Domain News: Weekly Digest, July 28, 2013

July 28, 2013
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  • Disney registers domains for something called Star Wars Attack Squadron - games.on.net

    games.on.net
    Disney registers domains for something called Star Wars Attack Squadron
    games.on.net
    The company registered twenty-four different domain names at the end of last week, all variations on a theme, and all of which now resolve to Disney's servers. Disney pulled the plug on LucasArts in April and has now signed an exclusive deal with EA for Star …

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  • Opportunists snap up websites with royal baby names - CanIndia News
    Opportunists snap up websites with royal baby names
    CanIndia News
    Cyber squatters – or opportunistic buyers on internet who use a domain name with bad intent to profit from the Britain Royal Baby goodwill of a trademark – have already registered domain names referring to the new royal baby, Prince George Alexander …

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  • What's in a domain name? - The Lawyer
    What's in a domain name?
    The Lawyer
    This year the internet will undergo one of its biggest changes to date, when hundreds of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) appear in the online space. Soon, we will move beyond the small world of .com and .co.uk to domains including brand specific …

  • Frank Schilling planning a domain name conference? - Domain Name Wire
    Frank Schilling planning a domain name conference?
    Domain Name Wire
    UPDATE: here's what Frank had to say: Filed some time ago on behalf of an ICANN subgroup dedicated to creating a new Domain Name Industry related conference. Name adopted by the group at the suggestion of group member Richard Lau. Tags: domain …

  • What is Star Wars Attack Squadron? - Yahoo! Movies UK (blog)

    Yahoo! Movies UK (blog)
    What is Star Wars Attack Squadron?
    Yahoo! Movies UK (blog)
    After scouring the internet for domain name registrations, it seems that some cunning fans might have unearthed an all-new 'Star Wars' project. While most of us are pre-occupied with 'Star Wars: Episode VII' it looks as though Disney and Lucasfilm might be …

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  • Orbitz Loses UDRP on Orbotz.com Parked For Last Five Years - TheDomains.com
    Orbitz Loses UDRP on Orbotz.com Parked For Last Five Years
    TheDomains.com
    Respondent's explanation for its intended use of the Domain Name has some plausibility, and accordingly the question is a close one, but on balance, and particularly given the extended period of inactivity on the “Orbotz” project and the usage of a parking …

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  • Verisign files first UDRP since 2007 - Domain Name Wire
    Verisign files first UDRP since 2007
    Domain Name Wire
    Verisign, the company that runs the .com registry, has filed a UDRP against a .com domain name. It's the first UDRP the company has filed since it went after verisigngateway.com in 2007. The filing targets PoweredByVerisign.com, which was registered at …

  • 15 Year Old MusicZoo.com Saved IN URDP Challege From TheMusicZoo.com - TheDomains.com
    15 Year Old MusicZoo.com Saved IN URDP Challege From TheMusicZoo.com
    TheDomains.com
    The Music Zoo Corporation whose website is TheMusicZoo.com just lost a UDRP on the domain name MusicZoo.com which was registered way back in December 8, 1998. The Complainant, had a trademark for both MUSIC ZOO and THE MUSIC ZOO …

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  • Royal Baby: Prince George's Domain Name Snapped Up by Cybersquatters - IBTimes.co.uk

    IBTimes.co.uk
    Royal Baby: Prince George's Domain Name Snapped Up by Cybersquatters
    IBTimes.co.uk
    Seconds after the name of Kate Middleton and Prince William's son was announced, domain names such as GeorgeAlexanderLouis.com and princegeorgecambridge.co.uk were snapped up. The online frenzy was caused as the Duke and Duchess of …

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