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 […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Chinese registrant of .CLUB domains attempts to rationalize Cybersquatting in UDRP
The Chinese registrant of dot .CLUB domains that match famous trademarks or corporate names, attempted to define alternate meanings, using the Chinese language. That very “clever” approach of an apparent cybersquatter was presented in a UDRP for the domain names Stregis.Club, Westin.Club and WHotels.Club. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Sheraton International IP, LLC, Westin […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Cybersquatting claim among Spokane roofers leads to bitter lawsuit
Two roofing companies from Spokane are involved in a bitter legal battle, after one registered the exact match .com domain of the other. According to The Spokesman Review, Les Ludtke, owner of Spokane Commercial Roofing, filed a lawsuit against his competitor Jeffrey Sitton, alleging that Sitton “cybersquatted” on SpokaneCommercialRoofing.com, causing his business financial harm. The […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Wikipedia domain UDRP respondent cites Valuate.com
The Respondent to a recently decided UDRP at the WIPO used a novel way to attempt to extract unreasonable fees from the Complainant. In a UDRP case involving the domain name OnWikipedia.com, the Complainant – Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. – was sent back this response from the domain’s registrant: “What is this email requesting I do? […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain brands: It’s that “C word” once again!
It’s no secret that domain brand owners have taken a rather slow approach to protecting their brands online, more than six months after the new gTLDs started popping out. Part of the first batch was the dot .Bike gTLD and it’s exactly that one that Emma Lenthall, partner with law firm Reed Smith, chose to […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Zions Bank reaps first multiple new gTLD domains in clear cut UDRP
Zions Bancorporation of Salt Lake City, Utah landed the first multiple new gTLD UDRP that we’re aware of, seeking to protect its marks “Zions Bank” and “Zions.” The Respondent in this case clearly went after the intellectual property rights of the Complainant, per the choice of new gTLD domains that he registered: zions.equipment zions.holdings zions.today […]
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