Tag Archives: Right of the Dot

Thu 4th April 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Right of a Dot posts response to private TLD auction antitrust claims - Company says private auctions do not automatically violate U.S. antitrust law. Last month new TLD applicant Uniregistry published a press release that announced it would not participate in private auctions for new TLDs due to anti-trust concerns. It based its decision on a verbal conversation with the Department of Justice. The press release also suggested that “paying off” other new TLD applicants might run afoul of the law. The release generated an immediate ... read more ...
Wed 12th September 2012
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Why Sale.com has all to do with “Right of a Dot” - It’s left of the dot, but it’s going to benefit from the right of the dot. When I first saw the press release today about Right of the Dot brokering Sale.com, I had a chuckle. What is a company named “right of the dot” doing selling a domain name that has everything to do with what’s left of the dot? But really the press release buries the lead: five companies have applied for the .sale top level domain, and you can bet a lot of traffic will go to sale.com ... read more ...
Fri 18th November 2011
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My First Post On CircleId.com Is Up: “Why a Lawsuit Against .XXX Maybe a Best Sales Tool Ever For New gTLD Applicants” - Just a quick note to let you know that my first post is up on CircleId.com CircleID.com is a great publication with contributions from many different people throughout the domain space but typically not domainers. The publication chats a lot about ICANN and public policy issues and has a large readership. I have had it in my RSS feed for quite a while and was asked to write a post on it  a while back. Yesterday I though of a perfect post for that audience entitled ” Why the Lawsuit Against .XXX ... read more ...
Sat 5th November 2011
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What Do The BIG Brands Really Think About The New gTLD’s? Guess I’ll Find Out As we Speak At The IP Law & Management Institute - This weekend I will be speaking at the IP Law Management Institute in Palm Springs on the only panel dedicated to the new gTLD program. entitled “Seizing the Opportunity of Securing gTLDs for your Organization and your Industry in my role as Director of RightoftheDot.com. I’ll be on the panel with representatives of Verisign as we present to attorney’s representing some of the biggest brands on earth including DuPont, Procter Gamble, Google, LG Electronics, Pfizer, Chevron,  Broadcom, Dow, ... read more ...
Fri 8th April 2011
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How do You Use Premium Domain Names To Help Maximize new gTLD Registry Profits? Here Is Your Invite To The Webinars - Recently in a CircleID blog, Alexa Raad, CEO of Architelos pointed out that applying for a new Top-Level Domain (TLD) is an expensive and lengthy process, costing an estimated $500K for application and various legal and professional services and that is assuming there is no other applications for the same string, nor any objection to the string being filed. Ms. Raad pointed out that one of the biggest profit centers for any new gTLD will be the proper placement and sale of its premium domains. Alexa ... read more ...