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Paessler AG Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
October 27, 2015 @ 8:01 AMCompany didn’t disclose partnership in cybersquatting complaint. An Australian software company has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking after withholding key information in a cybersquatting dispute. Paessler AG of Nürnberg, Germany, represented by IP Service International Pty Ltd, filed a case under the .au Dispute Resolution Policy over the domain names…
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Judge Dismisses MySchool.com Lawsuit
October 27, 2015 @ 6:42 AMMySchool411.com owner gets schooled. It turns out .XYZ wasn’t the only company winning on summary judgment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Judge John F. Anderson granted (pdf) Original Web Ventures’ Motion for Summary Judgment in a lawsuit brought by Joseph Carpenter over the domain name MySchool.com. Carpenter operates a site at MySchool411.com…
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.law Early Access Grosses Over $1 Million
October 27, 2015 @ 5:27 AMMinds + Machines releases Q3 update including early .Law results. The .Law top level domain name is off to a solid start, generating $1.18 million of orders during the first week of the Early Access Program combined with .abogado (Spanish for attorney). Similar to other registry’s Early Access phases, the phase was structured like a…
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Dicker Hires Lawyer, Asks People to Remove Disparaging Posts
October 26, 2015 @ 1:31 PMPeople asked to remove posts as part of deal to get money back. Adam Dicker has hired a lawyer to handle claims made by people who say he owes them money. Attorney Joel Reinhardt of Gowlings sent a letter Friday afternoon to a number of people that posted complaints about Dicker on NamePros. The letter…
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Breaking: Judge Dismisses Verisign's Lawsuit Against .xyz
October 26, 2015 @ 12:35 PM10 month ordeal is over after judge grants summary judgment. That jury trial taking place in Virginia next week…won’t take place after all. Judge Claude M. Hilton has granted XYZ.com’s motion for summary judgement (pdf). The judge will issue a memorandum opinion shortly. Verisign had filed a false advertising suit against .XYZ and its founder…
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Warning: Domain Name Phishing Email Blast Going On Right Now
October 26, 2015 @ 9:51 AMEmails try to get you to download file. A Domain Name Wire reader has received 4 phishing/malware attempts within the past hour, and web searches show that the scam is widespread. Here’s a copy of one of the phishing emails: From: Date: Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 5:04 PM Subject: Domain [redacted] Suspension Notice Dear…
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Verisign vs Xyz Set for Jury Trial Next Week
October 26, 2015 @ 8:07 AMVerisign’s false advertising case about .xyz top level domain name is scheduled for jury trial next week. [Update: the judge has granted summary judgment to XYZ.] .Com registry Verisign is scheduled to present its case against .XYZ next week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. Verisign filed a false advertising suit against .XYZ and…
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Paul Vixie, Member Internet Hall of Fame: "New gTLD Program is a Money Grab & Mistake"
October 26, 2015 @ 4:58 AMDr Paul Vixie, a member of the Internet Hall of Fame has called the new gTLD program a money grab and a mistake and called out ICANN for allowing it to happen saying it “indicates corruption.” ZDNet.com, published a post about Dr. Vixie remarks from the Ruxcon information security conference in Melbourne on Sunday. According…
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Here are The 1st Domains in The New Domain Extension .nra: Colddeadhands.nra
October 24, 2015 @ 4:35 AMThe National Rifle Association, which applied to operate the new domain extension .NRA, registered its 1st domain names and we have the list for you. According to their application to ICANN to operate the new gTLD .NRA, “All domains under this TLD will be managed by the NRA, so they will only be made…
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36% of All US Banks Have Purchased a .bank Domain Name
October 23, 2015 @ 10:13 AMfTLD Registry the operator for .Bank announced today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domain name and many are planning as using them for their online banking operations making .Bank the first break out success of the new gTLD program from an end user perceptive. “Since May 2015, 2,465 banks have purchased…
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