There has been an update in the Kentucky domain name seizure case and its not a good one. This week the original judge in the matter issued another forfeiture order on 132 domain names, this time not directed just to the registrars but to the registry, Verisign. You might remember in the original case, the Judge ordered the registrars, not the registry, to turn the domain names over to the … [Read more...]
Ari Goldberger Beats Back UDRP On UTV.com
Ari Goldberger beat back a UDRP on the domain name UTV.com brought by UTV Limited of Belfast Here are the relevant facts and findings of the three member panel: The Complainant was formed in November 1958 as Programme Contractor for Northern Ireland and was incorporated as Ulster Television in 1959. It has been broadcasting television and radio in Northern Ireland since October … [Read more...]
Hey Rick Maybe You Should Re-Join The ICA
Rick Schwartz has ferociously been on the attack since getting hit with a UDRP on the domain name Saveme.com. As I'm sure all of you have read by now, Rick registered the domain name Saveme.com in 1996 and now based on a domain name registered in 2010, SaveMe.com.br, owned by Márcio Mello Chaves, and Heitor Chaves filed a UDRP with WIPO to take the .com domain name away. Of course its … [Read more...]
British Court Says ISP Have To Pay 25% Of Costs Identifying & Running Appeals Board For File Sharers
According to the guardian.co.uk, A U.K. Court of Appeals has held that ISPs will need to pay 25% of costs associated with establishing and running an appeals body for alleged file sharers. "ISPs will now be forced to pay 25 percent of all "qualifying" costs related to establishing and operating an appeals body for alleged file sharers and pay 25% of costs related to identifying alleged file … [Read more...]
Would A New gTLD Operator Have a Marketing Advantage Over .com. .net., org & Others If They Were Offshore?
Wired.com published a story today entitled "Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable". The story goes on to talk about what all of us in the domain industry already know, that if a domain registry is a US corporation, domain names under the extension can be seized by the US government. Those include .com, .net. org, biz, .us, .tv .name and .cc all of which are operated by Registries … [Read more...]
US Wants To Extradite Kim Dotcom
According to nzherald.co.nz, The United States Government has filed its application to have Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three associates extradited to face charges. The four face charges of conspiring to commit racketeering, conspiring to commit money-laundering, copyright infringement and aiding and abetting copyright infringement. A date for the extradition hearing has been for … [Read more...]
Federal Court Awards TM Holder Of “Two Plus Two” $60K and The Domain Name Twoplustwo.com From Dutch” Boyd
According to a story today in Parttimepoker.coma federal court has awarded the Trademark Holder of the term Two Plus Two, $25,000 in statutory damages and $33,985.45 in attorney’s fees against poker player Dutch Boyd who registered the domain name Twoplustwopoker.com. The owner of the trademark, Two Plus Two Publishing filed a lawsuit over the domain Twoplustwopoker.com on December 9, 2009 … [Read more...]