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Google has recently filed a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center asserting legal rights over 42 Google-related domain names .

Following a successful Sunrise period, CoDNS, the operator of .CO.NO. is glad to announce the opening of the Go Live period, starting on February 22nd at 2:00 pm GMT. Application requests can be made by the general public without any restriction or priority rights, and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. A local presence in Norway is not required.

Photon Group announced yesterday its intentions to takeover DBS and made an offer of 30 cents a share for 50.1% of the company. Photon currently has a 30.55% interest and Huon Capital have already indicated that they will accept the offer for their 14.25%. This means that after 2 years Photon just needs 5.3% more of the shares to finally secure Dark Blue Sea.

In a ruling published on August 29th 2009, Paris’ Tribunal de Grande Instance has clarified the legal framework of domain names registrars.

Five years since the first law framing the liability of technical intermediaries such as Internet Service Providers (based on EC Directive 2000/31/EC) the Court explains that the Registrar’s business is of a “strict technical nature [and performed] following specific requests from customers who bear the sole responsibility of choosing and using the domain name”.

Call.com’s sale for US$1.1m was the one big sale in the week to 31 August for Sedo. The sale dwarfs all other Sedo sales for the week with editor.com ($225,000), sextv.com ($97,500) and alternate.com ($90,000) other notable sales. In ccTLD sales, games.eu sold for €67,500 ($96,600).

It appears as if Sarah Palin really does have intentions of running for the U.S. Presidency in 2012.

Lacoste,am apparel company that sells high-end clothing,footwear,perfume and some other products filed with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center two months ago,requesting the domain name,lacoste-shopping.com to be transfered to them.

Telnic,the registry operator for .tel started to select the .tel of the week. This week they selected oiso.tel to be the .tel of the week.The idea is to demonstrate what can be achieved with a .tel domain name.

United Services Automobile Association,submitted a complain to the National Arbitration Forum claiming rights over one domain name.

 

Bido has some notable domain names to be auctioned,such as shoot.us which is attracting a major interest.
All the auctions are one hour length.