auDRP on AirCharterServices.com.au – “Complaint Denied”
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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Domain Complaint
Domainer Show – Episode 36 – Gday.com.au auDRP and Market Update
Rob and Ed return for a much missed Domainer Show!
They discuss the gday.com.au and gday.net.au auDRP Complaint verdicts. They highlight how the Complainant (Discovery Holiday Parks Pty Ltd) actually made the original complaint against a long standing registrant and got the domain name deleted by auDA! They also talk about how best to defend yourself against auDRPs under the new licensing rules.
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Coming Soon On Domainer
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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auDRP Complaint Denied On GDAY.com.au
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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This Domain Name Dispute Is Up In The Air!
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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Should You Worry About Being A “Reseller”?
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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Affirm, Inc. lose their attempt to hijack Affirm.com.au
Back in April, I wrote this article that outlined how Affirm Inc. decided that they deserved the highly generic Australian domain name Affirm.com.au for themselves, FOR NO COMPENSATION, instead of the existing owner, who had legitimately owned it for 15 years.
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Was This An Attempt At “Highway Robbery”?
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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auDA Manager Explains Compliance & Complaints
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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The Good, Bad & Ugly Of auDA Complaints
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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Is this a Cyber Squatter or a Domain Investor?
In 2021, there are still some business owners who don’t understand the difference between a Cyber Squatter and a Domain Investor. Today, Domainer gives two easy-to-follow real-life examples.
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