Lawsuit dismissed, domain name no longer resolves. Goodwill has voluntarily dismissed its case against Cyber2Media over the domain name Goodwill.com. Goodwill Industries International, Inc., filed the case against Cyber2Media following the auction ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal Settlement May Be in the Works
· Policy & LawTCI and Westerdal getting closer to resolution. A settlement between Thought Convergence and Jay Westerdal over the former's acquisition of DomainTools' parent Name Intelligence is closer to reality, court records show. As a result, both parties have ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Transamerica Dismisses Moniker from Lawsuit, Win for Domain Registrars
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net and related companies dropped from Transamerica lawsuit. Transamerica has dismissed Moniker, Oversee.net, Domain Systems, and Moniker Privacy Services LLC from its lawsuit over alleged trademark infringement. The parties filed a Joint ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Second Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Oversee.net and SnapNames
· Expired DomainsLawsuit claims violation of California law and fraud. Another lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against Oversee.net over the SnapNames insider bidding scandal. Law firm KamberEdelson LLC filed the case on behalf of its lead ... Continue Reading16 Comments
First Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against SnapNames
· Policy & LawLawsuit filed over bidding scandal. The first class auction against SnapNames over the bidding scandal has been filed. The lawsuit was brought by the Cueto Law Group law firm, and filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court in Florida. The lead ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Go Daddy Scores Victory to Benefit Domain Registrars and Internet Companies
· Policy & LawCourt dismisses case with prejudice over jurisdiction. Go Daddy Group has scored a legal victory involving jurisdiction, which should be a sigh of relief for other domain name registrars, parking companies, and even the internet industry as a ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Transamerica Files Amended Lawsuit Against Moniker
· Domain RegistrarsTransamerica'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
