Stolen domain recovered through a cybersquatting claim. Shri Dharmasthala, one of South India's most celebrated and revered religious landmarks with a history spanning over 800 years, has recovered its stolen domain name. Shri Dharmasthala ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Customer sues TrustName over stolen domains
· Domain RegistrarsCustomer says its losing $70,000 in daily revenue from one of the domains. [Update: On Thursday afternoon, a judge denied the request for a temporary restraining order on the grounds that it lacks personal jurisdiction and it has not shown why ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Man sues GoDaddy six years after he says domain was stolen
· Domain RegistrarsComplicating matters, the domain was subsequently sold in an expired domain auction on NameJet. A Florida man has sued GoDaddy (pdf), claiming that a domain name was stolen from his GoDaddy account in 2019 and the registrar failed to take ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Malaysian shopping rewards business sues, says its domains were stolen
· Domain RegistrarsCompany sues after failing to regain control of domain names after theft. Treasure Global Inc., a Malaysian technology company, has filed a lawsuit after two of its domain names were stolen. The lawsuit states that its domain treasureglobal .co ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Recovering stolen domains – DNW Podcast #491
· PodcastsHow domains get stolen and how to recover them. I write about domains getting stolen all of the time. On today’s show, I interview someone who helps people recover those domains. Bill Hartzer explains how domain names commonly get stolen and the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Swiss watchmaker alleges century.com is stolen, but loses cybersquatting claim
· Policy & LawThe current owner likely has clean hands. Swiss watchmaker Century Time Gems Ltd has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name century.com. In a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) filing, the company said it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This stolen domain name lawsuit has a twist
· Policy & LawLawsuit doesn't name the person who currently owns the domain name. The estate of a recently passed woman has sued (pdf) to get the domain name ProjectHindsight.com, which it alleges was stolen. Ellen Black managed a website at the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Allegedly stolen domain PV.com returned via UDRP
· Policy & LawCompany uses UDRP to regain control of domains it says were stolen. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ordered (pdf) the domains PV.com and PacketVideo.com to be returned to PacketVideo Corporation in California. The company ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Zow.com returned to previous owner
· Policy & LawOriginal 1996 registrant gets her domain back. The original owner of zow.com has regained control of the domain name. Marci Seely registered the domain name in 1996. In September, she filed a lawsuit alleging that the domain name was stolen last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit alleges zow.com is a stolen domain name
· Policy & LawPerson who registered the domain in 1996 says it's stolen. A California resident has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that the valuable domain name zow.com is stolen. Yesterday, Marci Seely filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in the Eastern ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
