Minds + Machines (LSE:MMX), today announced the Company has gained, in aggregate, net proceeds of over $3.5 million (approximately £2.3 million) for withdrawing its applications for .data and .art. The new gTLD .Art was won by UK Creative Ideas beating 9 other applicants in a private auction including Minds + Machines .Data is still showing on ICANN site as being in contention between Minds … [Read more...]
.Online Breaks All New gTLD Records With 28,000 Registrations in 1st 30 Minutes
Radix the registry behind .Online entered General Availability earlier today announced that .Online has smashed the record for a new gTLD launch by registering 28,000+ domains in the first 30 minutes itself. After a stellar Sunrise performance, .online closed with 1,130 Early Access Program (EAP) orders, the highest number of EAP registrations recorded by any new gTLD domain … [Read more...]
Pop Artist, Songwriter, Producer & DJ Calvin Harris Files UDRP on CalvinHarris.com
British born music artist Calvin Harris has filed a UDRP on the domain name CalvinHarris.com Calvin Harris is a songwriter, record producer, remixer and DJ and his second studio album, Ready for the Weekend, which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry within two months of release. Its lead single, "I'm Not Alone", … [Read more...]
The PGA Loses UDRP On The Domain PGAgolfpassport.com
A one member UDRP panel rejected the complaint of the The Professional Golfers' Association of America of Florida on the domain name pgagolfpassport.com which was registered sometime in 1995 or 1997 Complainant is the largest golf association in the United States, and for decades has used in commerce the mark PGA and of course own domain PGA.com At the time the Complaint was filed, the … [Read more...]
In 1st Case I’ve Seen Of Its Kind The Owner of .Co Site Sues .Com Owner For Cybersquatting
A lawsuit was filed against Domain Investor Chad Folkening yesterday in the United States District Court, Northern District of California for cybersquatting and Unfair Competition by Eden Technology Services, Inc.(Eden), on the domain name EdenTech.com, alleging ging that Mr. Folkening registration of EdenTech.com is confusingly similar to Plaintiff's EdenTech.co. Personally I have not seen a … [Read more...]
A New Platform Benefiting Homeless Dogs; MyRescue.Dog Launched By PetFinder & Donuts
Petfinder Foundation (in partnership with Donuts Inc.) announced today the launch of MyRescue.dog a website to generate money and awareness for homeless dogs. "MyRescue.dog is a site where adopters can post pictures and short stories about their beloved rescues, and consumers can vote for their favorites through September 26. Each posted picture generates a $10 donation to Petfinder … [Read more...]
Lawyer Gerald M. Levine Writes The Definitive Book on UDRP’s
At well over 500 pages, Gerald M. Levine who is an attorney, and sits on panels of neutral arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association for commercial and IP disputes, has written the definitive book on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, (UDRP). The book is entitled "Domain Name Arbitration: A Practical Guide to Asserting and Defending Claims of Cybersquatting Under the … [Read more...]