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Evora.com sale: Not all Brazilians are like the ‘SaveMe’ lowballer

Posted by on May 3, 2013 · 2 Comments 

The recent sale of the domain name Evora.com for $94,000 on Sedo, piqued our interest; as of today, the domain WHOIS reflects an ownership change. Currently, WHOIS information appears to be that of a Brazilian law firm, Guerra Law. We can safely now say that not all Brazilian domain buyers are ‘lowballers’ like the guy [...]

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Barack Obama refuses to pardon Márcio Mello of SaveMe.com fame

Posted by on September 30, 2012 · 3 Comments 

US President, Barack Obama, turned down an appeal by Márcio Mello of SaveMe.com fame, to receive a presidential pardon. Just days before the US elections, Mr. Obama handed out pardons to convicted individuals in various categories. For the “reverse domain hijacker” category, the applicant was denied, as seen in this photo below.

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Rick Schwartz awards domainer trophy to Márcio Mello Chaves

Posted by on June 18, 2012 · 1 Comment 

In a private ceremony yesterday, domain king Rick Schwartz awarded the much coveted “Reverse Domain Hijacker” trophy to Brazilian entrepreneur, Márcio Mello Chaves, via Skype teleconferencing. “There is no doubt about it”, said a misty eyed Rick Schwartz. “This man has done so much for domainers, he clearly deserves to be recognized for his contribution [...]

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Bad news? Brazilian Internet infrastructure getting better

Posted by on May 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

These days, anything related to Brazil brings back memories of the Brazilian brothers behind SaveMe.com.br and their pending UDRP at the WIPO to wrestle SaveMe.com away from Rick Schwartz. While we’re awaiting the proceedings with intensive interest, news of an improved Internet infrastructure in Brazil indicate the country is trying to improve its image and [...]

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Brazilian uber-lawyer Marcello Shavez goes after ShaveMe .com

Posted by on March 27, 2012 · 2 Comments 

It’s a domainer’s worst nightmare: a rich, handsome, aggressive lawyer from Brazil, has filed a UDRP at the WIPO claiming use in bad faith of a generic dot com domain. Marcello Shavez, known as “Barata” or “Cockroach” in the courts of Rio De Janeiro, started an online barber business two years ago to supplement his [...]

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The Domain Boys from Brazil

Posted by on March 18, 2012 · 4 Comments 

Good Sunday evening, my brothers and sisters in domaining – this is a late Sunday sermon with Father Domainicus. As you may already know, Rick Schwartz – the Domain King – is being under attack recently from the forces of Evil. Two good-looking Brazilian brothers, Márcio Mello Chaves and Heitor Chaves formed a company in [...]

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Infographic: Stick it to the Brazilians, Rick!

Posted by on March 18, 2012 · 2 Comments 

The results are in for our poll about what should Rick Schwartz do with the domain name, SaveMe.com – since it was challenged via UDRP by the Brazilian lawyer, Márcio Mello Chaves, who filed the case on behalf of the SaveMe.com.br company. Out of 100 voters, only 8 believe that a fair use would be [...]

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Rick Schwartz breaks Domaining.com viewership record!

Posted by on March 16, 2012 · 1 Comment 

Domaining.com – the long term project of French domainer entrepreneur, Francois Carrillo – offers the opportunity to purchase “eyeballs” with sponsored headlines. It’s an effective form of promoting one’s blog or business. Domain king, Rick Schwartz, is currently using the sponsored headline feature, to raise awareness to the recent incident of blatant reverse domain hijacking [...]

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Poll: What should Rick Schwartz do with SaveMe.com ?

Posted by on March 15, 2012 · 5 Comments 

Rick Schwartz unleashed a salvo of pure lava yesterday, after a UDRP for his domain name SaveMe.com was initiated at the WIPO. Rick’s hand-registration from 1996 somehow became the business name of a Brazilian corporation that aggregates daily deals from Groupon and other money-savings web sites. Not only does the Brazilian company, SaveMe.com.br not have [...]

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Socrates: Brazilian soccer idol dead – Cybersquatting of his long name unlikely

Posted by on December 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

We read the sad news that former Brazilian soccer player Socrates died at the young age of 57 today. Socrates was considered to be one of the top midfield players in soccer (football) ever. In the 1982 World Cup that took place in Spain he was hailed as the graceful magician, with his elegant passes [...]

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