Defendants file motion to dismiss lawsuit over bidding scandal. Oversee.net and SnapNames have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it in wake of the SnapNames insider bidding scandal. The lawsuit seeking class action status was filed ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Transamerica Dismisses Moniker from Lawsuit, Win for Domain Registrars
· Domain RegistrarsOversee.net and related companies dropped from Transamerica lawsuit. Transamerica has dismissed Moniker, Oversee.net, Domain Systems, and Moniker Privacy Services LLC from its lawsuit over alleged trademark infringement. The parties filed a Joint ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2009 Domain Dunce Award: SnapNames Due Diligence
· Expired DomainsDue diligence in expired domain company acquisition missed a couple big problems. Mergers and Acquisitions due diligence is thankless work. You have to learn everything about a company, including things about it that its current owners don't know, in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Second Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Oversee.net and SnapNames
· Expired DomainsLawsuit claims violation of California law and fraud. Another lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against Oversee.net over the SnapNames insider bidding scandal. Law firm KamberEdelson LLC filed the case on behalf of its lead ... Continue Reading16 Comments
DomainSponsor Sues Publisher for Parking Domains It Didn’t Own
· Domain ParkingParking company says publisher committed fraud by parking domains it didn't own. Oversee.net, parent company of domain parking company DomainSponsor, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against one of its former customers. The lawsuit alleges that Simple ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Silicon Alley Insider Values GoDaddy at $1.4 Billion, Oversee.net at $1 Billion
· UncategorizedA number of domain name companies land on valuable start up lists. But SAI didn't do its homework. Silicon Alley Insider has released its latest list of the world's most valuable startups, which includes a number of domain name companies. But I ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Oversee.net Goes Back to the Playboy Mansion for DFG 2010
· ServicesOversee.net announces party plans for DFG 2010. Earlier today Oversee.net announced that it will hold its finale party for DOMAINfest Global in January at the Playboy Mansion for the second year in a row. The event will benefit enny McCarthy's ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Moniker and Transamerica to Enter Mediation
· Domain RegistrarsLawsuit heads to mediation. Moniker and Transamerica will enter into mediation to try to resolve their legal battle. Transamerica sued Moniker, claiming that Moniker owned domain names that infringed Transamerica's trademarks and set up fictitious ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Zappos CEO to Keynote DOMAINfest Global
· ServicesKeynote speaker announced for DOMAINfest Global. Tony Hsieh, CEO and Co-Founder of Zappos.com, will be the keynote speaker for DOMAINfest Global 2010. The event will take place January 26-28, 2010 in Santa Monica, California. This is a good choice ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Transamerica Files Amended Lawsuit Against Moniker
· Domain RegistrarsTransamerica's lawyers get a quick education in how the domain name ecosystem works. Life insurance company Transamerica has amended its lawsuit against Moniker, Oversee.net, and many John Does for trademark infringement. The original lawsuit ... Continue Reading6 Comments