According to the BBC News , ICANN is going to reconsider the .XXX extension on Friday March 12 at its meeting in Nairobi. The BBC article quotes a representative of ICANN saying: There is "no indication what action the ICANN board will take". "However, it is unlikely to overturn the decision immediately without consulting other members of Icann and the internet community." Stay Tuned … [Read more...]
WIPO: Another Horrible Inconsistent Decision: “Constructive Notice Does Not = Bad Faith”
In yet another shoot from the hip WIPO decision this one involving the domain SkyWaterSystems.com, the sole panelist found that even though the Complaint and the Domain Holder were in the same type of business, there is not necessarily any confusion. """As far as the record here reveals, however, the water-related systems offered by the parties here are not strictly, as Complainant asserts, in … [Read more...]
Want A Jump On A .CO Domain? The .Co Registry Is Giving Away Domains Under The “Founders Program”
The .Co registry announced today what it is calling the .CO Founders Program Starting today, the registry is starting to accept applications, for "the .CO Founders Program, an initiative designed to help qualified “first movers” to proactively develop and maintain domains with the .CO extension prior to the public launch in July. The .CO Founders Program is open to all interested applicants … [Read more...]
How Much For The Domain Of a .Com Bubble High Flier That Raised $23M?
Once in a while you will see them on a drop list, the domain of a company that was once an internet high flier. So is the case of NextMonet.com a site that was founded in 1998 and was a Forbes.com "Best Of The Web", and reportedly raised at least $23M in capital raised, with investors like CMGI and Knight Ridder. NextMonet.com was described as: "A leading publisher and direct marketer of … [Read more...]
.MX Registry Hits 400,000 Domains Registered
NIC Mexico the company responsible of the administration of the .MX ccTLD, announced today that has reached 400,000 domain name registrations under .MX (including in this number all the current classifications .com.mx, .net.mx, .org.mx, .edu.mx, .gob.mx and .mx). “Today, NIC Mexico has reached more than 400,000 domain names registrations" commented Oscar Robles, NIC Mexico 's CEO. It is … [Read more...]
How Much Traffic Do “WWW” Domains Get: A New Study Says At Least 1%
A study released by Corporate Service Company (CSC), a brand protection company, looked at domains that start with "www" to see how much traffic those domains got in relation to the actual domain. """To understand how much traffic these domain variations could potentially drive, CSC analyzed the “wwwcscglobal.com” variation of the “cscglobal.com” domain name. The variation “wwwcscglobal.com” … [Read more...]
Google AdWords Trademark Case Dropped After The Plaintiff Rescuecom Gets Sued For Doing The Same Thing
This week Resuecom which sued Google for selling ads under its trademarked keywords 6 years ago simply dropped the case. Back in April 2009 we wrote about how the appeals court ruled against Google in favor of Resuecom. At the time we wrote: """The 2nd Circuit Federal Court of Appeals ruled against Google in a trademark lawsuit stemming from AdWords ads, saying that allowing a trademark … [Read more...]