Lawsuit cites Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Stacy Hinojosa's company Stacy Plays Brands, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to get the domain name StacyPlays .com. Hinojosa is known as Stacy Plays. Her YouTube channel has over 2 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
After losing UDRP, PureTalk sues to upgrade its domain name
· Policy & LawCompany tries to get PureTalk(.)com through ACPA. Pure Talk, a mobile virtual network operator, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to try to obtain the domain name PureTalk(.)com. The company uses the domain name PureTalkUSA.com. This is the company's ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Man drags Qatar Tourism Council to U.S. Court in domain dispute
· Policy & LawQatar's Tourism Council launched a fight over a domain name, and now it needs to defend itself in U.S. Court. A man from Azerbaijan is suing the Qatar National Tourism Council—in Colorado. Teymur Mehdiyev filed a lawsuit (pdf) in U.S. District ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Facebook sues domain name registrar OnlineNic
· Policy & LawSocial media company alleges that the registrar, or people using its Whois privacy service, is cybersquatting. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against domain name registrar OnlineNic and its Whois privacy service, Domain ID Shield, along with ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Oops. If you don’t renew your domain name, this could happen
· Policy & LawA government watchdog let its domain name expire. Someone advocating for the other side registered it. An advocacy group in the city of Kenner, Louisiana let its domain name expire. Now someone in opposition to the group is using the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Lotto Sport Italia and lotto company file dueling motions for summary judgment
· Policy & LawDid a lotto company buy domains for its business or to cyber squat? A battle over lotto-related domain names is about two-and-a-half years old, and it's entering a critical period. Lotto Sport Italia, the soccer apparel company, filed a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Judge lays down the hammer on Scratch.org owner
· Policy & LawJudge orders Lahoti to disclose lots of information about his current and prior domain names. The judge hearing a lawsuit between a non-profit and the domain name Scratch.org has issued a big defeat to Ravi Lahoti, the owner of the ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Tina Dam sues over .Music, reveals investment
· Policy & LawDam, who worked on new TLD applications, claims she has been cut out of equity ownership of .Music top level domain. Former ICANN staffer Tina Dam, who left the non-profit to work with Constantine Roussos on new top level domains, is now suing ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Court rejects France’s appeal in France.com case
· Policy & LawCourt of Appeals rejects France's motion to dismiss on grounds of sovereign immunity. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has rejected an appeal by the country of France in a dispute over France.com. Here's the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Acupuncturist claims ex-boyfriend stole her domain name
· Policy & LawShe says he registered it on her behalf when they were together but refuses to give it back. File this one under "don't let anyone else register your domain." And it stings. An acupuncturist in New York has sued (pdf) her ex-boyfriend, saying he ... Continue Reading1 Comment