Zak Muscovitch at DomainConvergence 2008

Guest contributor Zak Muscovitch is a domain name lawyer, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has been practicing domain name law for over ten years and is now running for the election for a seat on the CIRA Board of Directors. Go to http://www.DNattorney.com and http://zak-for-cira.ca/ for more information.

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (“CIRA”) operates Canada’s .CA domain name registry in the “public interest”. Where does this authority come from and what is the “public interest”? During the current 2010 election for CIRA’s Board of Directors, these questions should be raised and debated. CIRA has an important role to fill as the operational manager of the registry, but has an equally important role to fill in terms of governing the .CA space in the public interest.

Read the full article after the jump.

When CIRA was incorporated as a Canadian federal corporation without share capital (otherwise known as a not-for-profit corporation) on December 30, 1998, there was no mention of “the public interest” in its formal objectives as filed with Industry Canada. CIRA’s formal objectives were:

a) to act as the registry for the .CA Internet domain;

b) to provide professional registry services comparable to other major national and international Internet registries;

c) to develop and carry out any other Internet-related registration activities in Canada; and

d) to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

In 2006, CIRA made apparently minor revisions to their filed objectives with Industry Canada, so that c), above, now read;

“to develop, carry out and/or support any other Internet-related activities in Canada”.

The change is small, but noteworthy. One can see that “support” of “any internet-related activities” was added, ostensibly expanding CIRA’a objectives to include broader involvement and support in anything Internet related, not just registration related. This is the foundation for CIRA’s mandate to be actively involved in supporting Internet related activities in Canada. But there was still no mention of the “public interest” in CIRA’s formal objectives. So where does the “public interest” come into play for CIRA?

On March 11, 1999, Michael Binder, Assistant Deputy Minister Spectrum, Information Technologies and Telecommunications (Industry Canada), wrote a letter to Rob Hall, then Chairman of the Board of CIRA, to thank John Demco for his management of the registry for the previous ten years, to congratulate CIRA on its incorporation, and to “recognize CIRA as the administrator of the .ca domain space” (the “Binder Letter”).

The Binder Letter essentially confirmed that the Government of Canada was permitting CIRA to run the registry and that CIRA was expected to adopt certain principles in its operation. The term “public interest” however, did not appear in this letter. Rather, the term “public resource” was used in the following manner:

“The .CA domain space is a key public resource, helping to promote the development of electronic commerce in Canada and important to our country’s future social and economic development”.

The term “public resource” was used within a context that suggested that .CA domain names had two important roles to play, which were both in the public interest;

a) economic development through the development of Internet businesses for wealth creation; and

b) social development so Canada could fulfill its aspirations as a society.

Accordingly, even though the term, “public interest” was not expressly used by Industry Canada in confirming CIRA’s mandate, it was nonetheless made clear CIRA was to operate the .CA registry with this combination of public interest priorities in mind; namely economic and social development.

The first express use of the term “public interest” as it relates to CIRA, appeared shortly thereafter. On October 10, 2000, Industry Canada confirmed to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”), that CIRA was formally being designated as Canada’s administrator of the .CA registry. In this letter, Industry Canada expressly confirmed that CIRA was to operate in the “public interest”:

This agreement provides that the Government of Canada will designate CIRA to be the new administrator of the .ca and that CIRA will manage the .ca in accordance with principles set by the Government of Canada in the March 11, 1999 letter referred to above and any additional principles that are in the public interest and reasonable. [emphasis added]

The “agreement” referred to by Industry Canada, above, was the “Umbrella Agreement” wherein UBC (the former .CA administrator under the leadership of John Demco), the Government of Canada, and CIRA, agreed on the transition to administration of the .CA registry by CIRA. The Umbrella Agreement expressly made reference to both CIRA being mandated to operate the .CA registry as a “public resource” and in the “public interest”.

The Umbrella Agreement expressly confirmed that the “public interest”, as originally expressed in the Binder Letter, involved both a concern for economic and social development:

“the parties are of the view that the .ca domain space should be developed as a key public resource for social and economic development for all Canadians”. [emphasis added]

The Umbrella Agreement further confirmed that in accordance with Industry Canada’s mandate to CIRA of October 10, 1999:

“CIRA was incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation with the intention of managing the .ca domain space in the public interest”. [emphasis added]

The next appearance of the express use of the term, “public interest”, as it relates to CIRA, appeared in the “Principles for the Delegation and Administration of Country Code Top Level Domain Names”, Presented by ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee on February 23, 2000 (the “GAC Principles”). This document’s objective was to suggest principles that will assist in the development of best practice for the delegation and administration of ccTLDs (country code top-level domain names, such as .CA).

Section 5.1 of the GAC Principles stated:

The relevant government or public authority ultimately represents the interests of the people of the country or territory for which the ccTLD has been delegated. Accordingly, the role of the relevant government or public authority is to ensure that the ccTLD is being administered in the public interest, whilst taking into consideration issues of public policy and relevant law and regulation. [emphasis added]

The GAC Principles also laid out some broader principles that emphasized that while a ccTLD manager such as CIRA has a duty to serve the public interest of its local community, it also has a duty to the global Internet community:

The Internet has evolved from a tool reserved for computer and networking research, to a global medium for commerce, education, and communication. The new realities of the Internet, including its increased importance as a vehicle for national economic growth, and the expanding and more diverse nature of the Internet community necessitated evolution in the traditional means of managing and administering Internet technical functions.

The manager of a ccTLD performs a public service on behalf of the relevant local community and as such the designated manager has a duty to serve this community. The designated manager also has a responsibility to the global Internet community. By ‘global Internet community’ we do not mean any specific legal or international entity, but rather we interpret the term to refer to all of those who are affected by, now or in the future, the operation of the relevant TLD, because such operation may impinge on more than one jurisdiction and affect the interests of individuals and entities from both within the relevant country or territory and elsewhere.

Although this was an ICANN document and an ICANN set of principles, CIRA formally and legally adopted certain of the GAC Principles on November 30, 2000. Then Chair of the CIRA Board, Maureen Cubberley, wrote to Michael Roberts, President of ICANN, and stated that “CIRA supports the framework of the GAC principles as a sound basis for the ongoing relationships concerning the delegation and administration of ccTLDs” and confirmed CIRA’s commitment to administering the .CA registry as a “public resource” in accordance with the Binder Letter.

Accordingly, CIRA’s mandate to operate the .CA registry both as a public resource for economic and social development, and in the public interest, has a well established foundation and history. The question then turns to the myriad of possible applications of these important but very broad principles and to what degree CIRA has followed them.

On October 7, 1999, renowned Internet Law expert, Professor Michael Geist, expressed his concern for what he felt was a “Disappearing Public Interest Mandate”. He noted that “CIRA has not done enough to advance the potential social side of the mandate despite [is] and leaving it to its directors to question whether the social contributions found in leading country-code domains around the world are even part of CIRA’s mandate.” This followed Professor Geist’s previous Blog posting and Toronto Star article wherein he questioned “an unmistakable shift toward prioritizing commercial gain over the public interest”. As examples of this shift, Professor Geist noted a “decision to effectively terminate plans to create an external, public interest body to address “excess” funds”, a decision to “expand CIRA’s registry services to new generic top-level domains”, and “killed a planned submission to the CRTC’s net neutrality hearings”.

In response to Professor Geist, CIRA Chief Executive Office, Byron Holland, disputed Professor Geist’s observations while confirming that “the dot-ca domain is essential to social and economic development within Canada, and we take our mandate of effective stewardship of this key public resource very seriously”. Mr. Holland stated that CIRA “[had] not abandoned plans to actively pursue other public-interest elements of [CIRA’s] mandate”, but noted “[CIRA has] been steadily building [a] reserve but [CIRA] is not quite there yet”.

Mr. Holland also noted that, “CIRA is pursuing additional sources of revenue from other potential registry services to ensure that we have the funds necessary to live up to our stated operational obligations and increased activity in the public interest side of the Canadian domain space.”

Accordingly, what can be seen here, is the struggle to follow both tracks that the Government of Canada mandated CIRA to follow, namely social and economic development, in the public interest. Professor Geist has correctly pointed out that social development in the public interest, is a key component of Canada’s mandate to CIRA, and yet there is scarce evidence that CIRA has embarked on what could be considered an appropriately ambitious course. Professor Geist cites the fact that  “other countries have used their domain name authorities to fund research, engage in public policy, or even grant every citizen the right to a domain name at no cost”, yet Canada appears to have not pursued any of these social development opportunities in any substantial manner.

On the other hand, Mr. Holland correctly points out that in order to fulfill Canada’s mandate to CIRA to engage in social development, CIRA must raise funds from economic development opportunities, including managing CIRA with “reliance on market forces and private sector leadership”, as required in the Binder letter. CIRA cannot of course make any substantial headway into social development projects without adequate resources, and therefore the exploration of revenue generation opportunities is required and closely tied to CIRA’s mandate of social development.

Nevertheless, an election is now underway for the Board of Directors of CIRA, and it is imperative, indeed it is in the public interest, for all concerned to vigorously debate how CIRA can better follow the two tracks of social and economic development mandated by the Government of Canada by seeking and applying all appropriate sources of revenue.

CIRA is in an enviable position of being able to realize reoccurring revenues from its monopoly over .CA registrations. It gets $8.50 year after year, for each .CA registered. CIRA currently has nearly 1.5 million .CA’s registered. By promoting the .CA registry and by increasing access to .CA domain names in a manner consistent with CIRA’s mandate, CIRA could potentially reap millions more on an annual basis that it could, and should, apply to ambitious social and economic development projects. The nature of such projects should be debated and raised in the election with all ideas put on the table, from free domain names for all Canadians, to a special fund for Canadian Internet entrepreneurs.

As someone standing for election for the single public seat available this year on the CIRA Board, I intend to continue to raise these issues in public and would like for others to do the same.

Zak Muscovitch is a Canadian domain name lawyer and his CIRA election web site is zak-for-cira.ca.

(c) 2010 DomainNameNews.com

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The domain name owner of DandG.com just fought off a complaint by Dolce & Gabbana. (the decision has not yet been reported)

However is a nice win for the domain holder who was represented by Mike Rodenbaugh of Rodenbaugh Law.

Its a very interesting decision since Dolce & Gabbana has a very well known trademark on D&G since at least 1994 and the domain owner even offered to sell Dolce & Gabbana the domain,  (among others) for an amount in excess of $100,000.

The panel put a LOT of weight on the fact that the domain holder put up a Twitter and Facebook page for D & G Marketing and actually had followers

Here are the highlights from the decision:

“The Complainant also owns at least one trademark registration for the D&G Design trademark in the United States of America”

“The disputed domain name was first registered on November 17, 2003, and for approximately 6 years, it was used in connection with a website for a business called David & Goliath Advertising Agency or D&G Advertising.”

“The Respondent acquired the disputed domain name from a third party on February 24, 2010, who in turn had purchased the disputed domain name by public auction.”

At the time the Complaint was filed, the disputed domain name reverted to a one page website which featured the Respondent’s “D&G” Marketing logo. ”

“Shortly after acquiring the disputed domain name, the Respondent contacted 6 different D&G-related businesses, including the Complainant, to solicit offers to purchase the disputed domain name. The Complainant and Respondent exchanged correspondence about the proposed assignment of the disputed domain name, but were unable to reach an agreement.  The Respondent sought payment in the amount of USD100,000.”

“The Complainant submits that the word “and” is commonly used to denote the ampersand symbol in domain names, because the “&” symbol cannot at this time be used under typical domain name protocols.  Therefore, the Respondent’s use of the common word “and” between the letters “d” and “g”, creates the functional equivalent of the Complainant’s trademark D&G.”

“Accordingly, the Complainant contends that the disputed domain name <dandg.com> is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s D&G trademark.”

“”The Respondent submits that it had a legitimate interest in owning the disputed domain name, which is composed of two of the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, and the common word “and”. ”

“The Respondent claims to have purchased the disputed domain name <dandg.com> on February 24, 2010 with the intention of operating a marketing firm called D&G Marketing, standing for David & Goliath.  The Respondent has submitted evidence of the Respondent’s D&G logo, letterhead, business cards and an e-mail address, and evidence of marketing the D&G Marketing business through Facebook and Twitter.  The Respondent contends that its evidence supports the conclusion that the Respondent has a legitimate interest in the disputed domain name.”

“The Respondent further submits that it is in the business of acquiring domain names, creating corporate logos and branding programs, and selling the entire branded portfolio (including the domain name) to interested buyers.   This practice of buying and selling domain names and developed portfolio is characterized as a legitimate interest under the Policy.”

“The Respondent submits that it was not aware of the Complainant’s rights in the D&G trademark.”

“The Respondent further submits that it acquired the disputed domain name for the purposes of running a marketing business under the name D&G Marketing.  In any event, the Respondent contends that the purchase of a domain name for purposes of resale is not evidence of bad faith in and of itself.”

“The Respondent submits that it did not target the Complainant, but sent inquiries to several companies that used the initials “D” and “G”, and that this offering for sale of the disputed domain name to several entities is evidence of good faith”

“Furthermore, the offering for sale of the disputed domain name for more than the cost of registration is not evidence of bad faith per se.”

“The disputed domain name was purchased by Respondent after it had been registered and used for many years, in the marketing field, thereby acquiring significant value which had nothing to do with the Complainant’s business.   Therefore, in all the circumstances, the Respondent contends that the offer to sell the disputed domain name to Complainant for USD100,000 is not evidence of bad faith.”

“The Panel finds that the Complainant has established rights in the D&G trademark by the evidence submitted in the Complaint.

“The Panel finds that the disputed domain name <dandg.com> is in fact the functional equivalent of the trademark D&G, and accordingly it can reasonably be viewed as a virtual replication of the Complainant’s D&G trademark.”

“Therefore, the Panel finds that the disputed domain name <dandg.com> is confusingly similar to the Complainant’s trademark.

The Panel’s assessment of the evidence filed in these proceedings is that it sets out the history of this domain name as follows:

“1.   The disputed domain name was registered in November 17, 2003.  The disputed domain name was registered and used by David & Goliath Advertising Agency or D&G Advertising for over 6 years.  From the case record, no complaint appears to have been made against the disputed domain name over this period.

“2.   The original domain name registration expired, and the disputed domain name was then sold by public auction.  At that point, the disputed domain name was purchased by a third party, who then in turn sold it to the Respondent on February 24, 2010.”

“3.   The Respondent acquired the disputed domain name, according to the submissions filed for the purpose of (i) operating a marketing business under the name D&G Marketing;  and (ii) for the purpose of reselling the disputed domain name for a profit.”

“4.   On March 12, 2010, sixteen (16) days after acquiring the disputed domain name, the Respondent sent e-mails soliciting 6 different “D&G” businesses offering to sell the disputed domain name.”

“5.   In the relatively short period from the date of acquisition (February 24, 2010) to the commencement of these proceedings (May 10, 2010), the Respondent has taken some preliminary steps towards setting up a business.

“These preliminary steps include what could reasonably be viewed as typical conduct for the early stages of any business:  for example, preparation of business cards and letterhead with a logo.  As such, these steps do not carry significant weight in terms of proving the operation of an actual business. ”

“However, the Respondent also established temporary Twitter and Facebook accounts which promoted its D&G Marketing business in the field of online marketing.  The Respondent has furnished evidence of 435 followers on Twitter. ”

“In its supplemental evidence, Respondent provided an affidavit and brief supporting statements from three potential customers, describing how D&G Marketing has promoted its business in association with the D&G name over the past few months.  Although the evidence is somewhat thin in terms of proving business activity in the conventional sense (i.e. customers and revenues), it is significant for one consistent point:  nothing in the Respondent’s website, printed materials, logo, graphics, or social networking sites makes any reference to the business of Dolce & Gabbana or to the fashion and design fields where the Complainant operates.  All the evidence is in fact, consistent with the Respondent’s position that it is in the early stages of setting up an online marketing venture, with the possibility that it may sell the disputed domain name as part of its portfolio of domain names.”"

“The Respondent has also brought forward evidence that the letters “D” and “G”, and the combination “D&G” are commonly adopted business identifiers in the U.S. market and elsewhere.  The Respondent has identified many users of the “D&G” business name in the Los Angeles area alone, and notes that there are multiple trademark registrations for D&G in the U.S. and in Europe for a variety of products and services.  Five of the businesses (other than the Complainant) approached by Respondent to solicit offers for the disputed domain name appear to have their own legitimate interests in using “D&G” as part of their operating names, (e.g. D&G Sports – California).”

“Bearing in mind that the burden of proof is on the Complainant to establish the absence of a right or legitimate interests on the part of the Respondent, in this Panel’s opinion, the evidence in its totality favours the Respondent.  On the balance of probabilities, based on the evidence filed in this matter, the Panel finds that the Complainant has failed to establish that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the disputed domain name.”

“Accordingly, in all of these circumstances, the Panel finds that the Complainant has not satisfied the requirement under paragraph 4(a)(ii) of the Policy. “In making its finding for the Respondent, the Panel nevertheless acknowledges that on the basis of a more complete evidentiary record and with the benefit of cross-examination, a Court or tribunal could reach a different conclusion.  In the UDRP process, the Panel is limited in terms of the ability to test the evidence put forward by the parties.  In many cases, the proof of abusive registrations is relatively straightforward.  However, when a respondent provides (what ultimately proved to be) sworn evidence contesting the complainant’s essential allegations, with supporting documentation, and that evidence is not subject to cross-examination, and the complainant has been unable to put into the record contrary evidence or argument sufficient to rebut or call into question the veracity of that provided by the respondent despite being offered the opportunity to do so,  the burden on the complainant to satisfy all elements under the policy is obviously difficult to meet.  That was the particular challenge faced by the Complainant in this matter.”

Interesting case.

If you compare this case with one released yesterday, over the domain name BandH.com, that held for the much less famous trademark of B&H (photo equipment) since the domain was pointed to a affiliate site selling photo equipment

Revenue at domain name brokerage and parking company Sedo for the first half of 2010 was down compared to the same period last year, but earnings were up.

Sedo Holding reported (pdf) revenue of 21.9M EUR for its Sedo division in H1 2010, compared to 22.6M EUR for H1 2009. However, profit increased from 3.0M EUR to 3.3M EUR. The company’s employee base dropped from 172 to 157 between periods.

At the end of June the company had 16.7 million domain names listed for sale, up 26.5% from last year. It now has 7.3 million parked domains, up 17.7% compared H1 2009. Sedo has 1.1 million registered users as of the end of the half, up 22.2% in a year.

The company is sticking with its prediction that 2010 will be a slightly down year for its Sedo division, followed by a return to growth in 2011.

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The land rush auction for Slots.co started yesterday and the current high bid is as of time of publication is $15,500.

So we are opening up a poll on what you think this domain will sell for.

The auction closes in 6 days unless extended under the bidding rules of the .Co auctions.

Slots.com sold earlier this year for around $5.5 Million

I’m in the auction for Slots.co and will keep you updated on the bidding.

As always place your vote on the right and your comments below.

The auction sold 107 domains out of 157 for a total of 75,290 Euro (appx. $96,700 USD). Notable sales include tunen.de for 10,000 EUR (tuning in German, appx. $12,850 USD), qe.de foer 5,000 EUR (appx.$6,4000 USD ) and Militär.de (military in German) for the same amount.

See the full unofficial results after the jump.

Lot #	Domain Name	Opening Bid/Range	Comments	Status	Price (EUR)
10	RückreiseVersicherung.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	& rueckreiseversicherung.de English Translation: return trip insurance Goggle KW Results(3140)	SOLD	240
20	Duft-Kerze.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: scented candle Goggle KW Results(68500)	SOLD	50
30	Fussbaelle.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: balls for soccer Total Backlinks(7)	SOLD	210
40	Heckenrosen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: dog roses Goggle KW Results(393000)	SOLD	410
50	Smaragde.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: emeralds Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	230
60	Kostbarkeiten.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: treasures Goggle KW Results(382000)	SOLD	510
70	Juwelen.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: jewels Total Backlinks(40)	SOLD	900
80	AutoWerkstatt.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: garage Total Backlinks(8)	SOLD	450
90	Customizer.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(12)	SOLD	110
100	Chromfelge.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: chrome wheel rim Goggle KW Results(819000)	SOLD	400
110	Räder.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: wheels Goggle KW Results(4890000)	SOLD	450
120	Tunen.de	10.000-20.000 EUR	& tunen.com English Translation: german slang for tuning Goggle KW Results(523000)	SOLD	10000
130	Anabelle.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: german female firstname Goggle KW Results(2180000)	SOLD	220
140	Björn.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: German first name Goggle KW Results(16800000)	SOLD	200
150	Hochzeitsanzeiger.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: wedding advertiser Alexa Rank(5577274)	SOLD	1500
160	Jörg.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: German first name Alexa Rank(8410581)	SOLD	500
170	Jil.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(8)	SOLD	150
180	Populär.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: popular Goggle KW Results(4580000)	SOLD	650
190	Stärker.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: stronger Goggle KW Results(9580000)	SOLD	650
200	Vwq.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(19)	SOLD	180
210	Amateure.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: amateurs PageRank(1)	SOLD	2000
220	Ekstase.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: ecstasy Goggle KW Results(697000)	SOLD	90
230	SexClubs.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(2)	SOLD	3100
240	Interracial.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(49400000)	pass
250	GrosseBrüste.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: big breasts Goggle KW Results(262000)	SOLD	550
260	HängeBrüste.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: sagging breasts Goggle KW Results(585000)	SOLD	400
270	KleineBrüste.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: small breasts Goggle KW Results(83400)	SOLD	500
280	Füsse.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: feet Goggle KW Results(3430000)	SOLD	400
290	Löcher.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: holes Goggle KW Results(2800000)	pass
300	Pornster.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(125000)	SOLD	170
310	Zfh.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(8)	SOLD	110
320	AutoVollkasko.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: car comprehensive cover Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	750
330	Tarifverträge.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: collective (labor) agreements Goggle KW Results(451000)	SOLD	2000
340	Versicherungstarife.net	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: insurance tariffs Total Backlinks(3)	pass
350	TarifVergleich.org	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: rate comparison Alexa Rank(3218778)	pass
360	RentenVersicherungen.com	10.000-20.000 EUR	""English Translation: pension insurances PageRank(1)	pass
370	LebensVersicherungen.de	200.000-300.000 EUR	English Translation: life insurances	pass
380	Analgetika.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: analgetic	SOLD	200
390	BioMedikament.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: organic drug Total Backlinks(7)	SOLD	900
400	Herzfehler.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: cardiac defect / cardiac defects Goggle KW Results(190000)	SOLD	600
410	Potenz-Mittel.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: virility health Goggle KW Results(914000)	SOLD	210
420	Hode.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: testicle Total Backlinks(1)	pass
430	Unfruchtbar.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: Infertile Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	1000
440	Hühnerauge.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: clavus Goggle KW Results(108000)	SOLD	500
450	Wannenlift.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: bath tub lift Goggle KW Results(21700)	SOLD	700
460	Qe.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	"" Alexa Rank(8410581)	SOLD	5000
470	Wq.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	"" Alexa Rank(15045800)	pass
480	Staumeldungen.ch	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: traffic jam news Alexa Rank(19307946)	SOLD	100
490	FlugTarife.info	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: air fares Goggle KW Results(350000)	SOLD	200
500	Tur.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(73700000)	SOLD	430
510	AsienRundreise.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: asia round trip Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	230
520	FlugPläne.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: flight schedules Goggle KW Results(183000)	pass
530	Vfd.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(2)	SOLD	250
540	Nordkorea.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: north korea Alexa Rank(17305885)	pass
550	Vorpommern.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: german region Total Backlinks(6)	SOLD	750
560	Verreisen.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: to travel PageRank(2)	pass
570	Buchen.info	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: booking Goggle KW Results(14400000)	pass
580	StädteFlug.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: city flight Goggle KW Results(48000)	pass
590	FlugDatenbank.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: flight database PageRank(1)	pass
600	Flohbänder.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: flea collars Goggle KW Results(9600)	SOLD	60
610	Jackett.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: jacket Goggle KW Results(200000)	SOLD	800
620	Kinderwaegen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: baby buggies Goggle KW Results(330000)	SOLD	1000
630	KochBlog.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: cooking blog Goggle KW Results(221000)	SOLD	420
640	TopWeine.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: top wines Goggle KW Results(205000)	SOLD	140
650	MilitärFahrzeuge.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: military vehicles Goggle KW Results(166000)	SOLD	550
660	MilitärShop.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: military shop Goggle KW Results(46800)	SOLD	500
670	Weinbrand.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: brandy Goggle KW Results(175000)	SOLD	1500
680	Kleider.info	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: clothes Total Backlinks(1)	pass
690	Speisen.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: food Alexa Rank(22698010)	SOLD	1600
700	Stiefelette.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: half boot Alexa Rank(17305885)	pass
710	Würstchen.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: Sausage / sausages Goggle KW Results(639000)	SOLD	1550
720	Militär.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: military Goggle KW Results(6070000)	SOLD	5000
730	Waschmaschinen.de	100.000-149.000 EUR	& waschmaschine.de (Paket) English Translation: washing machines & washing machine	pass
740	Saeugetiere.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: mammals Goggle KW Results(526000)	SOLD	80
750	Eidechsen.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: lizards Goggle KW Results(150000)	SOLD	1000
760	Farmen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: farms Total Backlinks(40)	SOLD	310
770	Bikeblog.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Alexa Rank(3218778)	SOLD	280
780	PokerFriends.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(41600)	SOLD	40
790	PokerHaus.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: poker house Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	40
800	PokerHoldem.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(287000)	SOLD	100
810	BaumHaus.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: tree house Alexa Rank(19307946)	SOLD	200
820	MusicalStuttgart.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(1)	pass
830	Spö.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(1610000)	pass
840	Stierkampf.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: bullfight Alexa Rank(9714958)	SOLD	950
850	Wetter-Cam.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: weather cam Total Backlinks(3)	pass
860	FilmBlog.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: movie blog Alexa Rank(11490490)	pass
870	Bankverbindungen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: bank data Total Backlinks(4)	SOLD	100
880	Festgelder.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: fixed deposits Goggle KW Results(28600)	SOLD	500
890	Hedgefond.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(2)	SOLD	600
900	KreditKosten.info	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: credit costs Goggle KW Results(64300)	SOLD	70
910	Privat-Girokonto.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: private bank account Total Backlinks(2)	SOLD	100
920	PrivatkontoVergleich.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: private bankaccount comparison Total Backlinks(4)	SOLD	40
930	TagesgeldKonten.ch	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: day-to-day money accounts Total Backlinks(10)	SOLD	110
940	Versicherungspraemie.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: insurance rate Alexa Rank(15065791)	pass
950	KleinkreditVermittlung.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: Small Credit Agency Goggle KW Results(22)	SOLD	300
960	Techblog.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(2230000)	pass
970	Debitkarten.com	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: debit cards PageRank(2)	pass
980	Nu.de	10.000-20.000 EUR	"" PageRank(1)	pass
990	Umruestung.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: modification Goggle KW Results(607000)	SOLD	1050
1000	ErdgasUmrüster.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: natural gas modificators Goggle KW Results(31400)	SOLD	150
1010	UmzugsTransporter.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: relocation transporter Alexa Rank(15065791)	SOLD	310
1020	AutoVerleiher.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: car rentals PageRank(1)	SOLD	600
1030	Kleinlaster.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: light lorry	SOLD	700
1040	ErdgasUmbau.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: natural gas modification Goggle KW Results(6530)	pass
1050	MpuBeratung.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: consultations to get a driving liscence after drink & drive Goggle KW Results(64200)	SOLD	600
1060	JahreswagenBörse.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: one year old car market place Goggle KW Results(19900)	SOLD	600
1070	Anfänger.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: Beginner / beginners Goggle KW Results(5280000)	SOLD	1050
1080	Kühler.com	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: radiator Goggle KW Results(4000000)	pass
1090	Probefahrten.org	10.000-20.000 EUR	""English Translation: test drives PageRank(2)	pass
1100	Leihwagen.de	100.000-149.000 EUR	English Translation: rental car	pass
1110	DigitalRahmen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: digital frame / digital frames Goggle KW Results(235000)	pass
1120	Günstige-Handyverträge.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: cheap cellphone contracts Goggle KW Results(187000)	pass
1130	Hd-Empfänger.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: hd-receiver Goggle KW Results(5080000)	pass
1140	HdSatellitenreceiver.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: hd satellite receiver Goggle KW Results(34500)	pass
1150	TouchMonitore.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: touchscreens Goggle KW Results(261000)	pass
1160	FotoDrucke.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: photo prints Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	800
1170	WlanKamera.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: wlancam Goggle KW Results(182000)	SOLD	500
1180	HdFernseher.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: hd televison / hd televisions Goggle KW Results(152000)	pass
1190	DigitalKameras.de	150.000-199.000 EUR	English Translation: digital cameras	pass
1200	Kameras.de	200.000-300.000 EUR	English Translation: cameras	pass
1210	Präsentation.org	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: presentation Goggle KW Results(4720000)	SOLD	160
1220	Raeumung.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: Clearance / dispossession Goggle KW Results(410000)	SOLD	60
1230	Us-Immobilie.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: US-real estate Goggle KW Results(12200000)	SOLD	100
1240	WerbeFahnen.com	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: advertising flags Alexa Rank(22698010)	SOLD	950
1250	Sonderfracht.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: special cargo Goggle KW Results(1860)	pass
1260	Brauchwasseranlage.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: raw water system Goggle KW Results(92600)	SOLD	700
1270	Awu.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(3)	SOLD	150
1280	Verkaeufe.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: sales Goggle KW Results(1690000)	pass
1290	Bwö.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(51000)	pass
1300	Whoisprotection.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(25500)	pass
1310	Wirtschaft.org	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: economy (also pub) PageRank(1)	pass
1320	Firmen.de	200.000-300.000 EUR	English Translation: Firms / companies	pass
1330	HostingLoesungen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: hosting solutions Goggle KW Results(124000)	SOLD	130
1340	Scams.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(233000000)	SOLD	300
1350	ServerGehaeuse.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: server rack / server racks Goggle KW Results(123000)	pass
1360	ServerRack.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	500
1370	ComputerVirus.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	"" Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	900
1380	Lüfter.com	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: fan Goggle KW Results(3490000)	SOLD	2500
1390	Freemailer.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	Goggle KW Results(45500)	pass
1400	Azubis.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: apprentices (short term) Total Backlinks(9)	SOLD	110
1410	Graphikerin.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: female designer/ graphic artist Goggle KW Results(119000)	SOLD	340
1420	Nebenbeschäftigung.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: auxiliary income / spare-time work Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	210
1430	Unterstufe.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: lower grade Goggle KW Results(311000)	SOLD	200
1440	Vertreter.ch	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: Agent / ambassador / door-to-door salesman Goggle KW Results(9710000)	SOLD	30
1450	Leibwaechter.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: Bodyguard / bodyguards Goggle KW Results(147000)	SOLD	1000
1460	Grafikagentur.net	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: graphic agency Total Backlinks(1)	SOLD	360
1470	Offsetdrucker.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: offset printer / offset printers Goggle KW Results(70000)	SOLD	200
1480	KuenstlerService.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: artist service Goggle KW Results(33300)	SOLD	390
1490	Buchführung.at	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: accounting Goggle KW Results(1020000)	pass
1500	Neben-Verdienst.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	""English Translation: auxiliary income Total Backlinks(3)	pass
1510	Buchprüfung.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: checking of accounts Goggle KW Results(61500)	SOLD	650
1520	RechtschreibPrüfung.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: spell check Goggle KW Results(286000)	pass
1530	LuxusKuechen.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: luxory kitchens Goggle KW Results(25500)	SOLD	600
1540	MarkenTeppiche.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: brand carpets Goggle KW Results(2100)	pass
1550	PraxisStühle.de	No Reserve-999 EUR	English Translation: (medical) practice chairs Goggle KW Results(9170)	SOLD	300
1560	Einbauküche.ch	1.000-9.999 EUR	""English Translation: built-in kitchen Total Backlinks(8)	SOLD	1000
1570	HotelMöbel.de	1.000-9.999 EUR	English Translation: hotel furniture Goggle KW Results(91700)	pass

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Bingo.com, Ltd has bought out its remaining royalty payments on the domain name Bingo.com for $900,000 in equity.

The company had a deal with the prevous owner of the domain (Bingo, Inc) to pay it 4% of gross revenue through 2098. An independent valuation pegged the present value of those payments at $1.4 million to $1.6 million.

If you’re thinking that Bingo, Inc needed cash and that’s why it took a discount, think again. It took the payment in the form of 6 million shares of stock. As a penny stock, these shares aren’t very liquid. Also, the current trading price of the stock is 9 cents instead of 15 cents, which is the valuation that turned $900,000 into 6 million shares of stock. At 9 cents the value is $540,000.

After the deal, Bingo, Inc now owns about 30% of Bingo.com, Ltd.

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I couldn’t help but notice (especially when one of the readers pointed it out to me) that DuiAttorney.co sold for $44,500 in the Land Rush Auctions, which is more than I sold duiattorney.org for earlier this year.

Several months ago I sold DuiAttorney.org through Sedo.com for $35,000 which at the time most thought was a fair price.

However in the latest .Co Land Rush Auction report I posted yesterday, DuiAttorney.co sold for $10K more than the .Org.

So the question is are .Co domain now worth more than .Org domains or are ALL domains now worth more because of the amounts being paid in the land rush auctions.

How much more is DuiAttorney.com worth now that someone has ponied up $45K for the .co?

Or are they completely different animals having no bearing on each other?

Personally my domain name, Duilawyer.org is going to now be priced into the six figures based off of these sales.

Are you going to increase the asking prices of your .com’s based off these .co sales?

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In some instances, you may want to consider who the current registrant is and the likelihood of the domain name becoming available. If you take my example in the screenshot, lesley.com, and look at the whois data you’ll see that Lesley University is the current registrant. Now if I had to guess, I’d bet that these guys are not going to let their domain name expire and drop..much to my dismay. So realistically it might not be the best use of my money to backorder this domain. But then again, you never know! Stranger things have happened, and since it’s no risk, what have you got to lose?

We hope this helps avoid any confusion if you see this backorder option on your next domain search. As always, we welcome your feedback and questions.

Jason Davis has struck another large domain name deal by merging his RecruitingBlogs.com with Recruiter.com.

Although technically a merger, Recruiter.com’s domain name was its main contribution to the puzzle. Recruiter.com owner Ashley Saddul will join the merged entity as CTO and founder.

I first talked to Davis after he sold CEOjobs.com to Harry Joiner last year. I ran a profile about him the next day, and he talked about some of his domains including WirelessJobs.com and StartupJobs.com.

Davis and Joiner connected again later last year for an interesting domain transaction.

Among Recruiter.com’s plans are:

-Growing RecruitingBlogs.com
-Delivery of HR.net to be a major publication for HR executives (Davis owns HR.net)
-Delivery of RecruitFest, a recruiting conference in partnership with Monster Worldwide

A press release about the deal is here.

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