Abused Domain Name label service for Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) Verification is now available. It was created to help rights owners protect labels that have a history of being abusively used or registered in the Domain Names Space. The Abused Domain Name labels service allows rights holders to register up to 50 "abused labels: related to a verified trademark record in the … [Read more...]
Facing Competition From .Kiwi, New Zeland ccTLD To Allow .NZ Registrations
The Council of InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) which operates the ccTLD for New Zealand approved today to allow domain names to be registered at the second level in the .nz domain name space. By allowing registrations at the second level, people and organisations will be able to register theirname.nz instead of theirname.co.nz or theirname.net.nz (the current system, which allows … [Read more...]
No Wonder UDRP’s Are A Mess; 13 Years Later & Panelist Can’t Agree On 1 of the 3 Elements
A UDRP decision handed down today shows why the UDRP system is still a mess and why we get some many bad decisions. The UDRP system has been handing down decisions for over 13 years and today's case points out panelist still disagree on the meaning of 1 of the 3 elements required to prove a UDRP claim bad faith and what the language of the rule means. Writing for the majority In the case … [Read more...]
Google’s Registry For New gTLD’s; Charleston Road Registry Launches its Site
Google's Registry for that will be the back end operator for Google's new gTLD strings, CharlestonRoadRegistry.com officially launched their site today (Update I have been informed that this site actually launched on March 29, 2013) "Welcome to Charleston Road Registry, Google’s domain registry. We’re really excited about the domains we’ll soon be able to offer. The Internet has always been … [Read more...]
Donuts To Start Sunrise Period For 9 New gTLD’s On October 29th
The Donuts Inc. registry has just announced it will begin of the Sunrise period for 9 new gTLDs on October 29, 2013. The TLDs are: .CAMERA .CLOTHING .EQUIPMENT .GURU .HOLDINGS .LIGHTING .SINGLES .VENTURES .VOYAGE The Sunrise for each of the gTLDs will last 60 days, meaning that Landrush will most likely start right after the new year, in January 2014. Only … [Read more...]
Spy Optic, Inc. Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On SpyOpticsOutlet.com
In A one member UDRP decision Spy Optic, Inc. of Carlsbad, California, United States of America, represented by the law firm Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker has been found guilty Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on SpyOpticsOutlet.com. The panelist, Richard G. Lyon, took the complainant and its council "out to the wood shed" over the complainant in which it cut and pasted language from … [Read more...]
Schwartz Sells eBet.com For $1,350,000: 5 Online Appraisal Services Value it From $40K to $55
I thought it would be interesting to see what the automated appraisal services had to say about the value of the domain king, Rick Schwartz $1,350,000 Million dollar sale of eBet.com If your a frequent reader of thedomains.com you know I'm not a huge fan of the online appraisal services but pretty surprised when I checked this domain today and found only 2 of 5 gave it a value in the five … [Read more...]