Bankruptcy case to proceed for now. A judge assigned to the bankruptcy case of Sex.com owner Escom, LLC has denied creditor and shareholder DOM Partners' request to dismiss the case. Three companies run by Mike Mann filed an involuntary bankruptcy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DOM Partners Fires Back at Mike Mann in Sex.com Case
· Policy & LawCreditor to Sex.com says Mike Mann proves its point. DOM Partners, a creditor and equity investor in Sex.com owner Escom, LLC, has filed a reply (pdf) to Mike Mann's opposition to DOM's motion to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings against Escom. In ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Sex.com Investor: Give Sex.com Domain Name to PETA
· Domain SalesMike Mann plays along with PETA. Sex.com investor Mike Mann is playing along with PETA's request that it get the Sex.com domain name. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) grabbed some publicity earlier this month when it requested ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Sex.com Dirt: Inside Details of What Went Wrong with Sex.com
· Policy & LawNew dirt on Sex.com exposed in court filings. Documents filed in a bankruptcy case involving Sex.com owner Escom, LLC, provide intriguing details into who actually owns Sex.com and what went wrong with the company. DOM Partners, a creditor and an ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Mike Mann Speaks His Mind about Sex.com
· Policy & LawSex.com investor tells his side of the story. Mike Mann, who founded BuyDomains, is always one to speak his mind. So when news broke yesterday that Sex.com, in which he was a part investor, was going into foreclosure, he didn't hesitate to speak ... Continue Reading35 Comments
Kieren McCarthy Leaving ICANN
· UncategorizedICANN public participation GM announces his resignation. Kieren McCarthy, who officially is ICANN's general manager of public participation, announced today that he is leaving the organization at the end of November. If you think it's hard to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Book Review: The Sex.com Chronicles
· UncategorizedLawyer's inside look at Sex.com legal battle gets off to slow start, but redeems itself in the end. It's a shame for Charles Carreon that his book about the Sex.com legal battle came out after Kieren McCarthy's book Sex.com (review). As much as I ... Continue Reading15 Comments