Geodomain
The term geodomain refers to
dollars a year in gross hotel bookings alone. [citation needed
]
Seizure of France.com
Unlike United States law, GEO domains and trademark rights may be treated differently around the world as in 2018 the European Country of
Miami, Florida resident,[2] who according to a lawsuit filed in California[3] had lawfully owned and used the domain name in commerce since 1994. This was an unprecedented occurrence where the registrar, Network Solutions (Web.com), was intimidated by a French Court Order, despite the lack of jurisdiction, and transferred the domain name to the complainant without notifying the owner of France.com, Jean-Noel Frydman, who is suing and will likely take years to sort out.[4]
Industry conferences
- In 2008 the GeoDomain Expo was held in Chicago from July 10โ12.[5]
- In 2010 the GeoDomain Expo was held in New Orleans from April 28-30[6]
Highest reported sales
Many geodomains were reported to be sold for high amounts. Among them:
| Domain | Sale price | Sale date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| China.com | $11,700,000 | 2013 | [7] |
| Korea.com | $5,000,000 | 2000 | [8] |
| California.com | $3,000,000 | 2019 | [9] |
| England.com | $2,000,000 | 1999 | [10] |
| Russia.com | $1,500,000 | 2009 | [11] |
| Melbourne.com | $700,000 | 2007 | [12] |
| Macau.com | $550,000 | 2006 | [13] |
| NewZealand.com | $500,000 | 2003 | [14] |
| Longisland.com | $370,000 | 2010 | [15] |
| Pensacola.com | $150,000 | 2018 | [16] |
See also
- GeoTLD
References
- ^ From Brandable to Exact-Match Geo Domain Making $1.5M Per Year โ With John Colascione
- ^ France Seized France.com. This Miami Man Is Suing To Get It Back
- ^ This Man Is Taking France to Court to Win Back France.com
- ^ Insane: France Seizes Geographic Domain Name France.com with Help from Web.com
- ^ 2008 GeoDomain expo coverage story
- ^ 2010 GeoDomain expo coverage story
- ^ China.com sold for $11.7 million โ HongKong.com also sold
- ^ BusinessInsider.com.au
- ^ Mark Thomas Closes Biggest GeoDomain Sale We've Ever Reported - California.com Goes for Millions
- ^ BusinessInsider.com.au
- ^ Sedo Brokers Industry's Second Largest Geo Domain Sale Russia.com Sold for $1.5 Million by Leading Geo Domain Developer Paley Media
- ^ High-profile Australian web domains up for sale
- ^ Macau.com sells for $550,000
- ^ New Zealand Government Pays $500,000 for newzealand.com
- ^ Commack company owns longisland.com domain name
- ^ Herrholz owned Pensacola.com domain name
External links
- The Future Of Geo Domains: Chicago.com Makes $125K In 1st Year Of Selling SubDomains & Email Addresses
- City dot-coms still waiting to strike it rich article
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