Avoiding “fundamentally unfair” UDRP decisions

Panelist uses strong language about fairness and deciding cases under the UDRP. A recent Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) decision is a reminder of what the UDRP was created for, and what it wasn’t. Textron Aviation Inc., maker of Beechcraft airplanes, filed the dispute against Atlantic Beechcraft Services over the domain name atlanticbeech [...]

GoDaddy releases enhancements to Afternic self-brokering

More data and an easier offer submission process come to self-brokering. When Afternic launched self-brokering in March, it was decidedly bare bones. Call it an alpha version. Although it still has a long way to go, the platform has since released several improvements. There are three improvements worth calling out. More lead insights – previously, [...]

AFRINIC under scrutiny as ICANN warns of compliance review

Turmoil at Africa’s Regional Internet Registry is coming to a head. This site focuses on domain names, but there’s another part of internet real estate that is extremely valuable: IP addresses. Specifically, IPv4 addresses. They are a scarce resource, which has caused their value on the secondary market to increase significantly. Escrow.com does a brisk [...]