“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell
You have until Monday, August 10, 2026 (23:59 UTC) to tell ICANN what you think. Do not miss this deadline. Submit comments here. There will likely be no further opportunity to comment on these changes. I ve completed my company s comments to ICANN regarding their proposed changes to the UDRP and URS. These lopsided changes harm domain name Continue reading "My comments to ICANN regarding their…
Monday is the deadline to submit comments to ICANN regarding the changes to the UDRP and URS in relations to IGOs, which harm the fundamental rights of domain name owners, that I discussed in Friday s blog post. I m still working on my lengthy submission (over 100 pages long now), as the ICANN materials are replete Continue reading "AI-generated podcast on the ICANN comment period regarding…
You have until Monday, August 10, 2026 (23:59 UTC) to tell ICANN what you think. Do not miss this deadline. Submit comments here. There will likely be no further opportunity to comment on these changes. Long-time readers of this blog know that I ve spent more than a decade fighting ICANN s repeated attempts to carve out Continue reading "RED ALERT: ICANN s Draft IGO Rules Would Transfer Your…
More than a decade ago, I broke the news about the LasVegas.com domain name transaction, which was $90 million spread over 35 years. The payments started in 2005, and will end in 2040. As I pointed out in 2023, that transaction is still active. Using the latest AI tools, I figured it would be cool Continue reading "LasVegas.com domain purchase calculator"
It s been an interesting couple of days, to say the least, since I published the terms of the Green.com domain name transaction on Saturday. The response suggests that some people in the domain name industry are finally beginning to think more seriously about attribution in the modern era, and about the need to properly recognize Continue reading "Attribution, Original Research, and the Green.com…
Given the prevalence of parasitic copycat blogging in the domain name industry, I have deliberately held back over the past few years from sharing numerous previously unreported transactions that I uncovered through exhaustive searches of public financial records. When original research is routinely repackaged by others with minimal attribution or added value, the incentive to Continue reading…
The turd polishers at ICANN have produced yet another highly polished turd of a report regarding domain name transfer policy, that is open for public comments until 23:59 UTC time on Monday June 16, 2025 (i.e. less than 24 hours from the time of this blog post). The report is being voted upon by the Continue reading "My Comments To The ICANN Board Regarding The Transfer Policy Final Report"
While I continue to discover previously unreported domain name transactions in public financial statements, I am mostly refraining from posting new articles due to the widespread and repeated parastic copycat “journalism” in the domain name industry. To understand why parasitic “journalism” is harmful, see this document by Grok, or this document by ChatGPT. That being said, it s worth revisiting…
The public comment period regarding the .COM renewal ends today (November 5, 2024). ICANN routinely ignores public input, and I expect that will continue with this comment period. Regardless, I ve submitted a comment opposing to the .COM renewal, in order to be on the record. You can also read it here (PDF). NB: After reviewing Continue reading "My Comments to ICANN Opposing the 2024 .COM Renewal"
According to a financial filing today by the seller of the Rocket.com domain name, L3Harris: For the quarter and three quarters ended September 27, 2024, includes $14 million of income net of related expenses from a domain name sale. (page 29) Clearly, that is a reference to the Rocket.com domain name transaction. While I continue Continue reading "Rocket.com domain name changed hands for USD $14…