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Emazing.nl Nailed for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
September 4, 2015 @ 5:26 AMWeb design firm in Netherlands is a reverse domain name hijacker. Web design firm Emazing B.V., which uses the domain name Emazing.nl, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name Emazing.com. Amazingly, Emazing’s lawyers seem to have really shot themselves in the foot: they submitted a supplemental filing…
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Two .cpa Applicants Lose Community Priority Evaluations
September 4, 2015 @ 3:03 AMTwo applicants that applied for the gTLD .cpa as a “Community” have lost their Community Priority Evaluations. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants scored 11 points out of 16, CPA Australia scored 12. While relatively high scores for CPE, they both failed to pass the 14-point winning threshold. The string, which stands for “certified…
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Another New gTLD Goes to a Closed Generic Applicant
September 3, 2015 @ 7:35 AMDish DBS has won the contention set for the .data gTLD, even though its proposed business model has been banned by ICANN. Competing applicants Donuts and Minds + Machines have both withdrawn their competing applications. It’s the second string this week to go to a “closed generic” applicant, that wants to keep all the domains…
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DomainApps to Eliminate Content Sites, Become Just a Parking Company
September 3, 2015 @ 7:18 AMCompany created to challenge domain parking is now just a domain parking company. It has come full circle. DomainApps, which came to life as WhyPark and an alternative to domain name parking, will now become just a parking company. The company sent an email to customers this morning stating that it will discontinue content sites…
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GoDaddy Ranks No. 1 in .in Domain Name Market Share for With 33% of Registrar Market
September 3, 2015 @ 5:03 AM<a href="https://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/godaddy-ranks-no-1-in-domain-name-market-share/45089" rel="nofollow">https://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/godaddy-ranks-no-1-in-domain-name-market-share/45089</a>, Godaddy the worlds largest domain name registrar has the highest market share for selling .IN domain names, according to the National Internet Exchange of India (NiXi). .IN is India’s Country Code Top Level domain (ccTLD) on the Internet. The domain name extension .IN, “is seeing significant uptake among individuals and businesses in India and…
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Star Wars Domain Dispute: The Empire Strikes Back and Wins
September 2, 2015 @ 10:03 PMAfter a decade of being in the hands of the rebels, Lucasfilm has finally wrestled back control of starwars.co.uk and a number of related domain names: so what are the rules in this epic cyberspace battle? – See more at: <a href="https://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/growing-a-business/business-regulations/2492481/star-wars-domain-dispute-the-empire-strikes-back.thtml#sthash.5Wt4Y4s6.dpuf" rel="nofollow">https://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/growing-a-business/business-regulations/2492481/star-wars-domain-dispute-the-empire-strikes-back.thtml#sthash.5Wt4Y4s6.dpuf</a>
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.online is Fastest to 50,000 Registrations
September 2, 2015 @ 8:37 AMNew domain name hits 50,000 registration milestone in record time. People continue to register .online domain names in droves. According to .Online registry Radix, .online is the fastest new domain to reach 50,000 registrations (excluding registries that gave away free domains). It took just 7 days to reach the milestone. According to the company, .Club…
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Web.com: Verisign Did a "Blatant Bait-and-switch"
September 2, 2015 @ 6:14 AMCompany doesn’t want to provide accounting information to Verisign. Web.com is fighting back against a Verisign request for more information about how the registrar accounted for .xyz domain name registrations. Verisign is suing .XYZ for false advertising after .XYZ boasted about its registration volume — which Verisign alleges was inflated by a Network Solutions giveaway…
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Third Icm Windfall Due As .sex Hits Sunrise
September 2, 2015 @ 4:53 AMIf we’ve learned one thing about new gTLD sunrise periods, it’s that adult-oriented TLDs sell quite well. ICM Registry started its third such period yesterday, as .sex went into its “TMCH Sunrise” phase. Until October 1, any company with a trademark in the Trademark Clearinghouse will be able to buy a matching .sex domain on…
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More Dirty Tricks Questions Raised in .africa Saga
September 2, 2015 @ 12:53 AMDotConnectAfrica leaned on a former employee and used suspected astroturf in an unsuccessful attempt to have the Kenyan government support its .africa bid, newly published documents reveal. Evidence to the .africa Independent Review Process case published for the first time by ICANN Monday night shows how DCA CEO Sophia Bekele attempted to secure Kenyan backing…
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