Panelist made the right call even though the domain owner didn't respond. In some ways, a UDRP panelist's job is more complicated when a domain owner doesn't respond to the dispute. The panelist has to hear one side of the story and consider what the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Instagram: photo sharing app or weed delivery business?
· Policy & LawInsta Gram. Get it? Instagram has failed to secure the domain name Instagram.nl through a cybersquatting dispute, and the background is very interesting. A Dutch entrepreneur registered Instagram.nl in December 2010. Instagram (the app) was an ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Another reason to not let your web developer register your domain name
· Policy & LawEven if they aren't a bad person, something could happen to them. I've written many times about disputes over domain names between web developers/designers and their clients. Usually, these are cases of a web developer registering the domain in his or ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Forbes Russia Wins Domain Name and $300,000 Award
· Policy & LawForbes Russia picks up domain name -- and $300,000 -- in dispute. Forbes Media and Axel Springer Russia, the group that publishes the Forbes magazine and Forbes Online in Russia under license from Forbes Media, have won a case against a cybersquatter ... Continue Reading3 Comments