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National Association of Realtors Reminds ICANN .realtors is a Brand App & Should Be Outside of GAC Advice
August 21, 2013 @ 9:46 PMIn a letter sent to the Chair of the new gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) The National Association Of Realtors reminded ICANN that its application for the new gTLD .Realtors is a brand application, not a generic application and should be freed from GAC Advice…
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ICANN Denies Booking.com Request to Reconsider String Similarity Panel Ruling; Bad News On Cam Vs Com?
August 21, 2013 @ 9:16 PMIn turning down Booking.com request for reconsideration the ICANN Board appears to also have bad news for those that think the Board will step into settle the .Com Vs .Cam split decisions…
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Domainer Politics: Developer Bill Karamouzis Runs for CIRA Board
August 21, 2013 @ 7:41 PMBill Karamouzis, the domain investor and domain developer from Canada, announced his candidacy for CIRA. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is the organization that manages the .CA domain space on behalf of all Canadians.
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New gTLDs: 23 Community Objections Withdrawn
August 21, 2013 @ 9:17 AMAlmost a quarter of Community Objections against new gTLDs have been terminated without a decision, according to International Chamber of Commerce documentation. The withdrawals leave the way open for the applied-for gTLDs .insure, .realty, .realestate, .cruises, .careers and .bio to proceed unencumbered by any objections at all. In total 23 Community Objections, of the original […]
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Louis Vuitton Files Federal Cybersquatting Suit Over 98 Domain Names
August 21, 2013 @ 7:25 AMFor the 2nd day in a row a trademark holder has bypassed the UDRP process and went straight to federal court to file a suit over trademarked infringing domains. This time it is luxury handbag maker Louis Vuitton that filed the suit under the ACPA seeking $100,000 in statutory damages per domain, plus the domain and attorney fees on 96 domain names…
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Billionaire Pays $2,395 for His Domain Name
August 21, 2013 @ 6:30 AMBillionaire hedge fund chairman buys his name as a domain name. Afternic had a solid sales week last week thanks to a $500,000 domain name sale (the name was not disclosed). A billionaire – technically his hedge fund – spent a lot less than that on his personal name. Billionaire Bruce Kovner, chair of one […]
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Internet.org Acquired By Zuckberberg From Domain Investor After He Owned It for Just One Month
August 21, 2013 @ 6:17 AMDomain name investor Daniel Thralow may have made one of the great flips of all time on the domain name Internet.org which Facebook Founder Mark Zuckberberg announced last night was the name of his project to bring the Internet to the 5 billion people who don’t have access…
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Seiko Wins UDRP for 138 Domains Against 106 “Respondents”
August 21, 2013 @ 5:26 AMPanel consolidates claim on basis that 106 respondents are actually just one group. Watch maker Seiko has won a UDRP covering 138 domain names that include “seiko” in them. The number of domain names would make this case interesting enough. Making it more interesting is that there are technically 106 respondents to the UDRP. UDRP’s […]
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GM Down to One gTLD Bid After Dropping .chevy
August 20, 2013 @ 11:43 PMGeneral Motors looks set to leave the new gTLD program completely, after dumping its application for .chevy. It’s the fourth of GM’s five dot-brand gTLD bids to be withdrawn after .chevrolet, .cadillac and .gmc. Only .buick remains in the Initial Evaluation process. Of the 116 new gTLD applications to be withdrawn to date, 55 have […]
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Facebook’s Zuckberberg Plans to Connect The World Using Internet.org; Owned By Andrew Rosener Until July
August 20, 2013 @ 9:45 PMFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg late Tuesday announced on his Facebook page, the formation of a partnership with Samsung Electronics, Nokia, Qualcomm Ericsson, MediaTek and Opera to develop joint projects, share knowledge, and mobilize industry and governments to bring the world online, and to make Internet access available to everyone on Earth…
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