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Two domains used for Indian Premier League-related sites recently sold. Sedo’s top public sale this week was a shocking six figure .co sale: cv.co. It’s unclear who purchased the domain. It was difficult to find a lot of end user sales in this week’s list because few domains have been developed yet. So for this […]

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Spanish film producer goes after domain name used by publicly traded Chinese cinema operator. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found (pdf) that Wanda Films, S.L. tried to reverse hijack the domain name WandaFilm.com. The company produces and distributes films in Europe and Latin America for the Spanish speaking market. It uses the domains […]

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Company filed a cybersquatting complaint without disclosing its long history with the domain owner. A fight between pool construction companies in Texas resulted in a misguided UDRP filing. Pools123 Houston LLC filed a dispute over Pools123Texas.com, which is registered by Aquamarine Pools of Texas. The case involved a confusing set of facts, but in a […]

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Aftermarket platforms auctioned 203 names for $2,000 or more this summer. Newfold Digital published sales data for the past three months today. In June, July and August, the company’s NameJet and SnapNames aftermarket platforms combined to sell 203 names for $2,000 or more. The total value of these 203 domains was $1.03 million. June sales […]

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This company makes it easier to change DNS records. If you’ve ever set up a new email marketing account, website builder account, etc., you know it can be a pain to change your DNS settings. Adding SPF records, MX records, TXT records and more can be involved. That’s where Entri comes in. The company works […]

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Domain investors successfully defend UDRP cases with the help of well-known domain attorneys. Czech Arbitration Court published two reverse domain name hijacking decisions today. Both cases involved personal name domains owned by domain name investors. Schwanhäußer Industrie Holding GmbH & Co.KG, which owns a biking accessories company called Gonso, filed a dispute against gonso.com. The […]

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Company tried to get the domain name via UDRP over 15 years ago. Outside Interactive, a sports and outdoor media company, has sued the owner of outside.com in an effort to get the domain name. It’s the company’s second attempt to acquire the domain through legal means. In 2006, the company’s predecessor-in-interest filed a cybersquatting […]

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Diaz joins company that aims to rid the DNS of abuse. Paul Diaz has joined CleanDNS as vice president of engagement. CleanDNS helps registries and registrars eliminate domain registrations that are involved in abuse. For example, it recently worked with Sav.com to suspend 60,000 domains that were found to be repeatedly engaging in phishing, spam, […]

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Russia is asking ICANN to intervene after it says the .aero registry unfairly suspended domain registration for organizations in the Russian Federation. .Aero is a sponsored top level domain operated by SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc. Andrea Zhinov, Russia’s GAC representative to ICANN, wrote to ICANN on behalf of the Ministry of Digital Development, […]

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Six registrars are breaching their contract with ICANN. ICANN sent breach notices to six domain name registrars yesterday. The organization sent breach notices to MAFF Inc., Maff Avenue, Inc., Flappy Domain, Inc., DotMedia Limited, DomainName Fwy, Inc., and DomainName Blvd, Inc. All six registrars appear to have common ownership; the registrars have a common contact, […]

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New ad accounts must opt-in for their ads to show on parked pages. Domain name parking (or what’s left of it) just took another hit. Today, Google informed advertisers that new Google ad accounts will automatically be opted out of serving ads on parked domains. Advertisers with Search and Performance Max campaigns won’t appear on […]

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A panelist ordered a legitimate non-profit’s domain name transferred. The Coachella music festival has won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP), resulting in the transfer of the domains teachella.net and teachella.org. Festival organizers certainly could have a trademark dispute with the owner of the domains, but the FORUM panelist […]

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.Io domains top Sedo’s sales this week. Sedo’s top two public sales this week were .io domain names. A sports marketing company paid $50,000 for fan.io, and an unknown buyer plunked down €33,684 for med.io. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like […]

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Panel agrees with domain owner that the case was filed in bad faith. A UDRP panel has ruled that Cronos Group, a Canadian cannabis company, tried to reverse hijack the domain name CronosGroup .com. Cronos Group Inc. uses the domain name TheCronosGroup .com for its website. It approached the owner of CronosGroup .com to acquire […]

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New award to recognize company or individual that significantly advanced the domain industry. Internet Commerce Association has opened nominations for a new award dubbed the ICA Trailblazer Award. The award will “recognize and celebrate companies and individuals that have significantly advanced the domain name industry by creating an especially innovative product or service with lasting […]

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Application describes a way of generating a website and suggesting a domain using AI. Domain name registrar Sav.com has applied for a patent titled “Systems and methods for automatically generating a website and selecting a related domain name using generative artificial intelligence.” Application number 18/654246 (pdf) describes a way to use a business description to […]

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Afternic sellers will pay an additional 5% commission unless they opt out of new program. Domain investors who sell domains through Afternic will start paying higher commissions this Wednesday unless they opt out of a new program. Afternic Boost officially kicks into gear on September 4. At that time, sales commissions will increase from 15% […]

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Hockey club wins cybersquatting dispute over confusingly similar name used to perpetuate fraud. The Edmonton Oilers hockey club has won a cybersquatting complaint it brought to disrupt an invoice fraud scam. In a dispute before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the team said that the registrant of eBmontonoilers .com was cybersquatting with its registration […]

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Complainant previously owned the domain name, and tried to buy it back from a domain investor before filing a UDRP. Mangels Industrial S.A., a manufacturing company in Brazil, has been found to have tried to reverse hijack the domain name mangels.com. The company owned the domain at one point, but it let it expire (or […]

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Company clawed back the domain nearly two months after selling it to winning bidder. A Swedish company has sued GoDaddy after a domain it purchased in an expired domain auction was clawed back by the registrar nearly two months after it bought it. Crisby Studio AB bought calor.com (heat/hot in Spanish) in an expired domain […]

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