Some members of the California delegation of the U.S. House of Representatives have warned regulators not to block a controversial advertising agreement between Google. and Yahoo. In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Justice Friday, the California representatives wrote of their concern that any effort by the Justice Department to block the deal "could detrimentally affect the online … [Read more...]
Kentucky Hearing Update
Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate, holding a hearing concerning the gambling domain names seized by the state, today gave attorneys for the 141 sites, seven days to file legal briefs. The next hearing will be held on October 7th. The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA.org) has been granted standing and issued a Motion to Dismiss. "I have a good … [Read more...]
Kathy Griffin Sues for Her Name and Cash
Comedian Kathy Griffin filed a lawsuit against a company that owns KathyGriffin.com, claiming they are making money off her name and image. The lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on September 16 seeking $100,000 in damages and the domain as well as an injunction to enjoin the defendants from further using her name, pictures and likeness for the Web site. Griffin said she was … [Read more...]
Moniker Traffic Auction Nets Almost $3 Million
The Moniker.com domain auction at the TRAFFIC New York Show just concluded and the sale grossed a total of just under $3 Million. .me was the darling of the show, with all 11 .me domains selling for between $6,000 and $70,000. FinancialAid.com was the highest selling domain at $800K, followed by floor.com for $275,000. Combined with the first night moniker auction, the Rick Latona Auction … [Read more...]
Kentucky Hearing Postponed Until Tomorrow
News just in from Kentucky that the hearing scheduled for today has been postponed until tomorrow Friday and will be held at 3:30pm. The court released the following: """Please be advised that the Commonwealth of Kentucky we will be conducting settlement conferences tomorrow with a number of defendants in the above captioned matter. In light of those conferences, the Court has continued … [Read more...]
Observations From The Auctions
Yesterday was an historic day at the TRAFFIC conference. For the first time an auction was held not run by moniker.com. Actually there were 2. The first held by Rick Latona was a fast moving auction lead by an auctioneer and floor men which were cowboys. The auctioneer and his team are used to selling horse, hogs and such, but yesterday in true fashion, moved quickly through the … [Read more...]
While we Attend TRAFFIC in NY, CADNA Meet’s in Atlanta
CADNA issued a press release today. The release appears below and our comments follow: The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) held its eighth educational forum on online Brand Abuses and Internet Governance on Tuesday, September 23. Hosted by CADNA, Turner Broadcasting System, and Alston & Bird at the CNN Center inAtlanta, the event featured expert advice on proactive, … [Read more...]