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May 2011
Top Domain Name Wire Stories of May 2011
(May 31, 2011)May flowers? A look back at the month in domaining. Summer isn’t officially here in the northern hemisphere, but as schools call it quits for the year it certainly seems that way. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire for May, ranked by number of page views. 1. Monte Cahn [...]
After Making a Fortune With Domains Jan Barta is Out to Conquer the Rest of the Business World
(May 31, 2011)26- year-old Elephant Orchestra Co-Founder Jan Barta has built a business empire that now stretches far beyond the domain world. His success marks a huge comeback for a family that had lost everything they owned in a Communist takeover of their homeland. We have the whole story in the latest DN Journal Cover Story.
Hospitality Company Claims Leisure.com Infringes Its Trademarks
(May 31, 2011)Company wants to trade up to better domain name through lawsuit. Leisure Hotel Corporation has filed a lawsuit against the owner of Leisure.com claiming trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false designations of origin, and cybersquatting (pdf). Let me ask you a simple question: If you were the person who plunked down $150,000 to buy Leisure.com a couple [...]
Lawsuit Alleges Reverse Domain Name Hijacking of AirFX.com
(May 31, 2011)Man files lawsuit after losing UDRP. The same attorney who successfully defended the owner of glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com has filed a reverse domain name hijacking lawsuit on behalf of the owner of AirFX.com. Marc Lurie lost a case over AirFX.com brought against him by AirFX, LLC in a National Arbitration Forum proceeding. Together with attorney Marc J. [...]
Thrashers.com: News Can Quickly Hurt a Domain Name’s Value
(May 31, 2011)BuyDomains owns the domain name Thrashers.com, and it is currently listed for sale at $145,000. I am sure this descriptive domain name receives a pretty good amount of traffic since there is an NHL team named the Thrashers. I don’t know if the Atlanta Thrashers or the NHL ever tried to buy the domain name, [...]
RayovacBonus.com Domain Redirect Example Poorly Executed
(May 31, 2011)One of the wonderful powers of domain names is to simply use a descriptive domain name as a redirect method. Simple and effective but it must be executed correctly to take full effect of a domain name redirect. What is a domain name redirect? There are a couple forms of a domain name redirect and [...]
ICANN Recommends Against Revamping UDRP
(May 31, 2011)ICANN staff says now is not the time to open wholesale rethink of UDRP. Echoing the sentiments of a number of UDRP providers as well as prominent UDRP defense attorneys, ICANN’s staff has recommended against having the Generic Names Supporting Organization opening a “policy development process” on UDRP. However, in a new report ICANN notes [...]
10 Reasons Why a Domain Owner Won’t Partner With You
(May 31, 2011)It seems like a great idea. A domain owner has “only” parked his domain name (or has minimal development), and you have a killer idea for a website or business on that particular domain name. You reach out to the domain owner, and you either receive no reply at all or you receive a “no.” [...]
New TLD Guidebook Won’t Be Approved in Singapore
(May 31, 2011)The guidebook itself won’t be done — but ICANN will approve something in June. I’ve gone through the latest version of the new top level domain name applicant guidebook and read ICANN’s explanation of what it is. I’d call it version 0.7 (beta). And I’d argue that there will be no approval of the guidebook [...]
Biggest Winner from New TLDs May Be Jones Day Law Firm
(May 31, 2011)Jones Day will get hefty pay day defending ICANN new in top level domain name disputes. Who will make the most money from ICANN’s introduction of new top level domain names? It’s likely to be law firm Jones Day. ICANN has already publicly stated that it’s setting aside about a third of the application fees [...]
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