Lawsuit doesn't name the person who currently owns the domain name. The estate of a recently passed woman has sued (pdf) to get the domain name ProjectHindsight.com, which it alleges was stolen. Ellen Black managed a website at the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Private equity group drops lawsuit over “banks” typo
· Policy & LawDomain owner registered the domain well before the private equity company existed. A private equity group that focuses on consumer packaged goods has dropped its lawsuit against the owner of bansk.com. Bansk Group was formed in 2019. SiteTools ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rush Limbaugh’s estate sues former contractor, alleges cybersquatting and domain theft
· Policy & LawEstate claims former technology contractor is cybersquatting and infringing its marks. Rush H. Limbaugh III Estate has sued (pdf) The Rush Legacy, Inc., Smschaef, LLC, and the latter's principal Scott Schaefer. The estate alleges that the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Company sues to overturn multitrack.com UDRP decision
· Policy & LawThe UDRP decision was the latest questionable determination by panelist Aaron Newell. Christian Copyright Licensing International, LLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against Multitracks.com LLC to halt the transfer of its domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Pocketbook ebook company gets pocketbook.com in settlement
· Policy & LawEbook reader company got what it wanted, but at what cost? Pocketbook International, a maker of ebook readers, has acquired the domain name pocketbook.com through a legal settlement. The company's quest for the domain name began in 2019 when it ... Continue Reading3 Comments
TRX.com owner sues for reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain owner halts transfer of domain with lawsuit. The owner of trx.com has filed a lawsuit (pdf) in the wake of an adverse UDRP decision. A National Arbitration Forum panelist awarded Fitness Anywhere LLC the domain name in a dispute decided ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Workforce.com domain name lawsuit settled
· Policy & LawWorkforce.com, Inc. still owns the domain name. Workforce Software, LLC and Workforce.com, Inc. have settled their differences. For decades, the workforce.com domain was used by Workforce Magazine to deliver human resources news. But in 2019, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Battle for iVote.com, used in “Stop the Steal” campaign, heads to Virginia court
· Policy & LawWith uncertainty over who owns the domain, a plaintiff is trying a different approach to get the domain. A Wisconsin man has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit (pdf) against the domain name iVote.com. Mark Rice has several registered ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Author sues to recover domain pointing to adult content
· Policy & LawA 75-year-old grandma was shocked to see what her old domain pointed to. A 75-year-old novelist who was shocked to find adult content on her old domain has sued to get the domain name back. Nelma Jean Bryson has authored many books over the past ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Domains in court – DNW Podcast #378
· PodcastsA look at recent domain-related court cases and legal aspects of NFTs and fractional domain investing. Attorney John Berryhill joins us today to talk about recent court cases involving domains, such as pocketbook.com and circus.com. We also discuss ... Continue Reading14 Comments
