Normally when I see headlines about companies suing registrars I have to read "more" to find out what has happened. In the case of SolidHost that isn't the case, as I've been following this story quite closely over the last couple of weeks.Around 7pm on August 4th Solidhost sent their clients an email saying that their site was unavailable as the domain had been hijacked.They … [Read more...] about Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap
Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP
Image via Wikipedia One of the more recent WIPO decisions caught my eye as it was for the domain ianfleming.comIan Fleming was, of course, the creator of James Bond and wrote all 14 novels, as well as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.This year happens to mark the centenary of his birth, which may or may not be a coincidence:The intellectual property rights associated with the name Ian … [Read more...] about Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP
Sedo Expands UK Presence
Sedo are expanding their UK offices and adding more staff at all levels. They're also moving from Reading into London.While there have been rumours of issues in the parking industry it's obvious that not all companies are feeling the squeeze just yet. … [Read more...] about Sedo Expands UK Presence
Craiglist.fr WIPO Decision
The WIPO UDRP decision regarding craiglist.fr does not hold many surprises.What is semi-interesting is that the decision gives an overview of craiglist.org, which has been in operation since 1997.Needless to say the panelist decided in favour of the trademark holder and ordered the transfer of craiglist.fr … [Read more...] about Craiglist.fr WIPO Decision
Check Your DNS Security
In the last few weeks considerable attention has been focussed on security flaws in DNS.IANA have released an easy to use tool that allows you to check your dns to make sure that it is not vulnerable to attack and / or abuse.They also explain what the tool is checking for and why. … [Read more...] about Check Your DNS Security
IE Domain Registry To Introduce Multiyear Registrations
The IE Domain Registry has announced that they will be enabling multiyear registrations of IE domains later this week.From 6pm on Wednesday 13th 2008 it will be possible to register IE domains for 1,2,3,4,5 or 10 years at a time.(Why you cannot register a domain for 6,7,8 or 9 years hasn't been explained as yet). … [Read more...] about IE Domain Registry To Introduce Multiyear Registrations
Domain Pricing – Is There A Ceiling?
The announcements by Verisign, PIR and Afilias of price increases in com,net,org and .info shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone.However if the year on year price increases do leave an interesting question - is there an upper ceiling?Will the next price increase have a negative impact on some of the low cost registrars? (The last one didn't seem to have much … [Read more...] about Domain Pricing – Is There A Ceiling?
Tucows Rebrands Back to OpenSRS
Tucows' domain reseller services will be rebranded as OpenSRS according to an email sent to their resellers yesterday.The announcement was made during HostingCon in Chicago where many of the companies involved in the domain and hosting industry were in attendance.The announcement is not complicated and the rationale behind it seems to be quite simple:Some of our long-time … [Read more...] about Tucows Rebrands Back to OpenSRS
Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket
Image via WikipediaStephane mentioned the sales of auto.fr and voitures.fr, which are two premium names, being dictionary terms.What's interesting about these sales is that both names were supposedly bought by the same buyer and that they have set a new record for .fr sales.While porn.fr may have sold for €30k, auto.fr went for €100k via Sedo and voitures.fr fetched a very … [Read more...] about Record Sales In .FR Aftermarket
TaxAssist.ie UDRP WIPO Decisions
The latest IE dispute decision has been published by WIPO and concerns the domain taxassist.ieThe complainant holds several trademarks and other prior rights in the name, but the panel did make it very clear that any of the pending trademark applications and other rights that were established by the complainant after the registration were not taken into account:Many of the … [Read more...] about TaxAssist.ie UDRP WIPO Decisions