The Daily Roundup for 7-1-16

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Welcome to the Daily Roundup a look back at the day that was in domains and other tech.

Google Caught Up In Twitter Debate Over Infringing Domain Links

DigitalMusicNews.com reported:

Google’s Senior Copyright Counsel, Fred Von Lohmann was caught up in a Twitter debate over how the search giant deals with infringing domain links.It all started yesterday, when a TorrentFreak article was circulating social media platforms and made an appearance on Twitter. The article discussed the MPAA’s deal with the Donuts registry and how this impacted Primewise.guru. The deal ultimately led to the domain being disabled.

UDRP filed on a Domain that probably cost one penny

EmpireStateBuilding.xyz registered last month, has had a UDRP filed against the registrant. There are several trademarks on the term.

NBC Registers BeverlyHillsDogShow.com

In February, FoxSports.com posted that NBC and USA Network are in talks with the Kennel Club of Beverly Hills for a tv show.

FakeTheNation.com registered by Mark Monitor

The client looks to be E.W. Scripps and I found the use for the domain will be a podcast on Earwolf.com.

Fake The Nation

with Negin Farsad

Hosted by Negin Farsad, Fake the Nation is all the comedy about politics without any of the politics about politics. Every week Negin and a cast of her funniest, smartest and most politically astute friends (John Fugelsang, Lizz Winstead, Dean Obeidallah and others) gather ‘round the political roundtable to break down the news, make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the American political system.

Apple in talks to buy Tidal

Gavin O’Malley from MediaPost.com reported:

Apple is reportedly in talks to buy Jay Z’s music-streaming service Tidal. Swedish company Aspiro sold Tidal to the Brooklyn-born music mogul for $56 million last year.

Hardly a done deal, negotiations are “ongoing,” as sources tell The Wall Street Journal.

For Apple, the news is another sign of desperation as hardware sales stall, and rivals invest heavily in content platforms, virtual assistants, AI, and other technologies that are together shaping the next generation of mobile devices.

The most interesting recently expired name of the day
IWantMyForeskinBack.com registered since 2009.
Have a good one

About Raymond Hackney

Raymond is a writer, domain trader and consultant based in Pennsylvania. Raymond is the founder of 3Character.com and TLDInvestors.com.

Comments

  1. Xavier.xyz says

    “UDRP filed on a Domain that probably cost one penny”

    I thought it cost about $3,000 to file a UDRP.. So why not buy it for $100 instead lol

    • Joseph Peterson says

      Why not? The argument is this:

      Purchasing domains when they’re obvious cases of cybersquatting sets a bad precedent. Cybersquatters would only be motivated to go register even more infringing domains, which exacerbates the problem.

      Apart from recovering or removing specific domains, a process such as the UDRP ought to deter bad-faith registrations rather than incentivize them.

  2. John says

    Roundup, .US supplemental:

    $.99 sale announced by the illustrious Tia Wood. That was nice of her, but I left this comment over there which is no awaiting moderation:

    http : // www . domainingtoolkit . com/enom-0-99-us-domain-sale/#comment-15

    “Thanks a lot for the info, Tia, but as long as Neustar is going to work so hard to keep .US an obscure failure that the American public doesn’t even know exists let alone care, then it’s “thanks but no thanks” on any $.99 cent deal.”