Oroskopos: Horoscope war between two Greeks – Who won the UDRP ?

Posted by DomainGang on September 29, 2014, at 2:13 pm

A war of “horoscopes” erupted between two Greeks, over the domain name Oroskopos.tv. In rather dated Greek, the word “oroskopos” means “observer of the hours” and it’s the source for modern day horoscopes. A UDRP filed at the WIPO by Newsphone Hellas SA of Greece, was targeting the ownership of the domain; Hercules Capritsas, of […]

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Invest in Greece: Ron Jackson’s retirement .Link goes through Uniregistry

Posted by DomainGang on September 19, 2014, at 3:50 pm

Domain reporter and investor, Ron Jackson, is very fond of Greece. A couple of years ago, we wished Ron a happy birthday, overlaying his jovial image onto popular Greek destinations. That photo album of Ron Jackson became the trigger apparently, for some recent domain investments, on the dot .Link gTLD managed by Uniregistry. Indeed, we […]

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Elder Pastitsios: Satiric Facebook page creator sentenced to jail

Posted by DomainGang on January 18, 2014, at 7:54 pm

Almost sixteen months ago, we reported the enforcement of an outdated Greek law related to insulting one’s religion, in a case that involved the arrest of the creator of a parody Facebook page. “Pastitsios the Elder” poked fun at a long-demised monk, whose name – Paisios – rhymed with a popular Greek pasta dish, pastitsio. […]

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Domainer wins UDRP using ‘Affluenza defense’ at the WIPO

Posted by DomainGang on December 19, 2013, at 1:48 am

A prominent domainer’s lawyer successfully used an “Affluenza defense” to fight off a company’s predatory UDRP. Tony Angelo Spanakis, of Brooklyn, New York spent the early days of his youth as a well-spoiled child; the Spanakis family restaurant provided a comfortable living since the early 1970’s. “The Respondent’s sense of responsibility was distorted by many […]

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Golden Dawn: Frank Schilling’s .com a magnet of international political traffic

Posted by DomainGang on October 10, 2013, at 1:02 pm

It’s not uncommon for a beautiful name to be used as a cover for something sinister and pure evil. The name “Golden dawn” signifies a shiny rising of the sun, peeking from behind a mountain top, making the treetops shimmer. Unfortunately, it’s also the name of a political party in Greece, that somehow managed to […]

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Domain Gangs of New York: Kosher chicken capers

Posted by DomainGang on September 14, 2013, at 8:06 pm

The day before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, New Yorker domainers Mike Bahlitzanakis and Tony Kanakaris had lunch at Mamma Maria’s, a Greek family-owned restaurant in Astoria, Queens. Just like every other laid back Greek, catching up about domain names and Mike’s sale of Select.com took over two and a half hours. Tony bragged […]

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Greek Gaming Commission orders Greek ISPs to block 401 gambling web sites

Posted by DomainGang on August 1, 2013, at 12:51 am

In a move that disregards European regulations related to online gambling, the Greek Gaming Commission has released a “black list” of 401 gambling web sites to be blocked in Greece. A decision that was made on July 24th, defines the initial black list of web sites that “are not licensed to provide gambling services in […]

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Not so Despicable .me: Speedtest keyword sells for a small chunk

Posted by DomainGang on July 19, 2013, at 1:39 pm

Behold, all ye despicable minions! When the movie Despicable Me hit the theaters in 2010, it became an overnight success. Very creatively, the film producers used the Montenegrin .Me ccTLD to promote the movie, from the URL Despicable.Me. Since then, the .Me ccTLD has been used on numerous occasions to create ‘domain hacks‘ that include […]

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GTLDs: Dot .Barber registry wants to give all barbers a chance

Posted by DomainGang on July 18, 2013, at 2:09 pm

A new gTLD application at ICANN aims to give all barbers their own dedicated domain. The application for Dot .Barber is currently being processed, with no apparent opposition. “For years, I was baffled as of why barbers can’t afford their own domain name, then it hit me: They all call themselves ‘Barber Shop’!” says Dot […]

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ERT drama: Greek Radio and Television employees circumvent NERIT.gr domain hijacking

Posted by DomainGang on June 26, 2013, at 1:04 pm

Thank Zeus for the GR.com Registry! 😀 An ingenious move by sacked employees and European affiliates of the now dissolved Greek Radio and Television, is fighting back at the hijacking of a .GR domain by the Greek Government. While all traffic for NERIT.gr is being null-routed by ForthNet managers of the .GR ccTLD, on command […]

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Greek government still holds .GR domain hostage!

Posted by DomainGang on June 21, 2013, at 10:44 am

NERIT.gr, a domain registered by a private individual, remained hijacked by the Greek government, more than a week after its registration. By instructing ForthNet – the Greek domain Registry – to alter the “A records” for the domain, the Greek government rushed to keep NERIT.gr offline, in an apparent attempt to silence the opposing television […]

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ERT drama continues: Greek government hijacks NERIT.gr domain traffic

Posted by DomainGang on June 17, 2013, at 2:56 pm

BREAKING NEWS: The Greek Council of State has decided that the public broadcaster should remain open during its restructuring, requesting that all ERT frequencies and websites be restored immediately. Source link. The shutting down of the Greek national radio and television network (ERT) for reasons of restructuring, was met by immediate resistance by the agency employees and […]

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