CompareTheMarket.xxx becomes first .XXX domain name case won by respondent.
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A first : BGL Group Loses Case for .XXX Domain
Posted by – May 17, 2012
CompareTheMarket.xxx becomes first .XXX domain name case won by respondent.
Fourth win for .XXX Owner ! Borusan Holding wins BorusanHolding.XXX
Posted by – March 17, 2012
An arbitrator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has awarded BorusanHolding.xxx domain name to Borusan Holding.Borusan Holding submitted a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on January 18, 2012,asserting legal rights over the domain.
Third win for .XXX Owner : Denizbank wins DenizBank.xxx domain
Posted by – March 11, 2012
An arbitrator with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center has awarded DenizBank.xxx domain name to Denizbank.Denizbank submitted a complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center on January 17, 2012,asserting legal rights over the domain.
MSU acquires four .XXX domain names to keep its brand porn-free
Posted by – March 6, 2012
MSU acquired four .XXX domain name in an effort to prevent pornographers from exploiting its name and its trademark.The University acquired spartansagas.xxx, spartanswill.xxx and two other similar variations.
Second UDRP Win for .XXX Owner : Richard Branson wins RichardBranson.xxx domain name
Posted by – February 20, 2012
An arbitrator with the National Arbitration Forum has awarded RichardBranson.xxx domain name to Richard Branson.Richard Branson submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum on January 10,2012,asserting legal rights over the disputed domain name.
First two .xxx UDRP disputes filed
Posted by – January 2, 2012
First of many .xxx UDRP cases filed.
The first two uniform domain name dispute resolution (UDRP) cases for .xxx domain names have been filed. As with any new TLD launch, you can expect many more in the months to come.
The honors for the first case go to VIPINDIRIM for the domain name markafoni.xxx. The case was filed December 29 with the World Intellectual Property forum.
Runner up is a dispute at National Arbitration Forum filed December 30 for HEB.xxx. Although National Arbitration Forum does not disclose the identity of a complainant until the case is settled, HEB is the name of a large grocery store chain based in San Antonio.
Unless the owner of HEB.xxx specifically reached out to the complainant, this might be a difficult case to prove. The domain name doesn’t appear to (at least currently) resolve, so it will be hard to prove that the complainant was the target of the domain registration.
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University of Illinois opts not to buy .XXX domain names
Posted by – December 27, 2011
University of Illinois decided not to acquire .XXX domain name .However,officials threatened cyber-squatters with legal action if they will register Illinois-themed .XXX domain names .
University of Texas registers .XXX domain name to protect its image
Posted by – December 25, 2011
Many universities wanted to keep their brand porn-free and decided to acquire .XXX domain names .This is also the case of the University of Texas,who decided to protect its trademark and registered some .XXX domains in order to keep them out of the hands of pornographers.
Manwin reminds affiliates not to register its trademarks in .xxx
Posted by – December 16, 2011
Manwin changes terms of service of affiliate program.
Manwin isn’t going to protect its trademarks in .xxx by paying anything to ICM Registry, so it’s asking its affiliates not to register them, either.
A Domain Name Wire reader sent me a communication from one of Manwin’s programs, MofosCash.com (NSFW):
Hi All Webmasters,
It is very important that you read and understand the below change. If there are any questions, do not hesitate to contact your affiliate manager
Change to Section 9 of the Affiliate terms and conditions
9) Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that they shall not be entitled to a commission or referral fee for any and all referrals, which are in breach/violation of the terms of this agreement. Affiliate also acknowledges and agrees they shall not be entitled to a commission or referral fee from MofosCash.com or any subscription, which MofosCash.com in its sole and unfettered discretion determines, is the result of possible fraudulent activity. More specifically, Affiliate acknowledges and agrees that bidding on or purchasing any online paid advertising schemes or acquiring any domain names or URL’s in XXX that incorporate or are confusingly similar to any of MofosCash.com’s trademarks, service marks, or URLs including, but not limited to words or URLs such as “Mofos”, “Brazzers”, “Wicked” and/or “Twisty’s “, “RealityCash” or any other related trademarks, service marks, or URLs as determined by MofosCash.com’s in its sole discretion from time to time is hereby expressly prohibited. By way of example, such prohibited advertising schemes include pay-per-click models, sponsored links, search engine keywords, AdWords, or similar advertising schemes. In the event, that Affiliate does not comply with Section 9, MofosCash.com shall be entitled to reduce or cease the payout or payment amount otherwise due to Affiliate accordingly. In addition, family members and employees of the affiliate are not eligible as sign ups and any attempt to refer ineligible individuals to the program will result in immediate account termination.
NOTICE TO AFFILIATES
In accordance with your Affiliate Terms and Conditions Agreement, this notice is intended to confirm that acquiring any domain names or URL’s in XXX that incorporate or are confusingly similar to any of MofosCash.com’s trademarks, service marks, or URLs including, but not limited to words or URLs such as “Mofos”, “Brazzers”, “Wicked” and/or “Twisty’s “, “RealityCash” or any other related trademarks, service marks, or URLs as determined by MofosCash.com’s its sole discretion from time to time is expressly prohibited. In the event that you do not comply with this notice MofosCash.com’s shall be entitled to reduce or cease the payout or payment amount otherwise due to Affiliate accordingly.
Notice that it doesn’t say anything about affiliates not linking to its sites from .xxx. I’d kind of expect a ban on linking from .xxx sites based on what Manwin has told the press.
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.XXX General Availability Phase now open
Posted by – December 6, 2011
The General Availability phase of .XXX domain names is now open to the general public . .XXX domain names will be allocated to applicants on a first-come first serve basis .
