Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid

Readings for March 24th, 2008

Published on 2008-03-24 20:58:12 2 Comments Edit
URL: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/d2007...

"Even if Respondent knew of Complainant's trade mark and other "gold medal"? trade marks at the time of registration of the domain name in dispute, there is insufficient evidence in this record to conclude that Respondent targeted Complainant's trade mark with this particular domain name registration. Instead, though Respondent's use for a landing page is hardly a bona fide good faith use, Respondent's explanation of registering the domain name in dispute because of its common meaning seems credible here, despite Respondent's history of other bad faith registrations."

Source: Wipo

Paid Content: Demand Media Raises Another $35 Million; Total Comes To $355 Million

Published on 2008-03-24 18:56:36 0 Comment Edit
URL: http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-demand-media-raises-ano...

Demand Media, the Santa Monica-based social and domain name media firm, has raised another $35 million in its fourth round of funding, according to SEC filings picked up by PEHub. The company recently bought social media tools firm Pluck, for about $67 million, as we reported earlier this month.

Demand raised $100 million for the fourth round last year and this is new money into the round. For the $100 million, investors included Goldman Sachs, 3i Group, Generation Partners, Oak Investment Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors. No word on who invested in this $35 million raise.

The company has now raised $355 million since being launched in March 2006, including earlier rounds of $120 million and $100 million. It was founded by CEO Richard Rosenblatt, former head of MySpace parent company Intermix Media.

Source: Paid Content

eCommerce Times: Domain Name Registrars: The Weakest Link in Online Free Speech

Published on 2008-03-24 18:54:24 0 Comment Edit
URL: http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/Domain-Name-Registrars-T...

Protesters have learned to target domain name registrars instead of the actual publishers of offending content, because those usually anonymous Internet players will fold like a tent in the face of an impending storm. "It is an interesting new strategy that is being used more and more," said Edward J. Naughton, a partner with Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels.

Source: eCommerce Times

Elliot's Blog: Re-Contacting Domain Owners

Published on 2008-03-24 16:32:27 0 Comment Edit
URL: http://www.elliotsblog.com/index.php/2008/03/24/re-contactin...

Now might be a great time to re-contact domain owners if they were previously reluctant to sell a domain name. With the credit crunch, rising unemployment rate, depressed real estate values, and the dropping Dow (aside from the past few days), people may wish to cash in their virtual domain assets. This might make it easier for you to convince someone to sell a domain name they have been holding out on selling.

Source: Elliot's Blog