Judge sides with Oversee.net's Motion to Dismiss. Oversee.net got a big win today in a lawsuit filed by former employee Monte Cahn. The judge granted Oversee.net's Motion to Dismiss (pdf) five claims ranging from Intentional and Negligent ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Joe Higgins Lands at Rook Media
· Domain ParkingFormer Oversee.net employee finds new home at Rook Media. Longtime Domain Sponsor account manager Joe Higgins may have left his employer of the last 6 1/2 years recently, but he didn't leave the domain name industry. Higgins has joined new domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Lawyers Fight Over Monte Cahn’s Laptop
· Policy & LawCourt denies temporary restraining order for Monte Cahn's laptop. The latest legal battle in Monte Cahn v. Oversee.net et al is over a laptop. Lawyers for the defendants want to get their hands on the Moniker founder's laptop, which they say is ... Continue Reading7 Comments
For Oversee.net, ShopWiki Is Another Ill-Timed Acquisition
· UncategorizedLatest big acquisition hit hard by Google algorithm updates. Oversee.net has made a few big acquisitions over the years, and something always seems to go wrong. There was Moniker, which the company bought at the peak of the domain name auction ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Monte Cahn Adds Allegations to Complaint Against Oversee.net
· Domain RegistrarsCahn adds allegations and drops one claim. Moniker founder Monte Cahn has filed an amended lawsuit against Oversee.net, which purchased Moniker in 2007 from Seevast. Cahn sued Oversee claiming that he was not properly paid under a $13 million ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Oversee.net Sells Chop.com for $60,000
· Domain SalesNo price chopping with Chop.com. Oversee.net has sold Chop.com from its owned and operated portfolio with the help of Afternic. A UK company that appears to be a battery importer purchased the domain name for $60,000. As of right now the domain ... Continue Reading5 Comments
DOMAINfest Changes NYC Show Format to Meetup, Nixes Las Vegas
· ServicesNew York show changed to a meetup and Las Vegas show canceled. Oversee.net has made some changes to its remaining DOMAINfest shows for 2011. First, the New York show planned for August will now be an evening meetup instead of a one day "Power ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Oversee.net Asks Court to Dismiss Monte Cahn’s Claims
· Policy & LawDomain name company responds to lawsuit over incentive plan. Oversee.net has responded to a lawsuit by former employee Monte Cahn by asking the court to dismiss most of the lawsuit's claims (pdf). Cahn sued Oversee.net last month over an incentive ... Continue Reading1 Comment
UDRP Panel Questions Oversee.net’s Automated Domain Registration Processes
· Policy & LawWIPO panel questions Oversee.net defense of "automated systems" for registering domain names. A UDRP panel has found against Oversee.net in a UDRP dispute over CarrollHouse.com and has posed significant questions about the company's domain name ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Live: Jeff Kupietzky Gives 10 Prophecies for Domain Industry
· UncategorizedJeff Kupietzky gives predictions for 2011. This afternoon at DOMAINfest Global in Santa Monica Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky provided 10 prophecies for the domain name industry. But first he reviewed Oversee.net's results over the past year: - ... Continue Reading1 Comment
