Owner of MySchool411.com really wants MySchool.com, preferably without paying for it.
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again.
That’s apparently Joseph Carpenter’s belief.
Carpenter runs the site MySchool411.com. He filed a UDRP against MySchool.com in 2010 and lost. He filed another one last year and lost again.
Now he has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name in a third attempt to get the domain name without buying it.
The lawsuit uses the Uniregistry whois privacy on the domain name to suggest that the “registrant” is based in Cayman, and thus justify the in rem lawsuit.
MySchool.com is certainly a valuable domain name. Original Web Ventures paid $42,000 to acquire the domain name in 2013. I don’t think it’s going to let this in rem action slip through, which means Carpenter may have bit off a bit more than he can chew.
(Thanks Mike for the tip.)
Domainer Extraordinaire says
Scumbag thief.
JC Kitlee says
Idiot…learn the facts before you comment.
Robbie says
What a mess this guy is going to have to spend thousands to defend it, ultimately this guy should make a fair offer.
JC Kitlee says
Look at their asking price – $750,000. Fair offer?? Come on.
Steve says
Hopefully this time the owners can collect damages for this huge hassle. It’s unbelievable the arbitrators didn’t find reverse domain highjacking. What more evidence do they need?? There needs to be HUGE penalties for this type of nonsense.
JC Kitlee says
NO, there’s huge penalties for Trademark infringement and falsifying information to try to win UDRP disputes. In REAL court, this doesn’t fly.
Richard says
What a stubborn ass this Joseph Carpenter is, pony up or gtfo ๐
JC Kitlee says
Yes, he is VERY stubborn. Good for him!
Tommy says
Yes great job putting your family on welfare!
JC says
Never going to happen dumbass.
gary says
Apparently Mr. Carpenter is also a realtor.
JC Kitlee says
Apparently, Mr. Carpenter has a back bone and $ funds to fight these cybersquatters as far as they want to take it. I love it!
Simon says
He just needs to counter-sue for damages. On an other note everyone domain owner loses domain in a UDRP should sue for damages. It’ll help deter them in the future.
JC Kitlee says
The UDRP is garbage. People who win should have lost – People who have lost, should have won. Ultimately, it’s just a cheap solution for the UDRP to make fast, easy $. The board members could care less. It’s a joke. For real results – file a federal case.
It looks like Mr. Carpenter is looking for REAL results.
Nic says
This would be an appropriate brand promotion in response:
MySchool911.com, Joseph Carpenter, “IP terrorist”.
Also: Steven Rinehart, are you so desperate for work?
JC Kitlee says
Maybe you should actually look and see who owns the Trademarks for this domain instead of popping off at the mouth.
Snoopy says
You’ve got to wonder about the lawyers giving him advice.
zanahoria says
Who are the lawyers??
Reality says
Tortious interference. It’ll cost him about $100,000 in damages, plus costs.
JC Kitlee says
Come on… nothing will happen to a Trademark owner trying to protect his rights in court. Are you serious? You really don’t know the law. Learn it. Only thing that will happen to these cybersquatters is they will burn through funds trying to fight it. Nothing else. And it doesn’t look like Mr.Carpenter is going to stop fighting. Good luck!
Tommy says
“You really donโt know the law.”
Aren’t you the one who lost three lawsuits and counting Joseph? Maybe you shouldn’t be the one giving advice on law.
JC says
We will see ๐
JC Kitlee says
You are ALL idiots! Joseph owns this trademark. Original Web Ventures are trying to get paid and have even faked the sale at auction to boost the price. They WILL LOSE in federal court and waste their $ doing it. The attorney is just doing what’s right. GET REAL! You’re all a bunch of scumbag domain squatters trying to make a fast dollar.
Andrew Allemann says
This is weird. I was just looking over the lawyer’s declaration about publication of notice, and it looks like it was copied from a case for y8.org. They left y8.org in there. I wonder if the publication is still valid?
JC says
Let’s see what happens when Just Bulbs gets a little help as a Trademark owner fighting against a domain owner/cybersquatter. Check out justbulbs.com next month and see the fate of the domain name industry in regards to trademarks.
JC says
You all don’t realize what is about to happen to your “domain name” world. Information has come to light about ICANN rules and the ability to register Trademarked domains with ANY registry. NO Trademarked domain will be allowed to be registered. NO Trademarked domain will be allowed to be sold or purchased at ANY auction such as Sedo. Because this cybersquatter has pushed Mr. Carpenter maliciously, he will now DESTROY your world. EVERY Trademark owner will be notified of this new and glorious information that will make it virtually impossible to buy or sell Trademarked domains. You asked for it…. You got it!!!! Enjoy what’s coming. Original Web Ventures and Yoni B. will end up costing ALL of you MANY MILLIONS of $$. Don’t forget to thank him.
Peter says
Btw, JC Kitlee is indeed Joseph Carpenter. Google that and you will find it associated with him. His project will never work, another loser with a social network idea..
JC says
Your facts are about as intelligent as you are. And what’s more “loser” than buying domains in the hope that SOMEONE else is going to have a good ides or be creative or successful so that you can try to scam some money from them. SCUMBAG! Get a brain. You’re worse than used car salesmen.
Put up some of your trademarked domains and let Joseph show you what’s going to happen now. I’d like to see him shove [explicit content removed]. Your whole industry is screwed within the year. Mark it! ๐
Peter says
Ok Joseph ๐
Tommy says
Who cares Joseph. You’ll be bankrupt way before that :0
JC says
Not going to happen, sorry to tell you. What’s amazing is the fact that Yoni, the current owner, is willing to spend a half a million dollars or more to keep a domain name that isn’t worth anything to anyone but me because, being the sole Trademark holder in the US, I’m the only one that would buy it – and that ain’t going to happen now. I don’t need the domain to be successful…lol. I could call it Schrap.com and it literally wouldn’t matter! I would change the name before I paid for this domain. SAD for Yoni. I even offered him what he paid for it just to be cool and stop the giant bill he is running up and still he wants to be stubborn. There’s no winning for him and he’s just paying for his attorneys next house. DUMB! He can’t sell the domain to anyone else because I’ll just come after that buyer next and then he’ll get sued by them for non-disclosure. So all he can do is sit on it and collect a small pay check each month for the next 30 years until he recovers half of what he’s spending in attorneys fees. What a joke. I have nothing to lose even if I don’t win the federal case because the counter claims were dropped because he’s so scared of his personal assets getting taken when he loses. So I’ll just keep running up his bills on purpose and make this the most expensive domain he will ever buy in his life. I can prove a large amount of bad faith so he’s not getting awarded any fees regardless of the outcome. And when I do win the case and he appeals it, I’ll just keep on running up the bills. And if I don’t, I’ll just appeal it and keep running up his bills. I don’t need an attorney anymore and I can better represent myself in this, especially with a jury involved so my costs are minor. It is literally the dumbest and most ignorant waste of money that I have ever seen in my life. Besides, I’m kinda enjoying learning the legal side of things ๐
Cheers!
Tommy says
Joseph what you should worry about is that you’ll be bankrupt way before that would ever happen :). Have fun living on welfare!
JC says
What’s welfare? LOL! You’re sad and ignorant.
Peter says
Also, JC/JC Kitlee/Joseph Carpenter. Maybe you need some psychological help. You’re on here attacking people for having their own opinions and making several different usernames. Just have some guts and use your own name, loser. I look forward to seeing you lose the case, you’ll be working at McDonalds trying to pay off debts this time next year. Your idea probably isn’t even original, everyone thinks they have the next big thing…. Another cheap person… Probably sitting in your mom’s basement, get a job. You’re the scumbag
JC says
I’m sorry to disappoint you Dick, I mean “Peter”, but my name is JC. That’s what you do is assume fiction for fact. The fact is, I’ll never work at McD’s either will Joseph. We are in business together, so I can state this as a fact. The case won’t be lost in ANY way or form – again a fact. We will see who’s right about the website soon enough. And, my mom’s dead. So….enjoy your domain name scavenger hunt for loose change and do me a favor and stop into Las Vegas sometime and I’ll be glad to welcome you.
Peter says
Ok Joseph ๐ … I know JC is short for Joseph Carpenter. Strange that you know so much about a stranger’s case, and you’re on him defending him so much. Nobody cares about your mom, stop posting personal info…get a life.
JC says
Actually, JC is Joe’s Cousin – Dumbass! Lol.