The story behind one man’s expensive battle to keep his domain name.
Jeffrey Black registered IMI.com in 1994. Over two decades later he found himself in court spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to prove that he wasn’t cybersquatting on a concrete company’s brand by registering the domain. On today’s show, Black’s attorney Mike Rodenbaugh walks us through exactly what happened: why Black registered the domain, how this case proceeded all the way to a jury trial, and what happened next.
See also:Judge’s findings document.
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You say in the Pod cast Andrew “What can you do to avoid”. Well I would say 3 things Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction. Choose the Jurisdiction that you place yourself and your domain names very carefully. There are jurisdictions that will not allow domains to be transferred even if a complainant wins. There laws preclude it.
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I almost bought this name at $16k, damn you never know with these 3 character turds.
Once afain, great work, Mike.
And, seriously, I take back most of the nasty stuff I’ve said about you.