Domain Name News

Porn Company Files Lawsuit Over .xxx Domain Names

One of the biggest online pornography companies, Manwin Licensing International SARL, has filed a lawsuit against ICM Registry over the .xxx domain name. The firm says the domain names, at six times cost of ordinary domain names, are too expensive.

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Protrada Announces New Pricing Plans

The world’s first aggregator of major domain auction houses, Protrada today released new pricing packages, The Protrada Lite, Plus and Pro Plans aimed squarely at new domain name investors and professional domainers.

.XXX Launches National TV Campaign and www.Buy.xxx

.XXX registry ICM Registry has launched a five week national TV ad campaign to promote the new domain name option. The ads will start running this week and feature Gavin and his assistants, who go on quests to find out who is buying .xxx domain names.

The ICANN Domain Revolt

The flash mob dance by the world’s most powerful groups of agencies against ICANN’s new gTLD domain name program must not be taken lightly. After all, these global bodies represent the real manipulaters of emotions. They influence our taste, habits and behavior — like type of cereal, length of skirts and width of ties. Commercials and reality shows teach us how to role play in cubicles or dance at weddings.

Apple Gets Control Over Porn Domain Names

Apple is now the proud owner of iphonesex4s.com and six other (mostly) explicit domain names. The company filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Forum against the owner of the seven domain names last month. All of the domain names forwarded to a mobile porn site when visited on a mobile device.

Nobody Likes Porny .xxx Domain Names, Except Cybersquatters

Businesses spend a surprising amount of time and effort protecting their brand and intellectual property from cybersquatters. It often takes the threat of litigation or creative domain name registry to prevent random people from registering websites like Pepsisux.com.

UK Government to Rationalise Public Sector Domains

The government aims to cut the number of domains it uses, according to Cabinet Office executive director of digital Mike Bracken. The work to rationalise domains is a continuation of a Cabinet Office drive to cut the number of government websites, Bracken told ZDNet UK on Monday.

Domain Name for Sale: Tablets.com

Aron Meystedt, founder of XF.com Investments, said he doesn’t have an asking price but he’s already turned down a couple $1 million offers for it.

Columbia State College Buys .xxx Websites

It may seem counterintuitive, but Columbia State Community College has purchased several websites under the .xxx domain in order to protect its reputation.

Black Friday Now Also Domain Name Awareness Day

Penguin Search Engine Services, Inc. (Penguin SES), announces the creation of “Domain Name Awareness Day,” which falls on Black Friday, in order to help raise awareness of the secondary domain name market and its value. This market involves domain names that are already registered.