Transamerica's lawyers get a quick education in how the domain name ecosystem works. Life insurance company Transamerica has amended its lawsuit against Moniker, Oversee.net, and many John Does for trademark infringement. The original lawsuit ... Continue Reading6 Comments
AOL Sues Advertise.com for Trademark Infringement
· Policy & LawAOL stretches its trademarks beyond belief. Apparently AOL thinks it owns every domain name that is some variation of "Advertising". The company just filed a lawsuit against Advertise.com. Advertise.com was formerly known as ABCsearch.com until ... Continue Reading37 Comments
Ad.com Sale Falls Through, Lawsuit Filed
· Policy & LawSeller files suit after $1.4M deal falls through. Ad.com owner Marcos Guillen has filed a lawsuit against Directi and Skenzo for backing out of its auction purchase of Ad.com. The sale caught mainstream attention when Skenzo bought the domain at ... Continue Reading65 Comments
Network Solutions Settles Class Action from Frontrunning Practice
· Domain RegistrarsCompany to provide cash and coupons to class. Network Solutions has settled a class action lawsuit stemming from its controversial practice of reserving domain names queried on its web site. The settlement provides coupons or cash depending on what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
WorldWide Media Sues to Retain SmoothMove.com
· Policy & LawCompany sues to keep domain after surprise UDRP decision. Michael Berken's company, WorldWide Media, Inc., has sued Traditional Medicinals Inc., in order to retain the domain name SmoothMove.com. Earlier this month, a National Arbitration Forum ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Hells Angels Sue Alleged Cybersquatter for $2 Million
· Policy & LawClearly ignorant cybersquatter can now answer question "What's the worst that can happen?" There are two types of cybersquatters: big, systematic cybersquatters and small, just-don't-know-any-better cybersquatters. Sometimes it's the big guys that get ... Continue Reading7 Comments
