It's all about domain names
In yet another win for the good guys, an auDRP complaint on the domain name Event-X.com.au was successfully defended for the Respondent by Nicole Murdoch of Eaglegate Lawyers.
Key points on Domainer today …
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Earlier this month I wrote about a pending auDRP complaint between two competing “Air Charter Service” companies.
The result is in. Details on Domainer …
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In no particular order, this is what’s coming up soon on Domainer.
The Domainer Show returns with a special episode about defending the recent auDRP on Gday.com.au.
And quite a few “tips and tricks” that I have learnt about buying, selling and managing domain names in Australia.
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In what is welcome news for domain investors, registrants and entrepreneurs, a 3 Member WIPO Panel has just unanimously decided in favour of the legitimate Registrant of this generic domain name. This was despite a Complainant (with deep pockets) instructing Minter Ellison to go after the domain.
Domainer has highlighted some quotes – as well as including the full decision.
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There is a current dispute between two air charter businesses over the domain name aircharterservices.com.au. It is being dealt with via the auDRP process.
The Complainant has the singular of the domain name. Domainer has a quick look at some of the issues.
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Just recently, Anthony from Drop sent me an email about the possible dangers of being a “reseller”.
He raised some good points – so naturally I followed up with a couple of parties – including auDA. You can read my conclusion!
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The City of Parramatta Council (“The Council”) was last week officially found “guilty” of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking with regards the domain name Parramatta.com.au. For those that may not know what that means, in simple terms, they filed a dispute / complaint against the long standing registrant of this valuable premium domain name in order to try and have it transferred to them for free! And they lost spectacularly.
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The process of handling Australian Domain Name complaints is changing on the 12th April – less than one month away. auDA’s Compliance Manager Steph Viljoen did a short online presentation last week on an ICANN Forum. If you are a domain investor or registrant, it is definitely well worth watching.
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There is nothing more distressing to a responsible domain investor or legitimate registrant when they get an auDA complaint about one or more of their domain names via email.
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Many domain investors are reporting a surge in the number of complaints they are receiving via their Registrar/s – or directly from auDA.
An auDA complaint generally stems from someone who wants your domain but does not wish to pay a market value for it. Making a complaint is currently very easy – online process; costs nothing; and can be done anonymously.
As the subject headline suggests, prevention is definitely better than cure! As domain investors, we must try and follow the rules – even if we sometimes disagree.
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A couple of days ago, I wrote this article about people and businesses rorting the system by registering .org.au domain names when they were not entitled to do so. I urged auDA to take action by doing an audit (just like they sometimes do to us domain investors when they get an anonymous complaint).
Well, I got so many calls and emails and LinkedIn messages in support about this. Absolutely amazing.
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