Back in June, Jeff Jarvis wrote on Buzz Machine about German publishers banding together to go after Google for linking to their content. As Jarvis pointed out Google News does not show ads so the desire to get 11 % of something, would be 11% of nothing. From the article: German publishers are not just fighting Google. They are fighting the link and thus the essence of the internet. Half … [Read more...]
Archives for 2014
UDRP Panel Refused To Find RDNH Despite Finding TM Holder Failed To Disclose & Misrepresented
The majority of a three member UDRP refused to find Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) despite the fact they found the complainant failed to disclose a previous relationship between the parties and a previous UDRP between the domain holder and the former company that the trademark holder acquired. The majority of the panel also found that the complaint's failure to disclose a previous UDRP … [Read more...]
The Future of Google Glass Lies in Health Care According to its Inventor
Mark Sullivan of Venture Beat did a story on the inventor of Google Glass and his belief that the future of the wearable lies in health care. From the article: Google didn’t design its Glass wearable for medicine, but that use continues to be a hot topic of conversation among medical technologists and the investors who love them. The”Augmented Humanity” panel at today’s Rock Health’s Health … [Read more...]
This Weeks New gTLD 1st Day Totals: .Bio 2,679; .Haus 1,261; .Tax 1,135; .Cash 1,026; .Investments 876; .Fund 772
The zone files for the new gTLD that launched on Wednesday updated later than usual this week but here are the 1st day totals for the new gTLD's that launched this week. The totals include domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders as well as those registered in the Early Access Program (EAP) or Landrush, as well as during the 1st day of general availability. .Bio … [Read more...]
Registry For New gTLD IDN .网络 (Network) Registers & Reserves Over 23K Domains
A new gTLD IDN .网络 which means network in Chinese (xn--io0a7i) registered and reserved over 23,500 domain names yesterday increasing the overall number of new gTLD registered to 1.96 million according to ntldstats.com. The registry of the IDN new gTLD is Computer Network Information Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences （China Internet Network Information Center) You can read more about … [Read more...]
Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
Beiersdorf AG, which is located in Hamburg, Germany has just been found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name BeiersdorfChina.com They were represented by in-house counsel In this case the Respondent is Beiersdorf (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd., which is located in Tianjin, China. The decision was issued in Chinese and I used Google translate to turn it … [Read more...]
SnapNames Holding 4 Themed Auctions, All Ending On September 4th + 2 More
Snapnames.com is holding 4 themed domain auctions all of which are live and all of which end on September 4th. The verticals at auction are Insurance, Legal Service, Real Estate, and Accounting. As of publication of the hundreds of domains in these auction only 2 have bids. All auctions close on September 4th at 3:15Pm in accordance with Snapnames.com normal closing rules. In addition … [Read more...]