ICANN says Donuts can't sue and asks for court to dismiss case. ICANN has filed a motion to dismiss (pdf) a lawsuit brought by a Donuts'-owned company over the results of an auction for .Web. Donuts was one of seven applicants for the .web top level ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NFX LLC sues to recover stolen NFX.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany files lawsuit in an attempt to regain control of its domain name. NFX LLC, which runs programs to help marketplace startups, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover the domain name NFX.com. NFX claims the domain name was stolen from it sometime ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Mike Mann overturns UDRP decision in court
· Policy & LawDomain investor will keep SoundStop.com domain name. Domain name investor Mike Mann has successfully defended his domain name SoundStop.com in court after a UDRP panel ordered that he transfer it. Blue Ridge Fiberboard, Inc filed a UDRP against the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Moniker customer sues over expired domain names
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer, which has previously sued Moniker, says domains should have been renewed. A client of domain name registrar Moniker has sued the registrar, arguing that the registrar mistakenly let domain names expire. Given the troubles Moniker has ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Materia.com domain name handed back after lawsuit
· Policy & LawMateria.com was transferred after UDRP but respondent got the domain back. Michele Dinoia lost the domain name Materia.com as the respondent in a UDRP in August. Now he has the domain name back. He filed suit in September against California ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign has a new term for dropcatchers: scavengers
· Expired DomainsXYZ/Verisign dispute goes on as "scavengers" snap up expired domains. Verisign has filed a reply (pdf) to XYZ's brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals over the .com giant's false advertising charges. As you may recall, Verisign says XYZ falsely inflated ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Owner of HighbrowMagazine.com demands Highbrow.com domain name
· Policy & LawCompany that owns Highbrow.com paid about $20,000 for the domain name. The owner of an online publication at HighbrowMagazine.com has threatened the owners of Highbrow.com, demanding that they turn the domain name over to her. Highbrow.com's owner ... Continue Reading6 Comments
California Car Dealers Head to Court over Domain Names
· Policy & LawFord dealer claims rival is stealing its web traffic. Two neighboring car dealers in California are heading to court over cybersquatting claims. El Centro, California Ford dealer El Centro Motors alleges (pdf) that Rogers & Rogers, a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
MySchool.com lawsuit moves forward with several twists and turns
· Policy & LawLawyers withdraw, defendant asks for attorneys fees based on comment on DNW. A lawsuit over the domain name MySchool.com is heating up, with the defendant's lawyers citing a comment made on Domain Name Wire as grounds to recover attorneys ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Finally! Google sues robocallers Local Lighthouse
· Policy & LawGoogle files trademark infringement suit against bothersome SEO/SEM company. Google has sued Local Lighthouse Corp, which has undertaken a massive robocall and telemarketing campaign and, from personal experience, tried to trick callers into thinking ... Continue Reading1 Comment