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.vegas Releasing 1 and 2 Character Domains Selling at $3,000 & $700
April 7, 2017 @ 3:29 AM.Vegas is releasing previously reserved one and two-character .VEGAS domains. These will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 00:01 UTC 4/15/17 (5:01pm PDT on April 14, 2017). The one-character .VEGAS domains will be $2,299.99 at GoDaddy while the two-character .VEGAS domains will be $699.99 for the first year then $199.99 per year…
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.feedback Threatens to Shut Off Markmonitor
April 7, 2017 @ 12:32 AMTop Level Spectrum, the controversial .feedback gTLD registry, has threatened to de-accredit MarkMonitor unless it apologizes for “breaching” its registrar contract. The move is evidently retaliation for the MarkMonitor-coordinated complaint about .feedback’s launch policies, which last month led to TLS being found in breach of its own ICANN contract. De-accreditation would mean MarkMonitor would not…
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Now New gTLDs are Being Scapegoated for Child Abuse Material
April 5, 2017 @ 10:35 AMThe guy responsible for getting the string “rape” closely restricted for no reason in .uk domain names is now gunning for ICANN and new gTLDs with a very similar playbook. Campaigner John Carr, secretary of the little-known Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, wants ICANN to bring in strict controls to prevent convicted pedophiles registering…
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Official Data Show Effects of Chinese Domain Investment Bonanza
April 5, 2017 @ 9:09 AMWhat happened in December, the one year anniversary of the Chinese investment bananza. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in December. This was the one year anniversary of lots of Chinese speculative registrations, and the deletions were massive. eName had 794,258 domains delete. HiChina saw 532,231 names delete. 22net had 125,766 deletions…
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Efty Partners With Payoneer and Offers Free Escrow Transactions in April
April 5, 2017 @ 8:18 AMEfty announced today that it has partnered with global payments company Payoneer to add secure, licensed and global domain name transactions to the Efty platform through its escrow services. To celebrate the launch of this service on Efty, Payoneer is giving away free escrow transactions to Efty users for the entire month of April, 2017…
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Payoneer Gives Free Escrow to Efty Users, Half Off Promo for Others
April 5, 2017 @ 8:10 AMCompany makes big April push to win over domain investors. Domain name sales platform Efty has integrated Payoneer as an escrow service and is offering a good promo to its users in April: all Efty users will get free Payoneer escrow in April when they sell domain names through the platform. Separately, Payoneer is offering…
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Complaint Filed for Rick Schwartz's Domain Name Queen.com (Rick Aims for RDNH + Damages in Court)
April 5, 2017 @ 5:42 AMA UDRP complaint was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for Rick Schwartz’s domain name Queen.com. The complaint was filed by a company named Knud Jepsen A/S from Denmark. The flower company is using the domain name queen.dk for their website. The WIPO case D2017-0679 has a “Compliance Review Pending” status at the…
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Michael Gleissner Ordered to Pay Apple £38,085 in Trademark Dispute
April 4, 2017 @ 9:09 AMUK IPO determined revocation proceedings were initiated for ulterior purpose. Michael Gleissner, whose companies have filed a number of questionable trademarks, has been ordered by UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to pay Apple £38,085 as a result of a dispute. Three Gleissner-connected companies filed to revoke 68 Apple trademarks covering terms such as iPhone and…
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One Championship MMA Group Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
April 4, 2017 @ 6:54 AMCompany behind ONE Championship filed a cybersquatting claim in abuse of the policy. Group One Holdings Pte Ltd of Singapore, an Asian mixed martial arts group that runs ONE Championship, has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking over the domain name OneChampionship.com. The case is a classic example of a “Plan…
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It's Official: GoDaddy Owns Host Europe Group
April 4, 2017 @ 3:59 AMCompany completed $1.8 billion acquisition of large European hosting and domain provider. GoDaddy has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of Host Europe Group, giving it a massive presence in the European market. Host Europe Group owns 123 Reg, Heart Internet, Domain Factory, Host Europe, Paragon Group, Server4You and Serverloft. It also owns WorldHostingDays, which just…
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