The site JestersCourt.cc appears to have been seized by the federal government today. The all too familiar ICE - Home Security Investigation seizure notice appears on JetersCourt.cc tonight The site was pretty popular having an Alexa rank of 353,000 and 57,000 in the US. According to a Wikipedia link on JestersCourt.cc before it was seized, the site was run by "The Jester who … [Read more...]
Zynga Files A Lawsuit Over BangWithFriends.com For Trademark Infringement
According to Bloomberg.com, Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California against the maker of the “Bang With Friends” claiming it infringes on Zynga’s trademark for its “with friends” family of games. Zynga alleges the company “selected the name ‘Bang With Friends’ with Zynga’s game trademarks fully in mind, further claiming … [Read more...]
You Know About UDRP’s; Have You Ever Heard Of A TDRP?
Have you ever heard of a TDRP? Until yesterday I didn't when I ran into the NameCheap.com case which decision is still pending which apparently denied NameCheap.com's claim to 7 domain names that a US federal judge ordered transferred to them in January. So unlike a UDRP which involves an alleged rights holder as the Complainant and a domain holder as the respondent a TDRP is an dispute … [Read more...]
Judge Says Godaddy Is Not Entitled To Safe Harbor Protection On Parked Pages Program
In a 29 page ruling a California Federal Court denied Godaddy's motion to have the case filed by the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES, (the Oscars) which was filed in 2010, thrown out, denying Godaddy.com the Safe Harbor that domain name registrars typically enjoy. DomainNameWire.com reported last week that Godaddy was testing out some new parked landing pages, but this ruling might … [Read more...]
2 Weeks After Seizing 46 Domains, Feds Allow Domains To Expire & Can They Can Go Back To The Previous Owner
On July 5th we told you that some agency of the federal government seized 46 domain names. We noted at the time all 46 were very close to expiration. Today the servers on all 46 domain names that were seized on July 4th have been switched back to DomainControl.com, which are the default servers for domain names registered at Godaddy.com and all domain names currently display the … [Read more...]
After Losing UDRP For WIIU.com, Nintendo Allows Domain Like Wiisport.com GamesforWii.com To Drop
After losing a well publicized UDRP decision on WiiU.com, Nintendo allowed other bang on Wii domain names to drop this week only to sit by and watch them be re-registered by companies other than Nintendo. We have pointed this corporate mentality many times before, one in which company's are willing to spend thousands of dollars in costs and fees to file UDRP's to attempt to gain control of … [Read more...]
Suit Filed Over Non-Payment of MD.Org Namejet Record Setting $555,650 Auction
On April 12, 2013, the domain name MD.org sold at a record setting NameJet.com auction for $555,650.00 to the high bidder ID of 'Winters" Today the seller of the domain name, Privacy LLC, (Privacy) filed a lawsuit along with NameJet, LLC (“NameJet”) against Scott Ross and "Does defendants 1-3" which "may include Ari Goldberger, Esq. and Larry Fischer", for breach of contract, in refusing to … [Read more...]