Domain Holdings Releases Q3 2014 Report : $9,5 Million in Domain Name Sales

DomainHoldings has recently released its third quarter sales report for 2014.The report shows almost $10 milllion in domain name sales.

The report shows that even thoough Domain Holding’s top line number was slightly down , the number of transactions were up 7,8%.Moreover, the largest domain name sale was for $2,7 million versus $5 million in the second quarter of the year, which means a healthier overall diversity in sales.

Highlights from the third quarter include :

    $9,554,983 in Total Q3 Sales
    $796,249 Average Weekly Sales
    $29,934 Average Domain Sale
    300% + Increase in China Sales
    73.84% of ALL Sales End Users

The average weekly sales in the third quarter was $796,249 vs $764,278 in the second quarter of 2014,representing an increase of 4,18% quarter over quarter.

The average sale increased to $29,932 in the third quarter.

You can see the entire report here.

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to IP Twins SAS

IP Twins SAS (“Registrar”) submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request (“Waiver Request”) pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA

IP Twins SAS (“Registrar”) submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request (“Waiver Request”) pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN’s request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request.

Registrar’s Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waiver granted by ICANN to OVH SAS, on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in France.

See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-03-12-en>

Registrar and OVH SAS are both Société par actions simplifiée domiciled in France and subject to French law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waiver previously granted to OVH SAS.

ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms:

ICANN agrees that, following Registrar’s execution of the 2013 RAA, for purposes of assessing Registrar’s compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA, the period of “two additional years” in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to “one additional year.”

In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws (“ICANN Policies”) or limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA (“RAA Amendments”). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment will control.

The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.

ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in France and subject to French law.

This announcement was sourced from :

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-10-29-en

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to GANDI SAS

GANDI SAS (“‭Registrar‬”) submitted to ‭ICANN‬ a ‭Registrar‬ Data Retention Waiver Request (“Waiver Request”) pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA, which provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN’s request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request.

Registrar’s Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waivers granted by ICANN to OVH SAS and MAILCLUB SAS, on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 ‭RAA‬ violates applicable law in France.

See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-03-12-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-5-2014-08-07-en>

Registrar, OVH SAS, and MAILCLUB SAS are all Société par actions simplifiée domiciled in France and subject to French law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waivers previously granted to OVH SAS and MAILCLUB SAS.

‭ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms:‬‬‬‬‬

ICANN‬ agrees that, following ‭Registrar‬’s execution of the 2013 ‭RAA‬, for purposes of assessing ‭Registrar‬’s compliance with the data retention requirement of Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 ‭RAA‬, the period of “two additional years” in Paragraph 1.1 of the Data Retention Specification will be deemed modified to “one additional year.”‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

In all other respects the terms of the Data Retention Specification will remain AS-IS. The waiver granted to ‭Registrar‬ applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in the Paragraphs 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 inclusive of the Data Retention Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 ‭RAA‬ or other ‭ICANN‬ policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits ‭Registrar‬’s obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ‭ICANN‬’s Bylaws (“‭ICANN‬ Policies”) or limits ‭Registrar‬’s obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 ‭RAA‬ approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 ‭RAA‬ (“‭RAA‬ Amendments”). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ‭ICANN‬ Policy or ‭RAA‬ Amendment, the terms of the ‭ICANN‬ Policy or ‭RAA‬ Amendment will control.

The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.

ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in France and subject to French law.
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This announcement was sourced from :

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-10-29-en

ICANN Grants Data Retention Waiver to Hostserver GmbH

Hostserver GmbH (“Registrar”) submitted to ICANN a Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request (“Waiver Request”) pursuant to Section 3 of the Data Retention Specification of the 2013 RAA.

The Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request provides that if a registrar is subject to the same applicable law that gave rise to ICANN’s request to grant a previous data retention waiver under the 2013 RAA, a registrar may request that ICANN grant a similar waiver, which request shall be approved by ICANN, unless ICANN provides Registrar with a reasonable justification for not approving such request.

Registrar’s Waiver Request cites the previous data retention waivers granted by ICANN to RegistryGate GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG, and 1APl GmbH on the basis of its contention that compliance with the data collection and/or retention requirements of the Data Retention Specification in the 2013 RAA violates applicable law in Germany.

See <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-08-07-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2014-08-07-en>
<https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-4-2014-08-07-en>

Registrar and each of the registrars granted a waiver as cited above are domiciled in Germany and subject to German law, and ICANN has determined that it is appropriate to grant Registrar a data retention waiver similar to the waivers previously granted to RegistryGate GmbH, ingenit GmbH & Co. KG, and 1APl GmbH.

ICANN hereby grants Registrar a limited waiver from compliance with certain provisions of the 2013 RAA on the following terms:

ICANN agrees as follows:

(a) The Registrar shall remain obliged to retain all data elements specified in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 of the Specification for the duration of its sponsorship of the Registration and for a period of two (2) additional years thereafter; however, Registrar will be permitted to block the data elements specified in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 of the Specification in accordance with blocking requirements under applicable law (see Sec. 35 para. 3 German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) at the earliest after one year following the end of the Registrar’s sponsorship of the Registration, provided that the rights of data subjects under Sec. 35 para 2 second sentence BDSG shall remain unaffected.

(b) Registrar may exclude from the data retention obligation in the Specification any data elements specified in Articles 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 of the Specification which constitute usage data in the meaning of Sec. 13 para. 4 no. 2 German Telemedia Act (Telemediengesetz – TMG), unless those data are subject to retention periods prescribed by law or statutes or agreed by contract between Registrar and registrant and retained in accordance with Sec. 13 para. 4 no. 2, sentence 2 TMG.

(c) Registrar may block the data elements specified in Articles 1.2.1, 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 in accordance with blocking requirements under applicable law (see Sec. 35 para. 3 BDSG) at the earliest after one year following the end of the Registrar’s sponsorship of the Registration, provided that the rights of data subjects under Sec. 35 para 2 second sentence BDSG shall remain unaffected.

(d) It is acknowledged that a transfer of any retained blocked data elements without consent of the data subject is permissible, if the requirements of the exception in Sec. 35 para. 8 BDSG are met.

In all other respects the terms of the Specification will remain AS IS. The waiver granted to Registrar applies only to the post-sponsorship period of retention of the data listed in Articles 1.1.1 through 1.1.8 and Articles 1.2.1 through 1.2.3 inclusive of the Specification, and it does not constitute a waiver of any other provisions of the 2013 RAA or other ICANN policies applicable to registrars. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this waiver limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with Consensus Policies or Temporary Policies developed and adopted in accordance with ICANN’s Bylaws (“ICANN Policies”) or limits Registrar’s obligation to comply with any amendment, supplement or modification of the 2013 RAA approved and adopted in accordance with the terms of the 2013 RAA (“RAA Amendments”). In the event of any inconsistency between this waiver and the terms of any ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment, the terms of the ICANN Policy or RAA Amendment will control.

The waiver granted to Registrar shall remain in effect for the duration of the term of the 2013 RAA signed by Registrar.

ICANN notes that the provisions of Section 3 of the Specification will apply to similar waivers requested by other registrars that are located in Germany and subject to German law.

This announcement was sourced from :

https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2014-10-29-en

Won.com Hits $87,500 in SnapNames’ 2014 Year-End Premium Auction

SnapNames is hosting these days the 2014 year-end premium domain name auction. The auction ends November 13,2014, at 3:15 pm ET.

The auction features 172 domain names, at different price ranges.At the time of writing this article, only 13 domain names have bids.

Won.com managed to attract a lot of attention with the highest bid of $87,500.However, the domain name has not met its reserve.

Here are the 13 domain names that received bids:

Won.com   Current Bid $87,500
Hi.net    Current Bid $25,000
JavaCafe.com   Current Bid $2,600
Tubeless.com   Current Bid $1,000
JSK.net    Current Bid $775
Muv.net    Current Bid $725
VTJ.net   Current Bid $585
RZP.net   Current Bid $550
40i.com    Current Bid $500
imail.net    Current Bid $388
LGU.net    Current Bid $385
Rastafarian.com    Current Bid $325
SmokeInsurance.com     Current Bid $300

Ohter interesting domain names included in the auction are :

ELM.com
Black.com
Cork.com
Quad.vom
Ranger.com
Text.com
Toxic.com
Jobs.website
Porn.website
InternetJobs.com

You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.