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Written by Jerry Nolte
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Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:45 |
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thought Convergence, Inc.’s Aftermarket.com has released 100 noteworthy domain names to be featured in the simultaneous live and online auction, taking place at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under, Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM AEST UTC/GMT +10 hours (Nov. 19, 2008, 2:30 PM PST). Featured domains include Saws.com, BusinessFirms.com, DentalPolicy.com, Broadcasting.com.au and many more high-quality lots. A complete list of domains can be found on the DomainTools blog at blog.domaintools.com.
According to Aftermarket.com General Manager Susan Prosser, “The method of reviewing, selecting, and pricing domain names for Aftermarket.com’s previous auction has proven successful, as evidenced in the sell-thru rate performance. The final auction catalog for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under consists of aggressively priced, top-category names, especially in the .com.au name space.”
The upcoming Aftermarket.com auction will feature high-quality domains with substantial monetization potential. The simultaneous in-person and online auction promotes significant movement, with up to 50% of the inventory at no or low reserve.
Auction reminders are now available via SMS Alerts. In addition, a test bidding interface is available at www.Aftermarket.com, allowing bidders to acquaint themselves with the online system prior to the live auction.
Complete registration information is available at www.Aftermarket.com.
About Thought Convergence
Founded in 2001, Thought Convergence™ is an industry-leading service provider of Internet domain name information, management, monetization and development tools and technologies. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the domain industry, Thought Convergence provides its award-winning products, services and technologies under several brands, including TrafficZ®, DomainTools™, Aftermarket.com™, LeaseThis.com™, Domain Roundtable™, Spry Hosting™ and Idea.net™. By leveraging its comprehensive suite of fully-integrated domain services, tools and technologies, Thought Convergence is pioneering the industry’s first symbiotic Domain Ecosystem™ and working to promote the continued evolution, success and sustainability of the domain name industry. Thought Convergence is a privately-held company, growing profitably since inception, and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.ThoughtConvergence.com.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 15 November 2008 11:47 )
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Written by Jerry Nolte
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 16:16 |
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Internet Commerce Association Response to CADNA
ICA condemns cybersquatting, but observes that it is a civil and not a criminal matter.
Washington DC, November 06 – On Wednesday, November 5 The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) released a statement that implied that cybersquatting is a criminal activity. CADNA said in its release “CADNA has been working diligently to further international and national policies that combat the practice of cybersquatting… As brands continue to learn about the prevalence and practice of online criminal activities…” Internet Commerce Association vigorously opposes cybersquatting. However, it is important to note that cybersquatting is a civil matter, not a criminal one.
There is a good reason that cybersquatting is a civil matter and not a crime. It involves a dispute between two parties about intellectual property, a protected mark. Trademark protection does not provide exclusive use of a mark in every class of commerce. Protection is even limited by geographic region in some cases. Therefore, there are many opportunities for dispute about who has rights to a mark in any given use. There are many famous marks that have multiple uses and multiple owners. This is how Olympic can be used for the famous international athletic competition that the world enjoys and also for Olympic Airlines, Olympic Arms and Olympic Paint. In fact, Olympic Paint owns Olympic.com and it is not a cybersquatter against other legitimate users of the Olympic mark. Trademark owners are already provided with two highly effective methods for dealing with the trademark abuse known as cybersquatting – the Uniform Dispute resolution Process administered by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and national laws such as the U.S. Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). Both these avenues balance the rights of trademark owners against the legitimate interests and considerable investments of domain name investors and developers.
Under the UDRP it is the responsibility of trademark owners to create and enforce their marks against alleged infringement by identical or confusingly similar domain names. The same legal principle is the law in many jurisdictions; for example, in the U.S. this requirement was recently affirmed in prominent trademark litigation in which eBay prevailed against the luxury brand Tiffany. Disputes about trademark infringement, including disputes about domain names, should be resolved by civil courts without involving law enforcement. It would not be an appropriate use of government resources for law enforcement to expend its scarce resources in disputes about intellectual property unless a domain name is being used to directly facilitate a related criminal enterprise. It would not make sense for someone from the Olympic Committee to call the police if they find a picture at Olympic.com that includes a child in a soccer uniform.
Cybersquatting is a problem that negatively impacts many businesses. Trademark owners, advertisers and domain name investors and developers alike are hurt by this abusive practice and many domain service providers employ notice and takedown complaint programs to assist trademark owners in protecting their rights. The Internet Commerce Association has adopted a Code of Conduct that prohibits intentional trademark infringement, has supported actions now being undertaken by ICANN to end abusive domain name “tasting” that facilitates cybersquatting, and will continue to support policy and legislation that effectively curbs cybersquatting and protects the rights of domain name investors and developers. However, we should all be careful to not overextend law enforcement by suggesting that it should be involved in resolving trademark disputes.
For more information, please contact:
Michael Collins
Internet Commerce Association
InternetCommerce.org
(202) 657-4570
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.CO.NL Operator unveils opening steps |
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Written by Melanie Delannoy
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Monday, 10 November 2008 10:25 |
AMSTERDAM– The .CO.NL Operator announces today its official Launch dates
for the Grandfather period, Trademark Sunrise, Landrush and Go Live. Anyone willing to secure
a .CO.NL domain name will be able to submit their requests through the numerous Registrars
that have already partnered with the Operator to allow their customers to benefit from this new
alternative. The growing list of current CO.NL partners is available at
http://domain.co.nl/en/accredited-registrars.html.
Announced last June, the CO.NL extension, offers new opportunities for companies and
individuals to get larger visibility and stronger international impact, while keeping a Dutch
flavour. Open to anyone, with no requirement of local presence or tie with the Netherlands, a
CO.NL Domain is also a great opportunity to increase traffic to a site by customers from
countries like the United Kingdom, Japan or Israel.
The .CO.NL opening is divided into two Sunrise phases, preceding the standard Landrush and
Go Live periods.
First, the Grandfather period will open on Tuesday November 18th 2008 at 10:00 am GMT.
Specifically designed to allow holders of one or more “.NL” domain name(s) to secure its
identical form with a “.CO.NL” ending, this option will help ensure stability and continuity in
the Dutch namespace. The Grandfather period will end Thursday January 15th 2009 at 10:00 am
GMT. For additional security during that time, the Administrative-contact attached to the.NL
domain name will be contacted directly to confirm that he wants to benefit from the Grandfather
period and get an identical CO.NL Domain Name.
The second Sunrise phase allows Registered Trademarks to be secured in CO.NL. It will last
only sixteen days, from Tuesday February 10th 2009 at 10:00 am GMT to the 26th at 10:00 am
GMT. As is customary in the domain name industry, this phase will provide applicants holding a
registered trademark in any country with the opportunity to register their brands as CO.NL
names before the system is open to the general public
Under specific Partnership with the CO.NL Operator, Deloitte and Laga have agreed to bring
their collective expertise – acquired as validation agents with the successful launch of numerous
TLDs, including .EU and more recently .Asia – to ensure a smooth running and contribute to the
deployment of the best possible sunrise. by assessing .CO.NL requests during the whole steps of
the Sunrise Period.
The Landrush Period will be open to anyone without requirements of prior rights and allows
customers to get their CO.NL domains sooner than in the general opening. It is also a great
opportunity to get generic names before others want to. It will last from Tuesday March 17th
2009 at 10:00 am GMT until Tuesday March 31st 2009 at 10:00 am GMT
Finally, Go Live period will open on Wednesday the 15th of April 2009 at 2:00 pm GMT.
Application requests can be made by the general public without any restriction or priority rights,
and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis.
In case any dispute arises during the registration processes, the Czech Arbitration Court (CAC)
has agreed to commit the resources of its Online Dispute Resolution Platform to .CO.NL domain
names. Any disputes involving domain names bearing the “.co.nl” ending will be dealt with
using CAC’s modern online platform and rulings will be based on rules similar to those of the
.EU Domains.
If you are interested in allowing your clients to benefit from the .CO.NL extension right away,
please contact us at
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For more information on .CO.NL, visit the official website:
http://domain.co.nl/en/welcome.html
About the operator
The CO.NL Operator was established in 2007 to manage the registration of domains with the
.CO.NL ending. The organization operates under the national TLD of Dutch registry SIDN but
has no further ties to the foundation. The .CO.NL is directly operated from Amsterdam with the
technical back-end of EuroDNS SA, a global Registrar of Internet Domain names.
Contact:
Sander Scholten
General Manager
CO.NL Operator
Email :
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Last Updated ( Monday, 10 November 2008 10:31 )
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Written by Domainer's Magazine Writing Staff
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Wednesday, 29 October 2008 00:00 |
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Domain Industry Growth amidst the Recession
Surprising as it may seem, the domain industry seems to be unfazed by the recent economic turmoil that has been plaguing the world. Proof of this can be seen in the increase of industry blogs related to domaining. More and more domainers, it seems, are finding the need to communicate their “secrets” to the world.
The recent blog additions to the domain blogosphere stand as proof that the domain gold rush is far from over and that success can still be had, regardless of the stiffening competition. Now these new domain blogs have joined the ranks of established industry blogs like The Conceptualist, Domain News Blog, Seven Mile, and SimplyGeo.
DNCartoons.com
This new domain industry blog gives us a refreshing view of the domainer’s life through cartoons and comic strips. Prepare to chuckle while drinking your morning coffee as this fresh new blog gives you a glimpse of the funny side to the most frustrating and controversial issues plaguing the domain industry today (e.g. PPC companies’ lack of transparency, the death of .mobi, the domain name auction process, etc.).
TrendDomaining.com
TrendDomaining.com is a conglomeration of technology, business, current and domain industry news and tips. The domaining-related articles in this blog provide great insight into the world of domaining.
DNHeadlines.com
DNHeadlines, on the other hand, is a collection of top and relevant posts from some of the most visited domain blogs in the industry. It might be a little too busy or too cramped for some, but this “blog” would still be a great home page for domainers who would like to get a daily survey of the latest domaining news. Some of the blogs featured here are: Domain Name News, DNJournal, DotSauce, DomainImpulse, DNKitchen, etc.
DNKitchen.com
DNKitchen is a blog that dips into the funnier side of the domaining industry, even as it provides up-to-date and insightful domaining-related posts. Some posts are about companies offering services to domainers, some are about updates on domain auctions and deals, and most others are about tidbits of information that any regular domainer should find interesting. Check out their comic strips too.
GoDrops.com
GoDrops.com, on the other hand, talks about the intricate process of domain catching. The posts are fairly short and to the point, but the information they provide reflects a deep knowledge about the process. This blog also provides a ready list of freshly dropped domain names, which is a definite plus. |
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