Whois, RDAP, and DNS data – DNW Podcast #517 – Domain Name Wire

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January 13, 2025
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DomainTools CEO discusses the move to RDAP and how companies use DNS data to thwart attacks. Many listeners know DomainTools for its database of historical Whois records, domain monitoring, and other domain data. However, the company and its … Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Here’s what made news in December. 1. Stuart Lawley, who fought for .xxx, has died – Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, died at 61. 2. Companies refile expired domain clawback lawsuit against GoDaddy – Two buyers of expired domains have refiled … Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sales will partially satisfy a judgment in a stolen domain name lawsuit. After about a one-month delay, the King County Sheriff auctioned off some of Rob Monster’s assets this week to partially satisfy a court judgment. The sale stems from a … Continue Reading8 Comments
These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers September 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month’s data: Porkbun … Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A blockchain company, an AI platform, and a custom rims seller bought domain names. Sedo has published sales lists for the past three weeks. For this report, I reviewed sales from the week ending December 22. The marketplace had some great sales … Continue Reading1 Comment
Select a backup payment method to avoid an accidental expiration. Last week I wrote about the need to add a payment method for domains you win in GoDaddy premium auctions. Godaddy’s Joe Styler commented that there is a way to add a backup payment … Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Panel determined that the Complainants tried to mislead it. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that Michelios 3 and AmeXio of France tried to reverse hijack the domain name amexio.com. The parties filed the dispute … Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Shares soar on buyout talk. Two investment groups have made separate proposals to acquire Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG), the company stated today. TowerBrook Capital Partners (U.K.) LLP and Verdane Fund Manager AB each made offers with … Continue Reading1 Comment
Panelist doesn’t accept domain registrant’s flimsy justification for registering playboy.ai. I get a kick out of some of the defenses domain registrants throw up when confronted with a cybersquatting complaint. Consider a case just published for … Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge sides with Unstoppable Domains, which promised not to sue (again) over the alt-root domain extension. A judge has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit over the .wallet alt-root, blockchain-based top level domain name. The controversy started when … Continue Reading9 Comments
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