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ICA Issues Statement On Horrible Camilla.com UDRP Decision
December 11, 2015 @ 8:56 AMPolicy and advocacy group takes unusual step of issuing statement about a particular UDRP case. The UDRP for Camilla.com was truly horrible. A three-person panel essentially stole a valuable, generic domain name from the heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello. It ruled that a company that…
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Google Files UDRP Complaint to Take Down Adsense Click Fraud Site
December 11, 2015 @ 6:57 AMSite purported to offer “no risk” way to increase Google Adsense revenue. Google has filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of the site AdsenseClickers.com in order to take over the domain name. Until recently, the website at AdsenseClickers.com offered a service to help people boost their Google Adsense pay-per-click revenue. The service promised to…
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It Was Just a Bug: .com Shortcut is Back in iOS 9.2
December 11, 2015 @ 6:37 AMShortcut that dissapeared with iOS 9.1 is back in iOS 9.2. Last month I wrote about how Apple changed the functionality of the top level domain shortcut button on its keyboard for iPad devices. When you press and hold the period “.” key, it brings up a list of top level domain name options. Previously,…
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Ruling Means UK Courts Will Not Overturn Decisions By Domain Name Dispute
December 11, 2015 @ 4:13 AMA UK court ruling that it did not have the jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal against a decision taken by domain name dispute resolution panel will be welcomed by brand owners, an expert has said.
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Donuts: We are Not Going to Delete New gTLD Extensions
December 10, 2015 @ 10:54 AMDonuts has responded to last Friday’s cybersecurity consulting firm Internet Identity (IID) report predicting “the eventual demise of any number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and the websites populated within them–primarily due to financial underperformance”. Donuts has responded strongly to debunk the report saying as the largest new gTLD operator they will not be…
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Google Domains Pitches New TLDs With Q&A Post
December 10, 2015 @ 10:43 AMSee a new TLD in action by searching for “coffee club”, company suggests. It’s not from Google’s search team, but a new blog post today from Google Domains seeks to clear up any misunderstanding about new domain names and search. The post answers common questions about new domain name endings, such as will they affect…
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Automattic.com Owner of WordPress Acquires Jetpack.com
December 9, 2015 @ 8:31 PMAutomattic.com which is the Owner of WordPress.com appears to have Acquired the domain name JetPack.com Jetpack is built into the WordPress Platform and also serves as the stat program for WordPress sites like TheDomains.com Automattic.com has been using the domain name Jetpack.me for the service, but yesterday the whois records updated and the domain names…
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Why Marchex and WWM Domain Name Acquisitions Make Sense for GoDaddy
December 9, 2015 @ 10:34 AMUnique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens’ domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens’ Worldwide Media (WWM) portfolio was for sale. But it’s unsurprising that GoDaddy was interested in this particular portfolio. Like the portfolio…
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Verisign Appeals XYZ Court Loss
December 9, 2015 @ 7:38 AMCase will continue in Court of Appeals. Just days after .XYZ asked a court to force Verisign to pay its legal bills in a lawsuit; Verisign upped the ante by appealing the case. In late October, judge Claude M. Hilton granted XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in the false advertising case brought by Verisign. On…
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The Late Igal Lichtman, Aka Mrs Jello, Loses a Horrible UDRP Decision
December 9, 2015 @ 4:50 AMPanel re-writes UDRP and “registered in bad faith” requirement. The heirs of the late Igal Lichtman, commonly known in domain name circles as Mrs Jello, have lost a UDRP decision for the common name Camilla.com. The case was filed by Australian clothing company Camilla Australia Pty Ltd, which uses the domain Camilla.com.au. A three person…
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