In a comment submitted by Mike Rodenbaugh on behalf of the World Trade Center Association (WTCA), they think the .WTF extension should not be approved by ICANN for being "Too Vulgar". "WTCA is a leading trade association in the promotion of international trade. The WTCA’s licensed members operate the well-known World Trade Center facilities around the world. WTCA is concerned about the … [Read more...]
Donuts and Demand New gTLD Applications Should Be Denied Says Boston Law Firm
Jeffrey Stoler, Esq. on behalf of the Boston law firm of McCarter & English LLP has posted a second round of comments today telling ICANN that Donuts and Demand Media should be disqualified from owning new gTLD's. The first round of comments were posted on July to ICANN's site. Here is the new comment: ""In our letter dated July 28, 2012 (the “July 28 Letter”), we sought to bring to … [Read more...]
Exclusive: Registrars Price Certain Dropping Domains At Namejet.com As High As $12,688 Instead Of $69
A reader first alerted us to certain dropping domain names having a "reserve price" well above the general minimum back order over at Namejet.com which is generally $69 for Pre-release domains. Certain registrars have for year been releasing its dropping domain inventory on an exclusive basis to NameJet.com (other registrars do this with SnapNames.com). Included in the NameJet.com list of … [Read more...]
The Free Speech Coalition Weights In On New gTLD’s For .Sex, .Porn & .Adult
Diane Duke, Executive Director of the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) submitted comments to ICANN on ICM the operator of the .XXX TLD applications for the new gTLD's applications for .Sex., .Porn and .Adult As the FSC was one of the leaders on the fight against ICM's application for .XXX, its worth a read. The comments were submitted in three parts but put together for you. If you want a link … [Read more...]
Amazon Files Patent On “Method & System For Leasing & Purchasing Of Domains”
Our esteemed colleague John Berryhill, Esq. just spotted this patent Amazon Filed on a 'Method & Sytem For leasing & Purchasing of Domains I don't know if this has anything to do with Amazon's new gTLD application but this is how Amazon is describing what many of us have been doing in the domain business for over 10 years purchasing and selling of domain names. "Methods and systems … [Read more...]
New gTLD Applicants Donuts, Uniregistry & .Green Tells ICANN To Keep Dotless Domains An Option
You may have missed the ICANN comment period currently open on the topic of dotless domains. While there are not a lot of comments submitted on the subject, new gTLD applicants Donuts, Inc., Frank Schilling's Uniregistry and .Green have posted comments saying they would like to see Dotless Domain names remain an option on the table. So what are Dotless Domains and why did ICANN open up a … [Read more...]
Name.com Joins Sedo MLS Program
Sedo, today announced that Name.com expanded their SedoMLS partnership, enabling them to provide their customers access to millions of premium domains that are listed on Sedo’s domain marketplace. As one of the world’s leading domain registrars, Name.com offers customers the ability to register domain names for the first time. By joining SedoMLS as a Premium partner, they have made it even … [Read more...]