Flippa domain auction : Why would you want to be a Cybersquatter?

Posted by DomainGang on May 15, 2015, at 11:09 pm

Cybersquatter. The infamous ‘C’ word has been used by media around the world for a full two decades, to describe both the lawful possession and investment in domains, and the dark, infringing side of domaining. Squatting on domain names is synonymous with the notion that somehow whoever registered a domain first has full rights to […]

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Hank Alvarez to open academy for ‘domain squatting’

Posted by DomainGang on April 6, 2015, at 10:42 am

Forget about domain schools and universities that teach you how to make ‘honest money’ with domains. Hank Alvarez, the notorious domain auction manipulator who drove many investors crazy at SnapNames, is shifting the paradigm of domainer education. Alvarez, whose domain consulting web site is at HankAlvarez.com, has been working on a new teaching principle, leveraging […]

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Domain Discovery : Death to Domain Squatters!

Posted by DomainGang on March 16, 2015, at 6:36 pm

Every day we discover something new, and at the end of a very busy Monday, this little domain discovery pays off. Domain squatting is bad, but is it bad enough for someone to proclaim “Death To Domain Squatters“? We aren’t sold on that notion, but the domain name DeathToDomainSquatters.com appears to be a dispenser of […]

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Bank of Scotland wins Halifax.Email gTLD in UDRP against Yoyo Email Ltd

Posted by DomainGang on November 19, 2014, at 9:40 am

The Bank of Scotland Plc uses the HALIFAX trademark in commerce for several decades; it comes as no surprise that they filed a UDRP against WIPO regulars, Yoyo Email Ltd. In this case, the domain Halifax.Email was contested as a match to the Bank’s trademark; the Complainant made a scalding statement, challenging the business model […]

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Hilarious! Charles Esten domain cybersquatted by ‘elderly couple’

Posted by DomainGang on October 22, 2014, at 9:18 am

This is one for the UDRP books. American actor, comedian and musician Charles Esten is famous for his participation in the successful TV series, Nashville. In 2011, someone from China registered CharlesEsten.com and set up a web site on it, displaying the photo of an elderly couple and the note: “Welcome to the homepage of […]

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First dot .Company UDRP a landslide for Volkswagen

Posted by DomainGang on October 17, 2014, at 7:22 pm

Volkswagen was formed in 1937, in Nazi Germany, and the group owns and manages a very famous mark in the automotive industry. Despite all this history, a not-so-smart individual from Canada registered the domain Volkswagen.company in July. It took a couple of months for Volkswagen to find out, and they filed a UDRP at the […]

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Chinese domain squatter gets slammed over Amazon trademarks!

Posted by DomainGang on September 23, 2014, at 1:23 pm

Sole WIPO panelist, C. K. Kwong, was right: the incorporation of words which are identical or confusingly similar to the Complainant’s said four registered trademarks consisting of or comprising the respective words “amazon”, “fire”, “kindle” and “goodreads” in the Respondent’s 14 disputed domain names within a period of 2 years from April 10, 2012 to […]

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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking versus Cybersquatting – Which is worse?

Posted by DomainGang on September 13, 2014, at 3:36 pm

The use of outlandish claims and unjustified arguments against domain investors by corporations intending to steal domains via a UDRP, often results in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). These UDRP decisions are often cited for their ultimate “gift” to the domain investing community, and Rick Schwartz maintains a list of such decisions […]

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Yoyo company adds more “medals” to its UDRP collection

Posted by DomainGang on September 10, 2014, at 11:36 am

Admittedly, we have lost track of how many UDRP cases have been brought against Yoyo Email Ltd., the British company which a “vision” to register almost every company’s trademark and brand in dot .Email. We have documented seven UDRP decisions, and there are more to go, because Yoyo Email Ltd. has registered about 4,000 dot […]

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Yoyo Email Ltd shatters UDRP record with new trademark violations

Posted by DomainGang on August 28, 2014, at 1:11 pm

Yoyo Email Ltd. has been bouncing its UDRP record to new highs, with a 7th UDRP in 2 months’ time. Having registered 4,000 dot .email domains that are mostly linked to trademarks and brands, the rain of UDRPs against the British company has turned into a storm. The situation is so bad, that panelists at […]

Yoyo Email Ltd: Six UDRP cases in 2 months for the same Respondent!

Posted by DomainGang on August 27, 2014, at 12:30 pm

It’s turning into an epic disaster of sorts: Yoyo Email Ltd is setting new negative records, by losing no fewer than 6 UDRP cases that we’ve covered, in two months’ time no less. After making the mistake of registering major brands in the dot .email gTLD, Yoyo Email Ltd was hit by one UDRP after […]

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Oh no, you didn’t! Fifth UDRP for Yoyo Email LTD breaks all records!

Posted by DomainGang on August 26, 2014, at 12:21 pm

Yoyo Email Ltd., registrant of dozens of dot .email domains had his path paved, after focusing on trademarks such as NVIDIA, Statoil, Lurpak and even Sheraton. The quartet of UDRPs became a quintet today, after GEICO – Government Employees Insurance Company of Chevy Chase, Maryland – filed a UDRP for the domain GEICO.email. Instead of […]

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