WSJ.com law blog, just covered the ruling of the federal appeals court in a case of the domain name TexasWorkersCompLaw.com asking "When Is a Domain Name Protected Speech?" "In 2011, Texas officials demanded that lawyer John Gibson give up the domain name, saying state code prohibits him from pairing “Texas” and “Workers’ Comp.” in connection with his practice. (The regulation, which is meant … [Read more...]
Afternic.com Sells $1.25MM In Domains Led By Meechy.com At $60K
Afternic.com just published its report of domain name sales totalling $1,252,279 for the week ending October 28th, 2012. The publicly reportable sales were led by Meechy.com for $60,000 followed by WebVideos.com at $22,500. Below is the complete list of publicly reportable sales: .com … [Read more...]
Phil Corwin of ICA Quoted In The NationalJournal.com Story on Verisign & .Com Contract
The NationalJournal.com, just published a post of Verisign and the .Com contract. Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) was widely quoted in the article: "But industry watchers said that while the contract could undergo further changes, Verisign will likely continue to run .com." "It is highly unlikely that the contract would be put out for competitive re-bid, as this … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $2.3 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 29th, 2012. In all, 892 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling nearly $2.3 million. Over 38% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. The $500,000 reported by Dave Evanson for WebHosting.co.uk today is NOT included. Highlights of public sales include: - Top .com: calcio.com … [Read more...]
Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick Awarded RickNielsen.com By UDRP Panel, But Is It A Correct Decision?
Richard A. Nielsen a/k/a Rick Nielsen, is the lead guitarist, backup vocalist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band Cheap Trick was just award the domain name ricknielsen.com in a UDRP handled by the National Arbitration Forum As I read through the case I got the feeling that had the domain holder had a different attorney he may have gotten a different result. The case cites … [Read more...]
153,000 Premium Domain Names Owned By Ondova Hits The Bankruptcy Court Auction Block: Minimum Bid $4.3 Million
The U. S. Bankruptcy Court has just issued a Court Ordered for the sale of two portfolios of domain names, one containing more than 150,000 domain names and separate portfolio of more than 3,000 domain names (the “Portfolios”), plus related monetization and registrar contracts. The minimum bid is $4.3 million dollars and you will have to put up $500,000 into escrow to bid on the auction. The … [Read more...]
Peter Dengate Thrush Stepping Down As Director Of Minds + Machines (TLDH) At The End Of January
According to a press release Peter Dengate Thrush is stepping down as a Director of Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) at the end of January 2013 ""The Board of Directors of TLDH announces that Peter Dengate Thrush, the executive chairman, intends to step down as a director of TLDH at the end of January 2013. " Peter Dengate Thrush will remain as an adviser to some of the Company's gTLD … [Read more...]