Company wants control of CoolMathGames.com, which Vertical Axis might have leased to another party. If you've ever stumbled upon a site in the CoolMath.com network of websites, you probably thought you had taken a trip back to the 1990s. With black ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bloomberg sues sploggers using Google’s Blogger
· Policy & LawCompany upset over blogs using "Bloomberg" in subdomain and scraping Bloomberg content. Bloomberg has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District Court in New York against four John Does using Google's Blogger service. The defendants have set up blogs ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Monte Cahn settles lawsuit against Oversee.net
· Policy & LawLong legal battle between Moniker founder and Oversee.net is over. Moniker.com founder Monte Cahn has dismissed his lawsuit against Oversee.net regarding money he said he was owed under a bonus plan. Cahn joined Oversee.net after Seevast sold ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Guy mad about CentralNic domains sues ICANN and Network Solutions
· Policy & LawFun Friday reading. I read a lot of lawsuits involving domain name companies. Occasionally I come across a "pro se" suit, in which the plaintiff doesn't have legal representation. Nine times out of ten these pro se cases I read involve a plantiff ... Continue Reading20 Comments
Owners of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com duke it out in court
· Policy & Law1stDibs.com says owner of FirstDibs.com is cybersquatting. The registrants of FirstDibs.com and 1stDibs.com are embroiled in a court battle, with the latter saying that FirstDibs.com infringes its trademarks. The owner of FirstDibs.com is seafood ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Rawlings sues Wilson over Brandon Phillips Gold Glove
· Policy & LawThere's gold in them there gloves. Just in time for the Major League Baseball All Start Game comes this lawsuit between two baseball equipment manufacturers. Rawlings Sporting Goods, which has given the "Gold Glove" award since 1957, is a bit peeved ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Waiter.com sues GoWaiter.com for trademark infringement
· Policy & LawDoes GoWaiter.com infringe Waiter.com's mark? Here's an interesting lawsuit that shows the challenges of building a business on a descriptive (aka 'generic') domain name. Waiter.com, a food delivery web site started in 1995, has sued GoWaiter.com, a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Academy Sports sues Blackwater over its new name Academi
· Policy & LawSports store not happy about private military company's new name. Academy Ltd., which operates the Academy Sports + Outdoors retail chain, has sued Academi, formally known as Blackwater, for trademark infringement. Yes, that Blackwater. Academy ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Why BuyDomains’ lawsuit over FACI.com makes sense
· Policy & LawLawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel "stole" FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the courts to ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Is this Trademark Lawsuit Unethical or Something Worse?
· Policy & LawTrying to get a domain name that existed before your trademark. I'm a big supporter of intellectual property rights. Unfortunately I'm stuck writing more often about lawyers and companies that overstep their bounds. The latest case: Smart Tax ... Continue Reading11 Comments