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Emoji Domains – Creativity at the cost of Security and Accessibility
We all are familiar with the emoji explosion in last decade! The advent of social networking sites and instant messengers have made them really popular...
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Dispute Over .amazon – Two Nation States vs The Ecommerce Giant
“At first, I thought I was fighting to save rubber trees, then I thought I was fighting to save the Amazon rainforest. Now I realise...
Fighting Against A Trademark Bully – How to Handle UDRP
For young startups, prospective entrepreneurs, small companies and people, buying a good keyword domain has always been a scary thing because of the millions of...
Is Domaining possible without Whois Data
The future of WHOIS is blurry. On May 25 of next year, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into full effect....
Beginners, Business, Crazy, Domain Investing, Extreme, Fortune 500, Guest Articles, Legal, Trademarks, Trivia, UDRP, Wiki, World
Marx Bros v. Warner Bros — An Amusing Lesson in the Dangers of Trademark Bullying
A few months ago, the Journal of the Missouri Bar published a superb article by my colleague Drey Cooley, the title of which captures its essence: “Avoid...
Beginners, Business, Crazy, Domain Investing, Extreme, Fortune 500, Legal, Trademarks, Trends, UDRP, World
Trademark Bullying – The Other Side of The Domain Industry
We all are familiar with the word “bullying”, but how many of us are aware of trademark bullying? Which apparently has created quite a ruckus...
Due Diligence on Domain Names
Too often founders jump into the process of purchasing a domain name in order to get their blog or business site out into the world...
Al Capone was done for taxes. Now Microsoft’s killing domain-squatters with trademark law
Bit-by-bit, Microsoft is hitting back at an international domain-squatting/drive-by-hacking operation by taking over the domains involved. An unsealed order from US District of Eastern Virginia judge Bruce...