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Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World

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Image via WikipediaYou'll have to excuse my feeble attempt at a pun!The WIPO UDRP decision involving carlsberg.tv is incredibly short and does not contain any surprises.Carlsberg is an internationally recognised brand - its the 5th largest brewing company in the world!Carlsberg have a very well established usage and have taken steps to protect their brand in many territories … [Read more...] about Probably The Shortest WIPO Decision In The World

Consultation Period On IE Namespace Opening

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Comreg, the Irish communications regulator, is starting a consultation process on the IE namespace.The consultation paper is ComReg 08/48.Unfortunately any links on the ComReg site to the aforementioned document are returning a 404 (not found) error at present, so it will probably be Monday before we will be able to see the document's contents.EDIT: The links are now working … [Read more...] about Consultation Period On IE Namespace Opening

One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop

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Short domains are more memorable.You can't really argue with that.However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons.The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones.The Irish domain registry does not allow two letter domains, but will allow two character domains. … [Read more...] about One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop

Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)

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Image via WikipediaThere had been some speculation in domain circles over the last few weeks about the fate of Tucows' aftermarket domains.That speculation has now come to an end, as Tucows have announced their partnership with Afternic.What's particularly interesting is that Tucows will be sharing the revenue with their resellers!We're pleased to announce that you'll receive … [Read more...] about Tucows Announces Partnership With Afternic (BuyDomains)

Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision

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The decision regarding facebook.com.au has been publishedThe respondent tried to use the defence that no trademark existed in Australia at the time of registration, however that argument was rejected.The respondent also tried to argue that they were intending on using the domain name for a legitimate service.You can read over the decision, with arguments from both sides and … [Read more...] about Facebook.com.au WIPO Decision

McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD

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Anti-virus vendor McAfee have released their second report on Malware (pdf) which tracks incidences of malware on a TLD basis.The previous report, which received a lot of press coverage, was very favourable for several ccTLDs, including .ie (Ireland).This time round the Irish ccTLD may not be listed in the "dangerous" list, but the threat levels have practically doubled! This … [Read more...] about McAfee Report Not Good For IE ccTLD

Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered

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The Mexican NIC has announced that they've broken the 250 thousand mark.In their latest newsletter, which is sent registrants and stakeholders, the Mexican domain registry speaks of how it took 15 years to get the first 100 thousand domains registered, but only 2 and a half years to get the next 100 thousand names.More details on their site (in Spanish) … [Read more...] about Mexico – Over 250 Thousand Domains Registered

Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers

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Nominet has been working on developing and improving their "online services" over the past year.The "online services" are available to both registrants and registrars and allow both user types to manage various aspects of their interactions with the UK registry.Next month the registry plans to take the domain transfers / trades online.The announcement may be found on their site … [Read more...] about Nominet Expanding Online Services To Include Registrant Transfers