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How Internet Naming Authority ICAAN Plans To Double Its Revenues
September 7, 2011 @ 9:43 PMFollowing its launch of the .xxx domain name this week, the Internet naming authority known as ICANN is preparing to uncork thousands more new names that nobody appears to want or need. The plan would double ICANN’s revenues and create expensive new headaches for trademark owners. Just what is ICANN up to?
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Guy Sues Alamo Car Rental After Losing UDRP
September 7, 2011 @ 10:33 AMMan in the home of the Alamo sues after losing UDRP for Alamo domain name. A San Antonio man has sued Vanguard Trademark Holdings USA LLC, which manages the Alamo car rental trademarks, after losing a UDRP for the domain name AlamoClub.com. John K. Rivenburgh found himself on the losing end of a decision handed down by National Arbitration …
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Lock Down Your .XXX Domain Before The Land Rush Begins
September 7, 2011 @ 6:21 AMThe vaguely controversial .xxx top-level domain is about to open up to all comers, but before the main event, a little prep work is required. ICM Registry, the company administrating the launch, can’t just let every joker with a GoDaddy account register domains willy-nilly. Not yet, anyway. So today marks the beginning of the “sunrise” period of the TLD launch, when interested or wary parties can begin pre-registering or restricting their brands and names.
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UBM Confirms Data.com Domain Name Sale at $4.5 Million
September 7, 2011 @ 4:14 AMFinancial report mentions sale of a portfolio of domains for $4.5 million. We basically already knew that Salesforce.com paid $4.5 million for the domain name Data.com. But if you’re looking for a little bit more proof of the transaction price, you’ll find it in the seller’s 2011 first half financial report. On page 35 of UBM Plc’s …
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Puerto 80 Responds Forcefully to DOJ's Claims Concerning Domain Seizures
September 7, 2011 @ 3:03 AMWhile Puerto 80 has already appealed the rejection of its attempt to get back its domain names (the two rojadirecta domains that Homeland Security seized), the separate case, involving the permanent forfeiture of those domains, continues. As you may recall, Puerto 80 put forth its motion to dismiss, noting that the government appeared to be wholly making up a legal standard that doesn’t exist, while also showing that Puerto 80 did not break criminal copyright law. The government responded bizarrely by trying to argue that Puerto 80’s actions don’t really matter, because it’s not about Puerto 80… and then spent most of its brief explaining why Puerto 80 did things that broke the law.
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Gassan.com Lost in Re-filed UDRP, 11 Years After First UDRP
September 6, 2011 @ 4:02 PMRematch eleven years later results in loss for domain name owner. Gassan Diamonds tried to win the Gassan.com domain eleven years ago and failed. They tried again last month and won against the same registrant.
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Doppelganger Domains Pose Risk to 30% of Fortune 500 Companies
September 6, 2011 @ 1:46 AMGodai Group, a San Francisco based information security firm discovers 30% of Fortune 500 companies are vulnerable to Doppelganger Domains. A Doppelganger Domain is a domain spelled identical to a legitimate fully qualified domain name (FQDN) but missing the dot between host/subdomain and domain, to be used for malicious purposes.
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Sedo Releases Drastic Improvement to Domain Parking Stats Interface
September 5, 2011 @ 10:47 PMNew interface loads faster and is more usable. Domain marketplace and parking service Sedo has released a completely redesigned stats interface. The new interface is a huge improvement over the old one, which could only be describe as confusing and slow. Indeed, while the new interface is much easier to understand and manipulate, the …
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Herkimer Co. Legislator Buys Concerned Citizens' Website
September 5, 2011 @ 8:05 AMThe Republican majority leader of the Herkimer County Legislature spent more than $200 this year buying up multiple website domain names that could have potentially been used by the Concerned Citizens for a Better Herkimer County.
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How Today's Hottest Startups Got Their Names
September 5, 2011 @ 7:22 AMEver wonder what a Twitter is, or who the Hipmunk is? We’ve asked nine startups to share the story behind their names.
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