ICANN's latest tax return shows data on highly paid employees and contractors. ICANN has published its 2025 tax return (pdf) for the tax year ending June 30, 2025. The return shows that revenue was down about $10 million from the prior tax year, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN publishes 2025 tax return, including salary info
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Acquiring and building TLDs – DNW Podcast #586
· PodcastsHow ShortDot, which didn't apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot didn't apply for any top level domains in the 2012 round, but it later acquired TLDs and has grown its portfolio to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A dentist, an affair, and reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawA dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington Beach, California, had an affair, a local man decided to air his grievance in a very public way. Daniel Kim created a gripe ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German electronics company tries to reverse hijack katek.com
· Policy & LawThe company obtained trademark rights after the current owner acquired the domain. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that Katek AG, a German electronics manufacturing company, attempted to reverse hijack the domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
April’s top domain name stories
· Uncategorized.Com price hike and new identity requirements for .de led last month's stories. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Verisign raising wholesale .com prices - Not a big surprise here. Verisign is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Revenue down at Tucows Domains, but margin up
· Domain RegistrarsCompany reports declining domain name revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings this afternoon. Tucows Domains revenue declined 2% year over year to $64.1 million. The Wholesale and Value Added Services segments both declined, but the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Organization gives up fight for Prosecco.com domain name
· Policy & LawGroup that oversees DOC designation for prosecco tells court it is not seeking transfer of domains. Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, an Italian organization that manages and oversees the "Denominazione di ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Test driving Notify.domains, “Google alerts for domains”
· ServicesSee how Notify.domains tracked a domain as it went through an auction. Last month, I interviewed Mike Cyger about his new business, Notify.domains. Notify.domains tracks over 150 domain attributes to help people acquire the domains they have their ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain names from Ponzi scheme are on auction
· Domain SalesDomains registered to a real estate investment firm in receivership are on the auction block. A handful of real estate and financial themes are available in a receivership auction that ends Thursday. The domains were registered by EquiAlt, which ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Early Warning Report officially launches for new top level domains
· UncategorizedPlatform helps top level domain applicants resolve contention sets before applications are revealed. Early Warning Report, a system to help top level domain applicants navigate potential contention sets, officially launched today. This new TLD ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
