Disqualify Verisign Backed Nu Dot Co’s $135 million bid Afilias Asks ICANN

By James Barnley Posted in Business gTLD's

Posted on August 16, 2016October 6, 2020

Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, the company also asked ICANN to conduct an investigation, and has also filed a complaint with the Ombudsman. Afilias is reacting following last weeks amended lawsuit by Donuts’ filed after unsuccessfully seeking stop the auction of .Web gTLD …

Donuts amends lawsuit against ICANN, demands $22.5 million for .Web

By James Barnley Posted in Domains ICANN

Posted on August 9, 2016October 6, 2020

Donuts has amended its lawsuit against ICANN and demands $22.5 million for the .Web domain. This is Donut’s continuing legal battle with ICANN. The amended complaint (pdf) is filed in the federal district court in California. Last week, the auction for .web, which closed for a record $135 million, the company had attempted to stop …