Long legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Oversee.net’s fifth employee returns to DomainSponsor role
· Domain ParkingMike Song, an early Oversee.net employee, has returned to the company as an account manager. Song was hired by the company in 2003 after it launched the DomainSponsor domain parking service. He was the fifth employee of the company. He later held ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Jeweler sues Oversee.net for cybersquatting
· Policy & Law, UncategorizedJeweler files claim over six domain registrations. Jewelry company Tacori Enterprises has sued Oversee.net in U.S. District Court for cybersquatting. Tacori alleges (pdf) that Oversee.net is cybersquatting with at least six domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Oversee.net hires GM for $40M+ travel vertical
· ServicesOversee.net hires GM from online travel industry to run its travel network. Oversee.net has hired Raj Beri as General Manager of its travel vertical, the company announced today. Beri was previously Director and COO of IgoUgo, a travel site owned by ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge allows fraud claim in Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net to move forward, nixes two others
· Domain RegistrarsJudge tosses two claims, allows fraud claim to move forward. The judge overseeing Monte Cahn vs. Oversee.net has handed down a mixed bag to both parties in his latest ruling. The Honorable Stephen V. Wilson dismissed two of Monte Cahn's claims ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Monte Cahn Calls Oversee’s Motion to Dismiss “Boilerplate”
· Domain RegistrarsJudge again to decide on motion to dismiss some of Cahn's claims against his former employer. Monte Cahn has responded (pdf) to Oversee.net's Motion to Dismiss certain claims in his case against his former employer. Cahn's lawyers write: "As this ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Oversee.net Blasts Monte Cahn’s Amended Lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net continues to say lawsuit with Monte Cahn is merely about contract claims. Oversee.net has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) numerous claims in Monte Cahn's second amended lawsuit. The motion to dismiss starts out with this telling ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Oversee.net Discusses Layoffs and Its Future
· UncategorizedCompany co-president explains Oversee.net's business shift. News of Oversee.net's layoffs didn't come as a huge surprise last week. This sort of shuffling the deck is common when there's turnover at the top. I caught up with Scott Morrow, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Oversee.net Lays Off 13% of Staff
· Domain RegistrarsCompany lays off staff after executive transitions Los Angeles, CA domain name company Oversee.net has fired 13% of its workforce. The company just announced the layoffs with the following statement: As part of its plan to address new growth ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Monte Cahn Updates Lawsuit Against Oversee.net with New Details
· Domain RegistrarsCahn claims company deliberately shifted Moniker's revenue to other Oversee.net entities. Monte Cahn has filed an amended complaint (pdf) against Oversee.net after a judge tossed out many of his original claims against his former employer. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments