Tag Archives: domain title insurance

Sun 28th November 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Art World Gets Title Insurance, Are Domain Names Next? - You can insure the title of art, but domain names lag behind. I’ve written numerous times about the potential of domain name title insurance. I’ve argued it’s not a profitable product to offer. Although I still feel that way, I was surprised to see an article in the latest Economist about title insurance for art. The article discusses Blanchisseuses souffrant des dents by Edgar Degas, which Sotheby’s listed for sale in an auction. Someone viewing the ... read more ...
Thu 18th February 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Domain Title Insurance? There’s a (Patent) App for That. - Application filed nearly a decade ago covers domain name title insurance. Over the past few years, a number of domain industry experts have been calling for domain name title insurance. The basic idea is that a title search would be run on previous owners of a domain name to make sure it hasn’t been stolen, and insurance issued. A domain buyer (or financier) could use this to warrant against buying a stolen domain. So I was surprised to see that someone thought ... read more ...