Soundsquatting : Homophone domain name registrations the next big thing?
Cybersquatting is so 20th century. Welcome to the new trend in domain registrations: soundsquatting. Defined as the use of similar sounding letters to seemingly circumvent the direct issues arising from the registration of trademarks, soundsquatting utilizes homophones for that purpose. For example: YewTube, EweTube and the classic MikeRoweSoft, are all soundsquatting samples; these domains are […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Discovery : Death to Domain Squatters!
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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domains & trademarks: When you say you’ll write reviews, don’t offer it for sale
A sad case of domainer stupidity unfolded during the decision for the UDRP against the domain AUDI.Reviews. Brought to WIPO by Audi AG of Ingolstadt, Germany, the domain was challenged on the basis of its use – or lack thereof. The Respondent alleged that he registered the domain in good faith, intending to write reviews […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Liz Taylor’s legacy leads to UDRP loss for LizTaylor.Photography
The legacy of late Hollywood super star, Elizabeth “Liz” Taylor, carries on; three years after her death in 2011, the Elizabeth Taylor Trust takes its role seriously. The Elizabeth Taylor Trust, Interplanet Productions Limited and The Elizabeth Taylor Cosmetics Company were named as the Complainant in a National Arbitration Forum UDRP against the registrant of […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Trademark violations plague newly launched .OOO gTLD
The party has begun among those adopting the new India-based gTLD, .OOO (triple Oh) which launched to much fanfare and some very hopeful expectations. With around 4,600 registrations so far according to nTLDStats, .OOO is attracting numerous trademark violations – something that wasn’t witnessed with other gTLDs, such as .XYZ, for example. Domains of famous […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yoyo Email Ltd loses UDRP over Maplin.email domain
Yoyo Email, Ltd. is a British company that somehow managed to break all records for the total number of UDRPs filed against, in a given year. Frankly, we have lost count, as the company has registered thousands of dot .Email domains, matching company names, trademarks and products. In the case of Sanofi.email, some stern commentary […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Hilarious! Charles Esten domain cybersquatted by ‘elderly couple’
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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ICANN51: Equal rights to female Cybersquatters a hot issue during conference
With ICANN51 underway in Los Angeles, California, the progressive state’s technocrats are pushing for gender equality on yet another field. Cybersquatting, a male dominated field, is about to expand its reach to include women – if the ICANN CEO’s proposal for a “Unigender Committee” is approved. “It is time to lift the existing gender inequality […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NYC Police Department actively patrolling the Internet for gTLD violations
Don’t mess with the New York police department; they are trained and ready to thwart any cybersquatting attacks. With dot .NYC launching in the Big Apple, city Mayor Bill de Blasio made it clear in recent announcements: “The law says, it’s for New Yorkers only. You break the law, we will find you. These aren’t […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The New York Times just called domainers ‘Cybersquatters’ in fear-mongering dot .NYC coverage
Get your flags and picket lines ready, domainers; the “C” word is being used again, this time by the prestigious New York Times. In an article written to promote the launch of dot .NYC, staff writer Jim Dwyer plays the “Cybersquatter” tune time and again. Says Mr. Dwyer, in full fear-mongering parlance: “Until Oct. 7, […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Reverse Domain Name Hijacking versus Cybersquatting – Which is worse?
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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Huffington Post: Dot .XYZ domain is not a trademark, says cybersquatter!
In what appears to be only the second UDRP involving a dot .XYZ domain so far, the registrant of HuffingtonPost.XYZ alleged that the Complainant “does not have a valid trademark.” The imbecilic statement was made with full ignorance of the registered trademark for “Huffington Post“, a mark registered in 2006. The Complainant, America Online, is […]
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