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Dot Kiwi Fails to Knock Out .kiwi.nz
August 27, 2012 @ 9:56 AMInternetNZ’s approval of the new domain name .kiwi.nz has provoked an immediate reaction from Tim Johnson, CEO of Dot Kiwi Ltd, which has applied for the top-level domain .kiwi.
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Sony Preparing for PS4 with 'Console War' Domain Registration?
August 27, 2012 @ 7:23 AMAs spotted by Fusible, Sony Pictures has registered several domain names related to “Console War”, fueling speculation that they could be planning a marketing video promo for the PlayStation 4.
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MobileApps.com Shuts Down, Domain Name For Sale at USD 1 Million
August 27, 2012 @ 7:21 AMMobileApps.com Pte Ltd, a startup company based in Singapore has announced that they have closed their website and is putting up the domain name MobileApps.com for sale. Initially launched as an app discovery solution for developers targeting direct consumers, the company is re-purposing its original solution to target the B2B market.
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ICANN Terminates Two Domain Name Registrars
August 24, 2012 @ 12:08 PMICANN’s contract compliance efforts with domain registrars seem to go in fits and starts. The past couple months have been active, and this month the company fully terminated two accredited domain name registrars.
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Above.com Settles Cybersquatting Lawsuit with Verizon
August 24, 2012 @ 7:17 AMThe suit alleged that the defendants used a number of false identities to traffic in trademark-infringing domain names. It alleged the company has registered, used and/or provided Above.com privacy service to at least 183 domains including Verizon’s trademarks, including VerizWireless.com, ActivateVerizon.net, and loginvzw.com.
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Fight Breaks Out Over .kiwi - InternetNZ at Center of Controversy
August 24, 2012 @ 7:09 AMInternetNZ announced the new second-level domain today. It’s designed to “increase choice” for New Zealanders who want to register their personal names as domain names. But it stands to clash with .kiwi, a new gTLD applied for by Dot Kiwi Ltd, a New Zealand subsidiary of a Canadian company, which has partnered with Minds + Machines on the bid.
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UDRP is Not Surefire Way to Take Down a Counterfeit Web Site
August 23, 2012 @ 8:14 AMOn the face of it, it might seem appealing for a trademark owner to use UDRP to take down a web site selling counterfeit goods. But trademark holders need to understand that UDRP is for cybersquatting, and not all sites selling counterfeit goods meet the three requirements of winning a UDRP. The latest example is Oakley, which failed to recover the domain name MyFakeOakleySunglasses.com.
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Confirmed: .nxt Conference Canceled
August 23, 2012 @ 7:45 AMThe show was expected to run next week, August 29-31, in London, following two successful events in San Francisco last year.
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Federal Courts Seize App Domains in Pirating Crackdown
August 23, 2012 @ 7:42 AMThe three seized domain names – applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com – are in the custody of the federal government. Visitors to the sites will now find a seizure banner that notifies them that the domain name has been seized by federal authorities and educates them that willful copyright infringement is a federal crime.
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ICANN: Roadmap for Processing New gTLD Applications
August 22, 2012 @ 6:42 AMIn June 2012 ICANN published close to 2,000 applications for new gTLDs. The processing of these applications consists broadly of two phases: Evaluation followed by Pre-delegation steps, then Delegation. ICANN’s objective is to provide certainty to applicants and a solution for Metering should be developed as efficiently as possible.
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