Company says a thief took the domain name it has been using for nearly two decades. A California engineering firm has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name KFDE.com, which it says was stolen from it. K.F. Davis Engineering has been using ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Popular Brazilian website stolen, lawsuit claims
· Policy & LawSite that tracks car prices has been hijacked. An unknown person has stolen the domain name and website TabelaFipeBrasil.com according to a lawsuit (pdf). João Almeida started and ran the popular website that tracks vehicle prices in Brazil. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Stolen domain lawsuit filed over $100k domain name 1001.com
· Policy & LawCompany that bought domain name for $100,000 in 2013 says that it has been stolen. Netherlands corporation Diginus BV has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name 1001.com, which it alleges was stolen from it. The company paid ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to keep your domains from being stolen (2019 edition)
· Domain RegistrarsConsider these eight safeguards to keep thieves away from your domain names. If you own domain names--particularly good names--you are at risk of having your valuable assets stolen from you. Thieves will try to compromise your domain registrar ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Stolen domain name EQN.com returned to rightful owner
· Policy & LawThief doesn't show up to defend lawsuit. Verisign has transferred the domain name EQN.com to its previous owner after a judge ordered the transfer. Blackshore Properties, Inc. of San Marino, California acquired EQN.com in a NameJet auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Lawsuit filed to recover EQN.com domain name
· Policy & LawDomain was stolen in 2016, according to lawsuit. A California company has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name EQN.com, which it says was stolen from its Enom account. Blackshore Properties, Inc. of San Marino, California acquired ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Valuable three-letter .Com domains stolen
· Policy & LawNNN.com, Wok.com among domains man claims were stolen. A Japanese man alleges that valuable domain names were stolen from his registrar account and transferred to another registrar. These aren't run-of-the-mill three-letter domains, either. Among ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Former SNN.com owner goes to court to recover domain name
· Policy & LawOriginal registrant files lawsuit after failing to recover domain name through UDRP. The former owner of SNN.com, who says his domain name was stolen, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in Virginia to try to recover the domain name. The suit was filed by ... Continue Reading4 Comments
June’s top DNW stories
· UncategorizedHere's a rundown of the top stories and podcasts on DNW from last month: 1. Timing is everything: why .XXX dwarfs other adult top level domain names - The .XXX namespace and others recently sold by ICM Registry paint a picture of how difficult it is to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Man gets 20 years in prison for trying to steal a domain name
· Policy & LawMan tried physically force domain owner to transfer the domain name. A Cedar Rapids, Iowa man will head to prison for 20 years for trying to steal a domain name, the Associated Press reports. By steal a domain name, I mean physically. Sherman ... Continue Reading11 Comments