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Jay-Z files domain dispute
May 8, 2012 @ 11:06 PMEntertainer files complaint about JayZGroup.com. Rapper and producer Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, has filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) over the domain name JayZGroup.com. The domain name is currently registered to someone in Hazel Park, Michigan. The current registration dates to 2009, but the domain was previously registered and then […]
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TAS Interruption - Update (7 May 2012)
May 8, 2012 @ 7:40 PMIn recognition of the inconvenience caused by the temporary suspension of the TLD application system, ICANN will provide a full refund of the application fees paid by any new gTLD applicant that wishes to withdraw its application prior to publication of the list of applied-for new top-level domain names.
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Demand Media Invests $18 Million in New TLDs
May 8, 2012 @ 5:43 AMThat’s a whole lotta top level domains. [Updated with comment from Demand Media and from investor call] Demand Media, parent company of eNom, announced today that it has invested $18 million into new top level domain names. It’s not clear if this is for application fees only: In April 2012, Demand Media invested $18 million […]
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ICANN Offers Refunds to Domain Name Applicants
May 8, 2012 @ 1:52 AMThe organization behind a major expansion of Internet address suffixes is offering full refunds to companies and organizations affected by a weeks-long delay in taking proposals. Each application costs $185,000. Applicants had been allowed to withdraw bids for a partial refund. Now, they can get all of their money back as long as they pull their bids before a deadline that hasn’t yet been determined.
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.us WHOIS Privacy is Alive and Well if You Use Mark Monitor
May 7, 2012 @ 11:03 PMMark Monitor helps keep .us domain registration records private. It’s been years since the average consumer could register a .us domain name using whois privacy, thanks to a decision by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. But apparently if you’re a big brand you can still do it. A company recently registered a slew of […]
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Apple Files Complaint Over Iphone5.com Domain: Will It Name Next iPhone ...
May 7, 2012 @ 7:22 PMHow will the next Apple iPhone be named – “New iPhone”, “iPhone 6” or “iPhone 5”? Nobody has enough clues to bet on any of them, until Apple makes an official announcement. But a recent complaint the Cupertino tech giant filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) hints that the company could be interested in the name “iPhone 5”.
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Why BuyDomains’ Lawsuit Over FACI.com Make Sense
May 7, 2012 @ 5:21 AMLawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel “stole” FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the courts to over the issue. On Friday George Kirikos noticed that the company […]
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Wall Street and Virtual Space Data: Internet Domain Name Index (IDNX) Listed
May 7, 2012 @ 5:03 AMThe financial industry is all about pinstripe suits, excessive Excel sheets and boring data. Or is it? Financial markets are more colorful than their reputation: take a look at Bloomberg’s or Reuters’ sites, and you’ll see that pork belly is as much an object of investment speculation as coffee, electricity, bananas, hides, or fishmeal. Recently, the universe of data available to financial analysts and investment bankers grew further, with the addition of the Internet Domain Name Index (IDNX) to leading financial data distributors Bloomberg (ticker symbol: IDNX ) and Reuters (ticker symbol: .IDNX).
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Expansion of Domain Name Suffixes Delayed
May 7, 2012 @ 2:29 AMThe organization in charge of expanding the number of Internet address suffixes — the “.com” part of domain names — is apologizing for delays but says it’s favoring “quality, not speed.”
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Big Bad Apple Wants iPhone 5 Domain From Fans
May 7, 2012 @ 1:35 AMApple files a copyright complaint to grab iphone5.com from fans of its products.
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