A one member UDRP panel, just rejected the attempt of OBSS Bilisim Bilgisayar Hizmetleri Danismanlik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi (yes that is the company's name) of Istanbul, Turkey to grab the domain name OBSS.com OBSS.com was registered on August 5, 2003, the trademark was registered in 2012. So the Complaint was dismissed by the panelist. The only noteworthy part about the UDRP … [Read more...]
Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. While most of the domain names were registered under privacy, the direct match domain name CaitlynJenner.com was registered by domain blogger Jamie Zoch who also writes a regular series of posts on thedomains.com. Jamie published a post on his … [Read more...]
ICM Says After .XXX Matching .Porn Has 7,500 Registrations; .Adult 7K & Sells A $500K .Porn Domain
The numbers are now in for the number of .porn and .adult domain names registered during the .XXX matching program Under the matching .XXX program the owners of a .XXX domain has the right register the matching .porn and .adult domains before general availability. Including to the ICM registry the operator of .XXX, .Porn and .Adult registries, including domain name registered in Sunrise, … [Read more...]
ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current generic top-level domain (gTLD) landscape and the domain name system (DNS). The global study surveyed 6,144 consumers aged 18+ representing Asia, … [Read more...]
State of Texas Fines EscrowHill.com $30K For Non -Compliance with State Regs
Escrowhill.com has just been fined by the The Banking Commission of the State of Texas for $30,000 for doing escrow business in the state without appropriate licenses after receiving a C & D order Respondents have been properly notified regarding their right to an administrative hearing under Texas Finance Code Chapter 151 (Chapter 151) Respondents are currently represented in this … [Read more...]
You Want To See Great New gTLD’s? Look at The Early Domains In .School, .Football & .Casino
The new gTLD's of .School, .Football and .Casino are launching this week into General Availability on Wednesday beyond the .porn and .adult of this world. If the new gTLD's are going to be an investment vehicle for domain investors you need to look no further than the domain names registered in the Early Access program (EAP) for each of these new domain strings to find the bang on brandable … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: Flok.com, EverydayValue.com and More Domains
Welcome to the exclusive Domain Movers series on TheDomains.com where Jamie Zoch scours the web and digs thousands of domain name registrations and domains on the move to find domains acquired by some of the largest companies on the web! The follow are often early detections of domain names being registered, acquired and simply moving by large corporations. Here we go with the latest domain … [Read more...]