Domain Name Wire NEWS

3DNS gets patent for blockchain-based domain name registrar  268
Patent covers a way to connect domain names to blockchain counterparts. On Tuesday, domain name company 3DNS was granted a patent for B...
Domain Name Wire - 11 hr 40 min ago
Tesla loses cybersquatting dispute against accessories seller  107
Company might have a trademark case, but not a cybersquatting case. Tesla has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against a website ...
Domain Name Wire - 13 hr 47 min ago
Google increases crack down on “site reputation abuse”  120
Search giant is demoting third-party content published on other websites to take advantage of their search reputation. Google is contin...
Domain Name Wire - 14 hr 18 min ago
11 recent end user domain name sales  216
A beauty products manufacturer, a business school, and a company that rents food trucks bought domain names. Since I was traveling in I...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 11:42
GoDaddy’s next domain auction looks better  178
More domains and — more importantly — better names at better starting prices. GoDaddy has announced its next premium domain auction eve...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 8:45
New report examines which top level domains are popular with cyber criminals  286
Interisle report analyzes which top level domains are used for spam, spreading malware, and phishing. Interisle has released its annual...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 18, 2024 - 16:20
My thoughts on last week’s ICANN meeting in Istanbul  218
New TLDs, domains in Turkey, cats, and other thoughts. Last week, I attended the ICANN Annual General Meeting in Istanbul. Here are som...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 18, 2024 - 12:33
Strike up the band, .music is here – DNW Podcast #509  104
Why it took so long for .music to become available, and what its founder envisions. It’s been a long journey for .music: the new top le...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 18, 2024 - 11:30
T-shirt printing business tries reverse hijacking two domains  199
Company first tried to buy one of the domains before filing a cybersquatting dispute. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) p...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 15, 2024 - 7:58
Judge dismisses GoDaddy expired domain clawback lawsuit  205
Judge says plaintiffs didn’t show subject matter jurisdiction. The judge overseeing a dispute over GoDaddy’s clawback of ex...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:37
Top 25 domain name registrars  160
An expanded list of the top domain name registrars, ranked by .com domains under management. Each month, I analyze the top domain name ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:23
SnapNames and Afternic sales up to $58,000  184
Newfold Digital’s aftermarket platforms combined for 68 sales of $2,000 or more in October. NameJet and SnapNames combined to sel...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 8:34
WIPO panelist pisses on domain name dispute  147
Panelist says case is outside the narrow confines of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a cybersqu...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 11:43
French jewelry maker tries reverse domain name hijacking  126
It left out a key detail in its case. A French jewelry maker has been found guilty (pdf) of reverse domain name hijacking. A. Augis and...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 8:52
Sheriff to sell Rob Monster’s silver and cars to satisfy judgment  308
Assets being sold to cover part of $486k judgment. The King County Sheriff in the Seattle area is preparing to sell some of former Epik...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 2:57

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