StripChat.com Domain Name Sells For $50,000

The domain name StripChat.com was recently sold for a whopping $50,000.According to whois records, the domain name was first registered in 2006.

 

According to whois records, the new owner seems to be someone from Panama.

At the time of writing this article, the domain name resolves to a website with adult content.

Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.

.DESI DOmain Name Hits General Availability

Desi Networks, LLC announced that the new generic top-level domain name , .DESI has hit General Availability yesterday, October 6,at 9 am UDT.

 

At the time of writing this article, only 42 .Desi domain names have been registered,according to ntldstats.com.

You can read the press release after the jump :

““desi” relates to the people of the Indian Subcontinent and its global diaspora, through a common connection based on geography, culture, values, and beliefs. .desi stands out amongst other gTLDs because of its focus on serving the South Asian community. No other domain appeals to such a vast audience of nearly 1.7 billion people.

A .desi domain is suited for anyone with an affinity for desi culture and lifestyle. Both individuals and commercial entities will find benefit in having a .desi domain. It provides a platform for businesses to establish their web presence and provide goods and services to the desi community, globally or locally. It is for proud desi youth and young professionals wanting to embrace their desi identity through a .desi website or email address.

The timing is right for a new idea like the .desi domain. There is a tremendous amount of growth projected in online retail in the Indian Subcontinent over the next few years. Additionally, around the world there is a cultural renaissance surrounding all things desi. When considering these factors getting a .desi domain makes an ideal choice.

Visit http://www.registry.desi to learn more .”

Two-Character .PT Domain Names Available for Registration as of November 3,2014

Starting November 3,2014, two-character .PT domain names will be available for registration. .PT is the ccTL for Portugal.

 

DNS.PT announced that there will be two phases :

” a)As from the third November 2014, all domains with two characters that comply with the provisions herein and which are included in the list identified in article 1 of the Annex to the present Conditions, will be unblocked for registration, notwithstanding the application of the general rules for composing domain names provided for and regulated in articles 9 and 11 of the Rules;
 
 
b)Between the 4th and the 11th of December, the auction of the domains identified in paragraph 2 of the Annex to the present Conditions will take place, exclusively on the online platform www.Sedo.com;”

DNS.PT, the registry for .PT domains, announced that it will hold an auction on Sedo,which will include 51 .PT domain names.The auction will be held December 4th through December 11th,2014.

The 51 two-character .PT domains that will be available for sale via Sedo are:

or, xs, 99,11, 22, 55,88, ex, ok, hw, ko, pc, sw, 00, 01, 07, 09, 10, 20, 21, 30, 33, 3g, 40, 44, 4g, 50, 5g, 60, 66, 69, 70, 77, 80, 90, b2, b4, kk, oo, qi, t0, t1, t2, t3, t4, t5, xx, ya, hj, pq, ou

Prices :

1.Without waiving that provided for in the following paragraph the registration of a domain with two characters implies a payment of €100 (one hundred euros), plus VAT at the legal rate in force, corresponding to the first year’s fee.
 
2.Domains that are subject to Auction shall have a starting price for bidding of €499, plus VAT, if applicable.
 
3.Registration of a domain with two characters has a maximum initial term of 1 year, with its possible renewal being subject to the prices and conditions in article 25 of the Rules, with all due adaptations.

Here are all the domain names free for registration on 3rd November 2014:

02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08, 0a, 0á, 0à, 0â, 0ã, 0b, 0c, 0ç, 0d, 0e, 0é, 0ê, 0f, 0g, 0h, 0i, 0í, 0j, 0k, 0l, 0m, 0n, 0o, 0ó, 0ô, 0õ, 0p, 0q, 0r, 0s, 0t, 0u, 0ú, 0v, 0w, 0x, 0y, 0z, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1a, 1á, 1à, 1â, 1ã, 1b, 1c, 1ç, 1d, 1e, 1é, 1ê, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i, 1í, 1j, 1k, 1l, 1m, 1n, 1o, 1ó, 1ô, 1õ, 1p, 1q, 1r, 1s, 1t, 1u, 1ú, 1v, 1w, 1x, 1y, 1z, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 2a, 2á, 2à, 2â, 2ã, 2b, 2c, 2ç, 2d, 2e, 2é, 2ê, 2f, 2g, 2h, 2i, 2í, 2j, 2k, 2l, 2m, 2n, 2o, 2ó, 2ô, 2õ, 2q, 2r, 2s, 2t, 2u, 2ú, 2v, 2w, 2x, 2y, 2z, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 3a, 3á, 3à, 3â, 3ã, 3c, 3ç, 3d, 3e, 3é, 3ê, 3f, 3h, 3i, 3í, 3j, 3k, 3l, 3n, 3o, 3ó, 3ô, 3õ, 3p, 3q, 3r, 3s, 3t, 3u, 3ú, 3v, 3w, 3x, 3y, 3z, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 4a, 4á, 4à, 4â, 4ã, 4b, 4c, 4ç, 4d, 4e, 4é, 4ê, 4f, 4h, 4i, 4í, 4j, 4k, 4l, 4m, 4n, 4o, 4ó, 4ô, 4õ, 4p, 4q, 4r, 4s, 4t, 4u, 4ú, 4v, 4w, 4x, 4y, 4z, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 5a, 5á, 5à, 5â, 5ã, 5b, 5c, 5ç, 5d, 5e, 5é, 5ê, 5f, 5h, 5i, 5í, 5j, 5k, 5l, 5m, 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p8, p9, pá, pà, pâ, pã, pb, pç, pd, pé, pê, pi, pí, po, pó, pô, põ, pp, pu, pú, pv, px, pz, q0, q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8, q9, qá, qà, qâ, qã, qb, qc, qç, qd, qe, qé, qê, qf, qg, qh, qí, qj, qk, ql, qm, qn, qo, qó, qô, qõ, qp, qq, qr, qs, qt, qu, qú, qv, qw, qx, qy, qz, r0, r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7, r8, r9, ra, rá, rà, râ, rã, rb, rc, rç, rd, ré, rê, rf, rg, rh, ri, rí, rj, rk, rl, rm, rn, ró, rô, rõ, rp, rq, rt, rú, rv, rx, ry, rz, s0, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s9, sá, sà, sâ, sã, sç, sé, sê, sf, sí, só, sô, sõ, sp, sq, sú, t6, t7, t8, t9, ta, tá, tà, tâ, tã, tç, té, tê, ti, tí, tó, tô, tõ, tq, ts, tu, tú, tx, ty, u0, ú0, u1, ú1, ú2, u3, ú3, u4, ú4, u5, ú5, u6, ú6, u7, ú7, u8, ú8, u9, ú9, uá, uà, uâ, uã, úa, úá, úà, úâ, úã, ub, úb, uç, úc, úç, ud, úd, ue, ué, uê, úe, úé, úê, uf, úf, úg, uh, úh, ui, uí, úi, úí, uj, új, úk, úl, um, úm, un, ún, uo, uó, uô, uõ, úo, úó, úô, úõ, úp, úq, ur, úr, ús, ut, út, uu, uú, úu, úú, uv, úv, uw, úw, ux, úx, úy, úz, v0, v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, 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SnapNames To Hold Network Solutions Premium Auction

SnapNames will be holding the Network Solutions Premium auction next month. The auction starts November 28,2014 at 3:15 PM ET.

 

Submission criteria :

    One or two generic word domains or 1-4 character domains.
    Domains and websites in popular e-commerce and search-engine categories (such as finance, travel, debt relief, jobs or shopping) are preferred.
    Domains that include assets such as a web site, trademarks, copyrights, etc should be noted in the submission form.
    Domain traffic and revenue data should be included whenever possible.

In order to participate in the auction an active SnapNames account is required.If you want to speak directly to a domain name sales specialist regarding domain names for sale and bidding options contact SnapNames by email or phone :

    Email: Auction[@]SnapNames.com
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ICA Exploring Domain Theft Project to Counter a Growing Abuse by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association

There has been a lot of domain industry press attention lately to domain thefts. We don’t know for sure if this problem is becoming more acute or is just being reported on more often. But, regardless of the level of activity, we know that there are inadequate recovery and punitive remedies available at present for domain owners who experience theft of their valuable domain assets. Something is very wrong when a hacker can surreptitiously transfer a valuable domain and there is no reliable or cost-efficient means for recovering it.

 

ICA’s Board is therefore considering initiation of a Domain Theft Project (DTP) to address this issue, in the belief this is exactly the type of issue that ICA was established to address.

One component of the DTP would be to discuss the situation with leading registrars as well as ICANN’s Registrar Stakeholders Group to gather more information on the severity of the problem, as well as to better determine how these thefts are accomplished and what best practices on the part of both registrants and registrars might prevent them.

In addition, assuming that there will still be thefts occurring even if stronger preventative measures are adopted by registrars and registrants, the DTP will carefully explore at least three potential avenues of better redress for registrant victims of domain thieves:

1. Amending the UDRP to allow it to be used for the recovery of stolen domains. The exploration of this potential avenue will be very carefully conducted to assure that any potential UDRP revisions do not create new opportunities for scam artists to abuse the UDRP for domain hijacking. But UDRP reform will be on the table and under discussion within ICANN as of April 2015 as part of the review of new gTLD Rights Protection Measures (RPMs), so if an acceptable proposal can be developed it can be advocated for adoption within that review and reform context.

2. Amending Federal law to establish clear civil liability for illicit access to the computers of a registrar, and to also clarify that available equitable relief includes restoration of the domain to its original owner. This would likely involve the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. The biggest challenge here will probably not be getting the concept looked upon favorably but the larger context of amending the underlying statute, which inevitably brings in other players and complex issues. There’s also the reality that getting anything through Congress these days, no matter how worthy, is a big challenge. But the DTP’s initial focus would be on drafting a bill and seeking its introduction to focus attention and foster discussion.

3. Amending the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) to require registrars to preserve and publish title history. This may be somewhat difficult because the registrars are understandably inclined to push back against anything that involves more work or that may increase their liability. The RAA was also just amended in 2013 and that process involved one-on-one negotiations between the registrars and ICANN, with limited access and information provided to third parties. Nonetheless ICA has good contacts with the registrar community and can start discussions to explore their receptiveness, as well as whether they have ideas about other approaches. Perhaps one result will be to encourage registrars to compete in the marketplace on the basis of which provides the best anti-theft security.

In addition to the above initiatives, changes in Federal criminal law may also be worth exploring. ICA member and domain attorney Stevan Lieberman has recently  dealt with the FBI and Department of Justice on this and is willing to contribute his experience and legal expertise and take the initiative on this potential aspect of the DTP. Steve’s experience in assisting the victim of the MLA.com domain theft, as well as other incidents, are detailed in this recent Huffington Post article — http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/29/domain-theft_n_5877510.html. Other ICA members have also volunteered to serve on the DTP, and we welcome further interest and participation.

Meanwhile, another recent article provides details regarding growing domain theft activity based in China –http://domaingang.com/domain-news/rise-dragon-domain-theft-china-gaining-momentum/. That suggests another avenue of possible effort – given the US Trade Representative’s efforts to curb IP piracy based in China and other nations, we could explore encouraging similar efforts against domain theft activities.

The DTP can also encourage greater attention to this problem by both domain industry and general media outlets. Public attention and information will be a key component of preventative best practices as well as making the case for needed reforms. This is a problem that affects more than just the domain investment industry; small businesses are particularly vulnerable and can suffer devastating losses when their customers can no longer reach them at a website they have used for years.

The DTP will also collect anecdotal information about individual domain thefts, including details of how the theft occurred, how long the time period was between the theft and its discovery by the registrant, and whether the domain(s) was recovered. We will need to build a database of actual domain theft incidents to make a case for changes in Federal law and ICANN policies, as well as to help determine whether the measures we are contemplating will be effective and comprehensive.

This is an ambitious project and its goals will proceed on different timetables and take considerable effort to achieve. But we know that the current situation is not tolerable – and if domain investors don’t take the lead for change then who will?

This article by Philip Corwin from the Internet Commerce Association was sourced with permission from:
www.internetcommerce.org/domain-theft-project/