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IANA Transition From U.S. Government Could Ride On a Rider
September 8, 2016 @ 6:22 AMSenator suggests appropriations ride as a way to stop transition. Will the transition of the U.S. government’s oversight of IANA internet functions end this month as planned? Or will it be delayed? It could ride on a rider. Senator Ted Cruz has been leading the charge to thwart the transition, (wrongfully) characterizing the transition as…
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Gleissner Gets a UDRP Win...as The Respondent
September 8, 2016 @ 5:48 AMFinding himself on the defense will help respondents in his own UDRPs. Michael Gleissner’s companies’ failed attempts to acquire domain names through UDRP are well-documented. Yet he recently found himself on the opposite side of the table. KGP Telecommunications, Inc. filed a UDRP against his domain name KGP.com. Gleissner acquired the domain name in 2010…
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CentralNic Shares Hits 52 Week Low On More Than 10x Avg Daily Volume
September 7, 2016 @ 9:47 AMShares of CentralNic Group Plc (LON:CNIC), sank after releasing its financial results for the six months ending June 30, 2016. After hitting a 52 week low of 38p, shares of CentralNic closed at 39.5p down over 14% from its previous closing price of 46p. Over 1,000,000 shares were traded in the company which has an…
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Muscovitch and Chapman Join ICA Board
September 7, 2016 @ 9:00 AMDomainer advocacy group bolsters board. Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a group that advocates for domain name investors, has appointed two new members to its board. Zak Muscovitch and Jay Chapman have been appointed to the board joining Nat Cohen, Jeremiah Johnston (Sedo) and Daniel Law (Rook Media). Muscovitch (podcast) is a domain name trademark attorney…
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CentralNic Swings to Loss, Billings Soar On .xyz Deal
September 7, 2016 @ 6:05 AM3.6 million .xyz registrations in June boost billings, but revenue remains elusive. Domain name company CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) posted a big loss in the first half of 2016 after turning a profit in the same period a year ago. The company posted a loss of £1.306 million after tax, compared to a profit of…
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CentralNic Revenue Up 100% & Gross Profit Up 19% in 1st Six Months of 2016
September 7, 2016 @ 4:00 AMCentralNic Group Plc (LON:CNIC), today announced its half year results for the six months ended June 30th 2016. For the six months to June 30, the company reported £45.08mln of billings – the gross amount charged for domains before revenue sharing – which represents an 468% increase compared to the same period of 2015. CentralNic’s…
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Chinese gTLD Registry Slashes Prices to .com Levels
September 7, 2016 @ 2:13 AMTLD Registry has knocked the base prices of its two Chinese-script new gTLDs down to .com levels in response to poor sales. From last week, prices for .在线 (.xn--3ds443g, “Chinese online”) and .中�-���’ (.xn--fiq228c5hs, “Chinese website”) domain registrations, renewals and transfers were reduced from $26 a year to $7.88 a year, basically the same as…
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Customers Revolt As GoDaddy Buys WordPress Tools Outfit
September 7, 2016 @ 1:47 AMGoDaddy has acquired ManageWP, a provider of software for managing large numbers of WordPress sites, leading to hundreds of complaints from customers. The two companies announced yesterday that the deal will see GoDaddy integrate ManageWP into its existing suite of WordPress services. ManageWP said pricing will be unaffected by the move, and that its service…
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Company Wants to Trademark Pets.com, X.com and Famous Slogans
September 6, 2016 @ 1:16 PM47 / 72 Inc. is already drawing negative attention from celebrities because of its trademark filings. A company has filed over 70 trademark applications in an effort to register trademarks similar to famous brands, popular slogans and terms used by celebrities and brand owners. Mike Lin, who was an early employee at LinkedIn, told Domain…
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First Dot-brand gTLD to Go Generic After TLS Deal
September 5, 2016 @ 9:16 AMThe would-be dot-brand gTLD .observer will actually open as an unrestricted generic after the contract was bought out by Top Level Spectrum. TLS, which has a small portfolio of gTLDs already, bought out the ICANN contract from UK newspaper publisher Guardian News and Media a couple of months ago, it emerged today. The Observer is…
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