Comments on: Guest Post: Why IDNs Should Matter to Domain Investors http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923 Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:37:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: IDN Series Introduction | Elliot's Blog http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923/comment-page-1#comment-17840 IDN Series Introduction | Elliot's Blog Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:37:09 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=3744#comment-17840 [...] and an expert in the IDN business. Aaron previously wrote a guest post about why he thinks IDN domain names are going to grow in value, and I asked Aaron if he could follow that up with a small series of [...] [...] and an expert in the IDN business. Aaron previously wrote a guest post about why he thinks IDN domain names are going to grow in value, and I asked Aaron if he could follow that up with a small series of [...]

]]> By: What I'm Buying: The Next Domain Landrush - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923/comment-page-1#comment-17355 What I'm Buying: The Next Domain Landrush - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:51:18 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=3744#comment-17355 [...] pillars who believe IDNs have promise: http://www.dnjournal.com/newsletters...r-november.htm http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-...nvestors-53923 I'm always interested in having an intelligent discussion on the topic. And I think that when a [...] [...] pillars who believe IDNs have promise: http://www.dnjournal.com/newsletters…r-november.htm http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-…nvestors-53923 I'm always interested in having an intelligent discussion on the topic. And I think that when a [...]

]]> By: Best IDN Moments of 2009 @ IDN Blog http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923/comment-page-1#comment-17094 Best IDN Moments of 2009 @ IDN Blog Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:26:47 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=3744#comment-17094 [...] of the Internet . . .” 3. IDN goes mainstream. ElliotsBlog features IDNs in a guest post here; Ron Jackson features IDNs in the November newsletter here; Rick Schwartz appears on IDNBlog here; [...] [...] of the Internet . . .” 3. IDN goes mainstream. ElliotsBlog features IDNs in a guest post here; Ron Jackson features IDNs in the November newsletter here; Rick Schwartz appears on IDNBlog here; [...]

]]> By: Micha http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923/comment-page-1#comment-15648 Micha Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:55:54 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=3744#comment-15648 @Aharon "If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released, what will happen? Will the trademark owner get the name automatically? Unclear, but the rollout of .nyc will not be prevented. Same with aliasing." No, it's definitely not the same: 1. If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released - Book.nyc will get the pimary right to sign the domain [I don't think we may call this "automatically" though]. 2. The rollout of .nyc will not be prevented - agreed, but aliasing is something different. 3. Verisign just can't prefere domain speculants interests before the trademark holders interests. Every lawer will tell you why. @Aharon
“If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released, what will happen? Will the trademark owner get the name automatically? Unclear, but the rollout of .nyc will not be prevented.
Same with aliasing.”

No, it’s definitely not the same:
1. If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released – Book.nyc will get the pimary right to sign the domain [I don't think we may call this "automatically" though].
2. The rollout of .nyc will not be prevented – agreed, but aliasing is something different.
3. Verisign just can’t prefere domain speculants interests before the trademark holders interests. Every lawer will tell you why.

]]> By: Aaron Krawitz http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-idns-should-matter-to-domain-investors-53923/comment-page-1#comment-15641 Aaron Krawitz Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:49:40 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=3744#comment-15641 @Micha: Agreed, that there are always ambiguous trademark issues when new extensions are released. And when aliasing is introduced it will be no different. If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released, what will happen? Will the trademark owner get the name automatically? Unclear, but the rollout of .nyc will not be prevented. Same with aliasing. @Micha: Agreed, that there are always ambiguous trademark issues when new extensions are released. And when aliasing is introduced it will be no different.

If someone owns a trademark to Book.nyc, before the .nyc extension is released, what will happen? Will the trademark owner get the name automatically? Unclear, but the rollout of .nyc will not be prevented.

Same with aliasing.

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