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Fox Sports 1 Network Launches Next Month; Files UDRP Seeking 22 Domains Including Foxsports1.com/.tv
July 22, 2013 @ 12:34 PMFox Sports is launching a new sports network called Fox Sports 1 next month and today filed a UDRP seeking control over 22 domain names, including FoxSports1.com and FoxSports1.Tv as well as FoxSportsone.com and FoxSportsone.tv…
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ICANN Backtracks On URS Contracts
July 22, 2013 @ 9:42 AMICANN seems to have changed its mind about requiring Uniform Rapid Suspension providers to sign enforceable contracts, angering the Internet Commerce Association. As we reported in May, the ICA claimed a victory when ICANN said in a written answer to its persistent inquiries that URS providers would be bound by contract. An ICANN Q&A, referring […]
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Reflecting on Three Years of .CO: Where We’ve Come From; Where We’re Going - Juan Calle
July 22, 2013 @ 8:00 AMJuan Diego Calle, Founder and CEO of .CO, reflects on the first 3 years of .CO domain general availability.
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Google Drops Hints in Domain Name Registry Trademark Filing
July 22, 2013 @ 7:59 AMTrademark application includes domain escrow and domain valuation . Google has filed a trademark application for “Charleston Road Registry”, the name of its subsidiary that is applying for nearly 100 top level domain names. The filing (pdf) may include subtle clues as to what Google’s plans are for domain names such as .fun, .play, and […]
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“Extortion” Claims Over New gTLD Objection Fees
July 22, 2013 @ 7:51 AMThe International Chamber of Commerce came in for quite a bit of criticism at ICANN 47 last week over claims that it is asking for deposits in excess of a million dollars to handle new gTLD objections. Critics are worried that these high fees to arbitrate Community Objections will create a “chilling effect” that will […]
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ICANN Ombudsman Lahatte Reappointed to Second Term
July 22, 2013 @ 7:12 AMChris LaHatte appointed to second term. ICANN’s Board of Directors has reappointed Chris LaHatte as Ombudsman to another two year term. The ombudsman serves as an intermediary between ICANN and its constituents on matters related to things done by ICANN, its board, its staff, and constituent bodies. Some of LaHatte’s recent decisions have been about […]
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Domainsponsor Versus Internettraffic.com - Two Month Test Yields Shocking Results: DS Wins
July 22, 2013 @ 6:50 AMBack in April we were approached by DomainSponsor.com to do a test on their parking system. DomainSponsor.com said they had spent a lot of time and money on revamping their parking system, had all new people working for them and wanted to know how their new and improved system would stack up against Frank Schilling’s InternetTraffic.com…
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14 Year Old Domain Wala.com Saved in UDRP Desipte Trademarks & a $5 Million Dollar Price Tag
July 22, 2013 @ 5:36 AMA three member UDRP panel just rejected the attempt of WALA-Heilmittel GmbH of Bad Boll, Germany, to grab the domain name Wala.com…
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Freshdrop’s Pheenix Changes On Aug 1 to Accept Multiple Back Orders & Provide for Drop Auctions
July 22, 2013 @ 5:24 AMFreshdrop which officially rolled out their back order program out of Beta on April 23rd under the name of Pheenix, announced today that it will be changing their back order system effective August 1st from a one domain per back order system to one which will accept multiple back orders on the same dropping domain…
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What New gTLD's Can Learn From Namejet .PW Auctions & Godaddy's .LA Auction This Week
July 22, 2013 @ 4:55 AMOver this past week both Namejet.com and Godaddy.com ran auctions of re-branded ccTLD’s and I think the results are a preview of what’s to come for new gTLD’s that attempt the same strategy.
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