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Monster has not responded to lawsuit. A Federal District court in Washington State has issued a notice of default in a lawsuit against Rob Monster. Domain investor Luigi Marruso sued Monster, Masterbucks, and the old Epik registrar entity in September, alleging that he is owed $1 million. All three defendants were served on September 22 […]

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Domain was registered 10 years before it started using the eKart name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found Instakart Services Private Limited, also known as Flipkart, to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which runs a logistic business called eKart, filed a cybersquatting complaint against eKart.com. Instakart started using the eKart […]

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Q3 was strong for expired domain sales. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings after the market closed yesterday, including solid year-over-year performance in its domain name business. Domain name revenue increased 6% year over year to $55.0 million in Q3. Domains under management were up slightly to 24.6 million, including domains on other registrars’ accreditations that […]

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Panelist found RDNH even though domain registrant didn’t respond. A UDRP panelist has found Zelig AI, LLC, which offers a financial education service at ValuSyncIt .com, guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Zelig filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domain ValueSync .com. The company has a pending trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark […]

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These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers July 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Hostinger had another strong month. While Porkbun’s stay in the top ten lasted only a month, it still had […]

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Chat.com sells for $15M plus to ChatGPT company OpenAI. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and perhaps the most ideal company to own the domain name, has acquired chat.com. HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah originally bought the domain last year, plunking down over $15.5 million for the domain name. He turned around and sold the domain shortly […]

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Price relief for .com registrants takes a step back with Trump’s win. It might seem trivial to talk about Donald Trump’s win and its impact on domain names, but this is a blog about domain names, so here we go. Trump’s victory likely seals the fate of the price Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) can charge for […]

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.IO domain names, a couple of court cases, and other top stories from the past month. Here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire from the past month, as well as podcasts you might have missed. 1. .IO domain names aren’t going away – There’s been a lot of speculation about what will […]

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A boat management technology firm, an information technology security company, and a Canadian web design business bought domain names. Sedo’s top sale this week was dure.com for $50,000. It was followed by a .ai domain purchased by a software company to promote its AI capabilities. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that […]

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One screen capture among many is enough to prevent reverse domain name hijacking filing. Four links on a pay-per-click landing page in 2005 prevented a UDRP panelist from finding reverse domain name hijacking. Jakob Ruben van Gelder, proprietor of the 120-year-old Dutch diamond jewelry brand Diamond Point, filed a cybersquatting case against the domain diamondpoint.com. […]

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Explaining generic or descriptive uses of a domain name could help defend it in a cybersquatting dispute. When it comes to UDRP cybersquatting cases, what’s on your for sale landing page can matter. Complainants often point to a domain being listed for sale as proof that the domain was registered in bad faith. This isn’t […]

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The buyer of agree.com explains why the domain is important to his company. I’m excited about this week’s guest, Marty Ringlein. Marty is a founder of Agree, an eSignature business that uses agree.com. Marty explains why it was important for his company to acquire agree.com, and it might not be what you’re expecting. Marty also […]

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Layoffs impact fiber business and corporate overhead. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it laid off 17% of its employees as part of a capital efficiency plan. The move primarily impacts its Ting business, which provides fiber-to-the-home broadband services. 42% of Ting’s workforce was cut. There were also layoffs at the corporate level. The release does […]

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Surely there’s something the Complainant wasn’t saying in this bizarre case? Sometimes I read a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) decision and think, “Surely, there’s more to this dispute that the Complainant just didn’t include in its case.” That’s what I thought after reading a decision for af-ss .org. The case was filed by […]

Post link: Credit counseling non-profit tries reverse domain name hijacking

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Group plans to increase registry and registrar fees. ICANN has formally announced that it plans to raise the fees it charges domain name registries and registrars, including the “ICANN tax” that registrars typically pass along to domain registrants. The non-profit published a lengthy whitepaper that buries the lede, so let me break it down in […]

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A $100k .com upgrade and a $50k .tech domain lead Sedo’s sales. On Tuesday, I published a list of Sedo sales from two weeks ago. Today’s list includes the sales concluded from the past week. The sales show the breadth of companies that buy domain names on the aftermarket: a manufacturer of fire engines, a […]

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Non-recurring aftermarket business fell slightly in Q3. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) released Q3 earnings this afternoon, reporting a 7% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.15 billion. The company’s Applications & Commerce segment grew 16% year over year, totaling $423.1 million. Core Platform, which includes legacy hosting and domains, increased 3% to $724.5 million. Q3 was hurt by […]

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Domain industry has two opportunities to get together in November. Two in-person domain name events are happening in November. First, the sold-out Domain Days returns to Dubai on November 5 and 6. In addition to a packed agenda of panels, Right of the Dot will hold a live domain name auction. Bidding is already open, […]

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A rocket ship maker, an insurance company, and a boating site bought domain names. Sedo released to sales lists this week after taking last week off. For today’s post, we’ll review end user sales that concluded by October 14. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You […]

Post link: 18 end user domain sales up to $26k

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Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace, including a surprise entry on the top 10 list. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers June 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Porkbun celebrated its two million domain milestone in June and […]

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