Austin are advertising website builder Weebly. It’s a case where a non-paying customer does more good than a paying one. How did Weebly pull this off? It didn’t have to do anything at all. There’s an office complex in the area called Austin Oaks. The 12 building, 450,000 square foot complex has been around for quite some time. The owners want to tear down the complex and ... read more ...
 
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Bitcoin Exchange PSCoin.com ReBrands to LZF.com - According to CryptoCoinsNews.com (CCN), Bitcoin exchange PSCoin.com is re-branding to LZF.com. “The Co-founder of PS Coin Daniel Pusateri told CCN that LZF.com stands for Laissez Faire, which means the free market, a market without government interference. At present, LZF.com redirects users to pscoin.com. The replacement will become complete within the coming weeks.” “Pusateri said his partner, Andrew Tepper, owned the LZF.com domain name and agreed to sell it to the company for $20,000 in ... read more ...
 
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Calendrier des gTLDS – Semaine du 4 au 10 mai 2015 -   Partager cet article :Ce début de mois de mai est riche en nouvelles extensions, avec autant de sunrise, de landrush et d’ouverture générale. Afin de ne manquer aucune date, notez les sorties de vos futures extensions pour la semaine 19. Pour une vision plus lointaine, SafeBrands vous invite à consulter le calendrier des nouvelles extensions.A vos plannings !Ouverture période Sunrise :05/05 – .cafe05/05 – .express05/05 – .news07/05 – .siteFin période Sunrise :05/05 – .one09/05 ... read more ...
Thu 30th April 2015
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Red-faced ICANN regrets revealing private user financials - Culprits' names to be provided to leak victims next month. Global internet numbering and naming authority ICANN has issued regret over a two-year leak of private financial and technical documents attached to applications from generic top-level domain (gTLD) registrants. ICANN's ... read more ...
 
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Time running out to shape ICANN’s review of trademark protection mechanisms - Trevor Little The comment period for ICANN’s Rights Protection Mechanisms Review closes in two days. With just four comments posted to date, time is fast running out for counsel to help shape the organisation’s review of the trademark protections built into the gTLD programme. With a number of the most sought-after strings yet to hit the market, ... read more ...
 
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RightoftheDot.com Gets Godaddy Its Stock Ticker Symbol; GDDY.com Before It Went Public - GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY),  announced today it has bought the domain name GDDY.com through RightoftheDot.com who bought the domain name on behalf of Godaddy before it went public. When visited, GDDY.com takes individuals to GoDaddy’s Investor Relations page, enabling anyone to quickly find out more about the company. Right of the Dot, LLC, a domain name consulting service, helped broker the sale of the name. Mike McLaughlin GoDaddy Senior Vice President and General Manager is quoted as saying: “We ... read more ...
 
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Dot Kiwi Celebrates First Anniversary - Dot Kiwi Celebrates First AnniversarySales of .kiwi domains put the company in the top 25% of new domains world-wide1 May 2015 – After a year of significant changes to New Zealand’s domain landscape, Dot Kiwi has announced that it has sold more than 12,000 .kiwi domain names during its first year of operation.Since 1 May 2014, individuals, bloggers, non-profit organisations and companies have bought .kiwi domain names as a new way to represent themselves online via personalised ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Partners With Domains.Green to Setup Retail & Wholesale Channels … - LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration Solutions Provider for New gTLDs and ccTLDs, today announced that it has partnered with Domains.green LLC to establish wholesale and retail channels for .green domains; thus helping Domains.green LLC get closer to the global green community and serve it better. The .GREEN domain namespace is a collective symbol that identifies and supports global internet users who strive to build a greener future. Domains.green LLC is a .Green Community Leader and ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Partners With Domains.Green to Setup Retail & Wholesale … - LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration Solutions Provider for New gTLDs and ccTLDs, today announced that it has partnered with Domains.green LLC to establish wholesale and retail channels for .green domains; thus helping Domains.green LLC get closer to the global green community and serve it better. The .GREEN domain namespace is a collective symbol that identifies and supports global internet users who strive to build a greener future. Domains.green LLC is a .Green Community Leader and ... read more ...
 
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Record Breaking: .Porn and .Adult Gets Around 4K Sunrise Registrations Each … - ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, and .ADULT top-level domains (TLDs), announces the close of its .PORN and .ADULT Sunrise periods today with record setting numbers for new gTLD’s The Sunrise periods, which allows  trademark owners the first opportunity to secure names in .PORN and .ADULT, resulted in around 4,000 domain name registrations per TLD which is a record for any new gTLD by many times over. According to ICM, the best previous gTLD launches garnered around 750 ... read more ...
 
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Conn. IP Lawyers Predict Problems With New ‘Dot.Sucks’ Domain Name -

Brian C. Roche and Gerald C. Pia Jr. are partners in Roche Pia in Shelton, a cyberlaw organisation representing clients in Internet piracy, domain name disputes, mechanism crimes, trade tip cases and other egghead skill matters.

Via: ctlawtribune.com

 
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Will Microsoft Buy Edge.com and Will They File A UDRP on MicrosoftEdge.com ? - Microsoft has a new browser that they are calling Microsoft Edge, Mike was talking with me and wondered aloud if they would go after Edge.com ? Three years ago there was an existing business on Chrome.com and Google decided to make them an offer and purchased the domain. Mike wrote about that here. Now Edge.com is also an existing business and not sitting there parked or owned by a domain investor. The company Edge Systems LLC was founded in 1985. From the homepage: Founded in 1985, Edge Systems ... read more ...
 
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ICANN’s bill for clawing global DNS from Uncle Sam: $7m and counting - Domain-name overseer ICANN is failing in two fundamental tasks, according to the US government, while spending millions of dollars of internet users' money trying to take control of the critical IANA technical contract. In a letter sent earlier this month from the Senate's Judiciary Committee to the White House new “IP Czar” Daniel Marti, Marti is specifically requested to focus on ICANN and its failure to enforce key agreements with the wider ... read more ...
 
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ICM Just Made $1.2 Million On Sunrise Registrations For A $370K Investment - The ICM registry,  which is the operator of .XXX, announced a short time ago that their two new extensions .porn and .adult each got around 4,000 registrations in the Sunrise Period which was opened to trademark holders. The wholesale cost for each sunrise registration was just $62,  which is quite a bargain considering that the wholesale cost of a .sucks registration is around $2K + for any domain they deemed as “premium” going up to $185K wholesale for a domain like ICANN.sucks Stuart Lawley ... read more ...