RegisterFly Targeted By Class Action Lawsuit
The legal eagles at The Dummit Law Firm have their sights set on RegisterFly.
They are calling for persons who have been wronged by the registrar to join a class action lawsuit sparked by allegedly wronged domain owner Anne Martinez.
More specifically, the law firm is calling for persons who have experienced one or more of the [...]
ICANN Discusses New Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs)
Bruce Tonkin and Kurt Pritz shared some interesting information on the progress towards creating new generic top level domains (gTLDs) at the March 2007 ICANN meetings in Portugal.
Tonkin began the session by providing a history of domains, going back as far as when domain names were more like domain codes (IP addresses) because they were [...]
Domain Owners' Bill of Rights
Text version:
Domain Owners' Bill of Rights
Having paid the full cost of registration, Domain Owners will not have their rights or interests trampled upon by others who covet their assets.
The wishes and intentions of Domain Owners must be considered in decisions affecting the property or contract rights or taxation of their domains.
Domain Owners, acting [...]
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Conference Highlights
For those of us who missed out on the March 2007 Las Vegas T.R.A.F.F.I.C Conference & Expo, DNJournal has published a comprehensive recap. The event was fun and informative for all of the 600+ domainers that did manage to make it to the event. Here's a quick summary.
Event kicked off Monday March 5, 2007 with [...]
WIPO: Cybersquatting On The Rise!
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released a sensational press release entitled "Cybersquatting Remains On The Rise With Further Risk To Trademarks From New Registration Practices"
The issues:
The number of cybersquatting disputes filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2006 increased by 25% as compared to 2005.
WIPO sees this as evidence that cybersquatting is [...]
Domain Auction Sells 155 Domains for $4.26 Million
Moniker.com's domain auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C convention in Las Vegas has ended and turned out to be yet another success. 155 out of the 233 domains on offer were sold for a total of $4.26 million. Compared to the previous auction, which took place in October 2006, prices for two letter .com domains continue on [...]
Moniker To Auction Premium Domains At T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West
Moniker.com will be hosting another multi-million dollar live auction of premium domain names at T.R.A.F.F.I.C West in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 7 at 2:30 pm PST at The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino.
Conference attendees will have the opportunity to place bids on valuable domains including Privacy.com, Ethanol.com, Reunite.com, Greeting.com, Sopranos.com and Minnesota.org.
dotMobi plans to [...]