Tomorrow the domain Facebbok.com is closing on DropCatch. The domain is currently at $3,750. The domain was originally registered way back in 2006. The other factor when these types of domains drop is the current auction participants have no idea if the reason the domain dropped was the previous registrant got a cease and desist from the tm holder. So here you are bidding on a name that's already … [Read more...]
Grandma Powell arguing that domain is not property
In the ongoing dispute for Heidi Powell.com we wrote a post a few weeks ago where John Berryhill discussed domains as property. John has been actively posting on Namepros lately with regards to the battle for HeidiPowell.com. The Grandma vs the Fitness Trainer has been getting a lot of exposure. Joseph Peterson from Slanted.com has been trying to help shine as much light on the topic as … [Read more...]
Will domains as property come back to bite HeidiPowell.com ?
Back in December of 2013, we published a post that was actually a comment by John Berryhill. The comment in itself was worthy of its own post and we published it. John was explaining why domain investors should not want domains to be considered property. John has been actively posting on Namepros lately with regards to the battle for HeidiPowell.com. The Grandma vs the Fitness Trainer has been … [Read more...]
Don’t allow IGO’s to block your rights to defend your domain names
George Kirikos posted information on an ICANN comment period that could have significant impact on domain investors, especially those holding valuable names like LL.com and LLL.com. Essentially IGO's or Intergovernmental organizations want to find ways to get their hands on valuable digital real estate. The working group is especially seeking comments on how to deal with the situation where an … [Read more...]
Did Snap pay $5million for Snap.com ?
Snapchat now know as Snap Inc is going public. George Kirikos tweeted out a few minutes ago the following: Did @Snap pay USD $5 million to @Idealab for the https://t.co/OxMoFdZsEx domain name? See page F-21 of SEC filing https://t.co/MnkRDTl4Tw — George Kirikos (@GeorgeKirikos) February 2, 2017 I went to page F-21 and you can see the following: There is a $5 million number for … [Read more...]
NFL Drops Court Seized Domain NFLMVP.com and it’s immediately registered again
Back in 2013 the NFL seized a bunch of domain names under a court order for alleged selling fake NFL merchandise. A few weeks ago I noticed that one of such domains and arguably one of the better domain names NFLMVP.com was dropped by the National Football League and was immediately registered. The registrant is trying to make people believe they are at the official NFLshop.com but they are … [Read more...]
Lawsuit filed on CostaRica.com
George Kirikos has uncovered a lawsuit filed on the domain name CostaRica.com. The domain allegedly has been stolen. Now that I have had a chance to look at the Pacer file, it looks like the plaintiff is stating the domain was stolen in 2015 or early 2016. The complaint alleges that the hacker using a stolen username and password successfully “hacked” the MelbourneIT registration … [Read more...]