Settlement comes after sales of fish.com and bird.com in 2021 auction fell through. A recent lawsuit settlement should be a warning to domain auction bidders: don't bid on something you can't pay for. In February 2021, Right of the Dot held what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Epik customer amends lawsuit over worries of asset sale
· Policy & LawMatthew Adkisson is worried that an asset sale would leave people like him holding the bag. A man who sued domain name registrar Epik because the company owes him $327,000 has amended his lawsuit. Matthew Adkisson agreed to buy nourish.com for ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
· Policy & LawJudge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Epik sued over misuse of funds
· Domain RegistrarsMan says company owes him over $300,000. A man has sued (pdf) domain name registrar Epik, its Masterbucks entity, former CEO Rob Monster, and current CEO Brian Royce after the company failed to return his funds in an escrow transaction. Matthew ... Continue Reading15 Comments
GoDaddy and Dynadot respond to eth.link lawsuit
· Policy & LawGoDaddy files motion to dismiss, Dynadot claims lack of jurisdiction. GoDaddy and Dynadot have responded to a lawsuit over the eth.link domain name. Virgil Griffith was the registrant of the domain name, which was used as a type of resolver to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
“George Dikian” responds to VPN.com lawsuit
· Policy & LawPseudonymous domain investor responds to lawsuit alleging he duped broker out of $250,000. In June, domain brokerage VPN.com filed a lawsuit (pdf) after it was duped into sending $250,000 worth of bitcoin (at the time, now worth less) in a domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain owner sues after legal threat
· Policy & LawSiteTools files lawsuit after potential domain buyer threatens legal action. Many attorneys throw around legal threats to get domain names for their clients. They had better make sure they're on solid legal ground and are willing to take the case ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Woman sues GoDaddy after buying domain from someone whose account is locked
· Domain RegistrarsWoman alleges she bought and paid for a domain that the seller can't transfer to him. A Chinese woman who says she bought 968 .com is suing GoDaddy after the seller was unable to transfer the domain to him. In the lawsuit (pdf), Yuming Hao ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Suing the previous owner of a domain name
· Policy & LawOops. A Connecticut man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name MilesSpencer.org. But there's a big problem with the case that I'll get to shortly. Miles Spencer filed the lawsuit against John Does and in rem against the domain name, ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Judge halts sale of eth.link domain name
· Policy & LawTemporary restraining order puts sale on hold. U.S. District Judge John Tuchi has issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) halting the sale of eth.link. As Domain Name Wire first reported on September 7, Ethereum Name Service and former ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
