Complainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
· Expired DomainsVerisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
· Uncategorized.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign's prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 million ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Create domain financing deals with this handy calculator
· ServicesThis calculator makes it easy to offer financing options to prospective buyers. Long term payment plans and domain financing are becoming popular ways to close the gap in domain name negotiations. The creator of Domaining has created a handy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy implements new bidder verification system
· UncategorizedStronger ID verification replaces the PayPal verification system. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has introduced a new bidder verification system for new accounts to reduce deadbeat and shill bidders. As has been the case since 2015, new account holders ... Continue Reading3 Comments
No joke: Sumo rebrands to bdow.com
· UncategorizedI understand rebranding, but this? Well, this one is a bit of a head-scratcher. Remember SumoMe? The company paid $1.5 million to acquire sumo.com back in 2017 because people didn't understand its name. It forwarded it to sumome.com. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain Jackpot: hack pay.day fetches €21,000 on Sedo, plus end user sales
· Domain SalesA form-building app, a grilling products company, and a process automation consultant bought domain names. The owner of the new TLD hack pay.day got a payday this week: they sold the domain on Sedo for €21,000. Google's registry launched this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The Complainant lost this UDRP. Did the panel get it wrong?
· Policy & LawTwo panelists denied the UDRP. The other dissented and would have transferred the domain. Who was right? It's not often that I read a UDRP that's found in favor of the Respondent, but feel like perhaps the Complainant should have won. And I'm ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wacky domain name tales – DNW Podcast #481
· PodcastsAcquiring domains isn't always easy. Domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja returns to the show this week with more wacky domain name tales. Bill has met some interesting people while acquiring domain names and social media handles. On ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawIt might have been a winnable case, but the airport didn't provide enough evidence. Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority, which operates West Virginia International Yeager Airport, tried to reverse domain name hijack a domain name. A ... Continue Reading2 Comments
This SNET UDRP decision doesn’t sit right
· Policy & LawWas the registrant of this short domain really targeting the Complainant? A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered the domain name snet.info transferred to Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, and I have questions. Banque ... Continue Reading1 Comment