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auDA decision could impact millions of .com.au domain registrations  60
Board approves changes that would make it difficult, if not impossible, to register generic/dictionary word domains. auDA, the organiza...
Domain Name Wire - 5 hr 22 min ago
ShortDot applies for 40 short top level domain names  73
In keeping with its name, ShortDot applies for short top level domains. Top level domain company ShortDot has applied for 40 top level ...
Domain Name Wire - 6 hr 2 min ago
nTLDData fills gap for top level domain and registrar data  69
New site provides registry and registrar data. Ever since nTLDStats stopped updating, I’ve been waiting for a good data source fo...
Domain Name Wire - 7 hr 1 min ago
TrustName customer files new lawsuit in Verisign’s home court  71
New lawsuit is in rem and in a different district. Oath Research, a company that says its domains were stolen from its account at regis...
Domain Name Wire - 8 hr 4 min ago
Antitrust lawsuit filed against Verisign and ICANN over .com pricing  262
Lawsuit alleges Verisign has maintained an illegal monopoly over the .com registry. A California man has sued (pdf) Verisign (NASDAQ: V...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 15:36
A troubling dissent in a cybersquatting dispute  221
Dissent relies on a very different type of domain dispute. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has denied (pdf) a complain...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 11:49
August’s top domain name stories  183
New TLDs stole the show last month. August was a super busy month in the domain business thanks to the new top level domain application...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, September 4, 2026 - 9:55
Discontinuation of third-level .name domains leaves some in a lurch  155
People will soon loses their email addresses and websites. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is discontinuing third-level .name domain registrati...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 17:36
Sedo end user domain sales up to $75,000  209
A cosmetic surgeon, an agricultural equipment company, and a huge office furniture business bought domain names. OK, we’re almost...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 15:20
.Com rankings: Squarespace leaps Tucows  135
Squarespace keeps growing and is now the fourth-largest registrar for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registr...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 11:37
Customer sues TrustName over stolen domains  178
Customer says its losing $70,000 in daily revenue from one of the domains. Oath Research, LLC, has sued (pdf) domain registrar FewMoreT...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, September 3, 2026 - 8:55
Puma loses cybersquatting dispute for Mexican domain name  168
Domain owner has a portfolio of animal-themed domain names. Shoe and athleticwear company Puma has lost a cybersquatting claim it filed...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 12:45
Domain investor files lawsuit after losing $53k domain in UDRP  202
Runner-up bidder won a UDRP against winner of expired domain auction. Domain name investment firm Mira Holdings has filed a lawsuit (pd...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 9:11
Chess group applies for .chess as community top level domain  151
Application is the first known for .chess. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) and World Chess (LSE: CHSS), FIDE’s official...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 18:25
TrustName customers report domain thefts after ICANN de-accreditation notice  141
Customers question TrustName’s response to alleged unauthorized transfers. Several customers of TrustName, a domain registrar tha...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, September 1, 2026 - 12:17

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