Domain owner dismisses case after domain buyer agrees to not contest her ownership. The owner of Calculator.com has dismissed her lawsuit with prejudice against Stands4 Ltd. Stands4 bought the domain name for $180,000 in June. But it turns ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Purported Calculator.com thief might still be active
· Domain SalesA person using the same name as the alleged thief of Calculator.com is still trying to sell domains. A purported domain thief going by the name Ruth Yakobzon appears to still be active. The person, whose name may or may not be real, tried to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Judge won’t set aside TRO in Calculator.com case
· Policy & LawDomain will continue to point to original owner's website. The judge overseeing a lawsuit for Calculator.com has ruled (pdf) that she won't set aside a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) that effectively transferred the domain back to the original ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Does not compute! Calculator.com case gets interesting as buyer shows up
· Policy & LawDid Stands4 buy a hot domain? A dispute over the domain name Calculator.com is getting messy, and I calculate that someone is going to lose a lot of money. Chloe Tsakiris Alston filed a lawsuit in Florida court after discovering that the ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Original Calculator.com owner sues, claims domain is stolen
· Policy & LawDomain name investors alerted domain owner to possible theft. The original registrant of Calculator.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name, which it says was stolen from it. [See case update here.] Chloe Tsakiris Alston says ... Continue Reading7 Comments