Seven panelists hear nearly half of all NAF UDRP cases. Zak Muscovitch has updated his National Arbitration Forum (NAF) panelist study originally released in 2010. The results published on DNAttorney.com have basically the same conclusion as his ... Continue Reading9 Comments
UDRP panelists don’t do their job deciding reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelists don't always consider RDNH when asked, and both WIPO and NAF don't seem to care. On Friday I wrote about the UDRP decision for AboutDotMed.com et al. This morning I read the decision for J-brand.com. In both cases the respondents won. In ... Continue Reading22 Comments
Wow: Craigslist loses Craigslists.com domain dispute
· Policy & LawUDRP panel doesn't understand that page is just an automated parked page. Online classifieds site Craigslist has lost a case against one Craig Solomon for the domain name CraigsLists.com (note the extra 's' at the end). The National Arbitration ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff loses domain name fight with Democrats
· Policy & LawJack Abramoff fails in arbitration over domain name. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) can keep the domain name JackAbramoff.com, a National Arbitration Forum panel has ruled. Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff filed the complaint ... Continue Reading4 Comments
High traffic Google typo oogle.com hit with UDRP
· Policy & LawComplaint filed against domain that sends traffic to survey and adult sites. A complaint has been filed with National Arbitration Forum over the high traffic domain name oogle.com. National Arbitration Forum does not disclose the name of ... Continue Reading9 Comments
This could have been reverse domain hijacking had the domain owner responded…
· UncategorizedYour comadre wouldn't approve. The National Arbitration Forum has found against Texas company Comadre Commerce, LLC in arbitration over the domain name Comadre.com. This is despite the owner of the domain name not responding. Had the owner ... Continue Reading7 Comments
EA loses domain dispute for SSX.com for upcoming SSX launch
· Policy & LawVideo game maker unsuccessful in challenge to SSX.com domain name. Electronic Arts releases a reinvention of the SSX snowboarding video game next month, but it has failed to convince an arbitration panel that it deserves the domain name SSX.com. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verizon Gets CitiBank Trademark Domain?
· Policy & LawCut and past error shows Verizon Trademark Services winning CityCard.com UDRP. We've seen a number of UDRP decisions that fall victim to cut-and-paste mistakes. The latest comes courtesy of a National Arbitration Forum panelist who copied the header ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameMedia Sends “School Webmasters” Back to School
· Policy & LawArizona company loses domain name dispute over SchoolWebmaster.com. NameMedia, which runs domain name marketplaces Afternic and BuyDomains, has taught the owner of SchoolWebmasters.com a lesson. ScribeWrite, LLC operates as School Webmasters ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Vampires Fight Over Upcoming Twilight: Breaking Dawn Movie Domain
· Policy & LawDomain names an issue for upcoming movie release. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 is coming to theaters this November. But before vampires duke it out on screen, a fight has already broken out over the film's domain name: the creators have ... Continue Reading1 Comment