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It’s handbags at dawn for Gucci as they score a victory in a domain name case
The luxury brand Gucci was recently involved in an arbitration case against a domain registrant who registered GuccieCollection.com and used the resulting website as a vehicle for selling counterfeit Gucci products. Gucci took its complaint to the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre, who recently announced that a ruling has been issued in favour of Gucci and that the disputed domain name must now be transferred from the original domain registrant to Gucci.
Cyrillic .РФ domains are now available and are selling fast
In the last two weeks the new Cyrillic .РФ IDN ccTLD was opened for registrations. The domain is proving to be very popular as it has already passed the 500,000 registration mark.
If you are interested in owning a Cyrillic domain name please contact your NetNames Account Manager for further information.
Domain names truly are big business as sex.com sells for $13 million
On 17 November 2010, the domain name sex.com was sold for a record $13 million. The domain name became available after an order was issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
The broker stated: “It is very rare when a domain name of this quality and value becomes available... To our knowledge, this sale represents the single largest recorded price paid for a domain name in the history of the Internet.”
The name had originally been purchased in 2006 for what was then a record $11.5 million.
Google submits a complaint against the use of its name online by an external entity
It seems that not even Internet giants such as Google are able to escape the abuse of cybersquatters and online opportunists, as has recently been shown in a case where Google submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum, asserting legal rights over the domain name GoogleInstant.com.
Google has a robust global trademark policy for the name “Google”, and they are aggrieved that GoogleInstant.com is being used by a person external to Google, especially as the domain name displays a pay-per-click advertisement page that promotes services similar to Google.
The case is pending.
If you are concerned that something similar is happening to your brand, please contact your NetNames Account Manager for assistance.
The number of .ie domain names in Ireland has passed the 150,000 mark
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) recently announced that the number of .ie domain names in Ireland has just passed 150,000 registered .ie domains.
According to www.domainnews.com, “Internet industry representatives and .ie registrars gathered in Dublin [on 19 November] to mark the occasion, where a presentation was made to the 150,000th registrant, Clyde Negosanu of www.localcomputerrepair.ie.”
Part of the success of .ie can be attributed to the fact that in 2009, the ccTLD was ranked as the second safest country code domain name in the world according to a report by McAfee.
If you interested in registering a .ie domain name, please contact NetNames.
Learn more about domain name strategies, brand protection and SSLs by attending a NetNames event
Between now and July 2011, NetNames will be hosting a calendar of educational events for our clients and contacts.
During the events you will be able to refresh your ideas on the latest developments including domain name strategies, brand protection, SSLs, and IDNs.
We will keep you updated about each event before they happen, as well as ensure you receive a personal invite. However if you wish to put some of the event dates in your diary in advance, please see below for a full list:
•Domain name management: how to reduce costs and risks, webinar - Thursday 16 December - 10.00am (UK time) and 3.00pm (UK time)
•The latest gTLD developments, webinar - Friday 17 December 2010 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•Internationalised domain names, webinar - Wednesday 26 January 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•All you need to know about brand protection, webinar - Wednesday 16 February 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•The latest gTLD developments, webinar - Wednesday 30 March 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•Domain names strategy, seminar - April (TBC)
•The latest industry developments, webinar - Wednesday 25 May 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•The SSL landscape, webinar - Tuesday 28 June 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•DNSECC, all you need to know, webinar - Wednesday 27 July 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
For more information, please contact ..DE – latin small letter sharp S “ß” (Eszett) available now
DENIC, the registry that controls the .de suffix, is now allowing the IDN character “ß” to be included in their domain names.
The suffix has already provided a Sunrise phase ensuring priority for trademark holders to register their domains. The General Availability phase is now open allowing the general public to register domains including the “ß” character, in addition to the already allowed IDN characters.
Registration requirements follow those already established for the ASCII/previously allowed IDN domains. Pricing will also match the fees for the ASCII domains.
ICANN announces plans to enable cross-ownership of registries and registrars
ICANN has just authorised the biggest shake-up of the domain name industry in a decade, lifting all the major cross-ownership restrictions on registrars and registries.
The shock move is likely to have profound repercussions on the domain industry for years to come.
A surprise resolution passed at the ICANN board’s retreat in early November could enable registries to acquire registrars, and vice-versa.
The new rules will also allow registrars to apply for and run new top-level domains and, subject to additional conditions, may enable existing registries to eventually start selling direct to end users, potentially bypassing the registrar channel.
The implications of these changes could be enormous, and it is expected that there will be some significant challenges from the affected parties. However it is believed that new TLD registries will undoubtedly benefit from not having to work exclusively within the existing registrar channel in order to sell their domains.
There are concerns that consumers will be harmed by registrars having access to registry data, although some believe consumers will actually be better protected through compliance programs that come about as a result of cross ownership.
It’s handbags at dawn for Gucci as they score a victory in a domain name case
The luxury brand Gucci was recently involved in an arbitration case against a domain registrant who registered GuccieCollection.com and used the resulting website as a vehicle for selling counterfeit Gucci products. Gucci took its complaint to the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre, who recently announced that a ruling has been issued in favour of Gucci and that the disputed domain name must now be transferred from the original domain registrant to Gucci.
Cyrillic .РФ domains are now available and are selling fast
In the last two weeks the new Cyrillic .РФ IDN ccTLD was opened for registrations. The domain is proving to be very popular as it has already passed the 500,000 registration mark.
If you are interested in owning a Cyrillic domain name please contact your NetNames Account Manager for further information.
Domain names truly are big business as sex.com sells for $13 million
On 17 November 2010, the domain name sex.com was sold for a record $13 million. The domain name became available after an order was issued by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.
The broker stated: “It is very rare when a domain name of this quality and value becomes available... To our knowledge, this sale represents the single largest recorded price paid for a domain name in the history of the Internet.”
The name had originally been purchased in 2006 for what was then a record $11.5 million.
Google submits a complaint against the use of its name online by an external entity
It seems that not even Internet giants such as Google are able to escape the abuse of cybersquatters and online opportunists, as has recently been shown in a case where Google submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum, asserting legal rights over the domain name GoogleInstant.com.
Google has a robust global trademark policy for the name “Google”, and they are aggrieved that GoogleInstant.com is being used by a person external to Google, especially as the domain name displays a pay-per-click advertisement page that promotes services similar to Google.
The case is pending.
If you are concerned that something similar is happening to your brand, please contact your NetNames Account Manager for assistance.
The number of .ie domain names in Ireland has passed the 150,000 mark
The IE Domain Registry (IEDR) recently announced that the number of .ie domain names in Ireland has just passed 150,000 registered .ie domains.
According to www.domainnews.com, “Internet industry representatives and .ie registrars gathered in Dublin [on 19 November] to mark the occasion, where a presentation was made to the 150,000th registrant, Clyde Negosanu of www.localcomputerrepair.ie.”
Part of the success of .ie can be attributed to the fact that in 2009, the ccTLD was ranked as the second safest country code domain name in the world according to a report by McAfee.
If you interested in registering a .ie domain name, please contact NetNames.
Learn more about domain name strategies, brand protection and SSLs by attending a NetNames event
Between now and July 2011, NetNames will be hosting a calendar of educational events for our clients and contacts.
During the events you will be able to refresh your ideas on the latest developments including domain name strategies, brand protection, SSLs, and IDNs.
We will keep you updated about each event before they happen, as well as ensure you receive a personal invite. However if you wish to put some of the event dates in your diary in advance, please see below for a full list:•Domain name management: how to reduce costs and risks, webinar - Thursday 16 December - 10.00am (UK time) and 3.00pm (UK time)
•The latest gTLD developments, webinar - Friday 17 December 2010 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•Internationalised domain names, webinar - Wednesday 26 January 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•All you need to know about brand protection, webinar - Wednesday 16 February 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•The latest gTLD developments, webinar - Wednesday 30 March 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•Domain names strategy, seminar - April (TBC)
•The latest industry developments, webinar - Wednesday 25 May 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•The SSL landscape, webinar - Tuesday 28 June 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
•DNSECC, all you need to know, webinar - Wednesday 27 July 2011 – 2.30pm (UK time)
For more information, please contact .
.DE – latin small letter sharp S “ß” (Eszett) available now
DENIC, the registry that controls the .de suffix, is now allowing the IDN character “ß” to be included in their domain names.
The suffix has already provided a Sunrise phase ensuring priority for trademark holders to register their domains. The General Availability phase is now open allowing the general public to register domains including the “ß” character, in addition to the already allowed IDN characters.
Registration requirements follow those already established for the ASCII/previously allowed IDN domains. Pricing will also match the fees for the ASCII domains.
ICANN announces plans to enable cross-ownership of registries and registrars
ICANN has just authorised the biggest shake-up of the domain name industry in a decade, lifting all the major cross-ownership restrictions on registrars and registries.
The shock move is likely to have profound repercussions on the domain industry for years to come.
A surprise resolution passed at the ICANN board’s retreat in early November could enable registries to acquire registrars, and vice-versa.
The new rules will also allow registrars to apply for and run new top-level domains and, subject to additional conditions, may enable existing registries to eventually start selling direct to end users, potentially bypassing the registrar channel.
The implications of these changes could be enormous, and it is expected that there will be some significant challenges from the affected parties. However it is believed that new TLD registries will undoubtedly benefit from not having to work exclusively within the existing registrar channel in order to sell their domains.
There are concerns that consumers will be harmed by registrars having access to registry data, although some believe consumers will actually be better protected through compliance programs that come about as a result of cross ownership.
The details regarding changes to cross ownership will be included in the next Applicant Draft Guidebook. In the meantime further information from the meeting can be read here. http://icann.org/en/minutes/resolutions-05nov10-en.htm
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