According to a Press Release by Manwin Licensing International, they filed an amended complaint in its lawsuit for antitrust violations against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and ICM Registry (ICM). In the PR Manwin says that the amended complaint drops two related state law claims against ICM and ICANN. "While Manwin believes that it would have prevailed on … [Read more...]
FCC Commissioner Warns Of Treaty That Would Move Control Over Domains From ICANN To The UN & Worse
In a op-ed piece written by Robert M. McDowell who is a commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission for the New York Times Today, Mr. McDowell warns of an international movement afoot to give take control to regulate the domain name system away from ICANN and the US and hand it over to the United Nations. As the NYT story is by subscription only we can't quote much from the story but … [Read more...]
Over 225,000 Domain Names Are On Godaddy Owned SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM, Like JotForm.com Was
In reading one of the many stories about Jotform.com the site whose domain was seized and then returned by the Government for reasons still unexplained and therefore unknown reasons last week. I came across the servers SPAM-AND-ABUSE.COM on which the domain name Jotform.com was placed on a few days ago and then removed from on Friday. According to DailyChanges.com, There are currently over … [Read more...]
Guest Post By Paul Keating On UDRP’s: “Why Panel Certification is Important” The Case Of HardwareResources.Org
This Guest Post was written by Paul Raynor Keating, Esq.[1] one of the preeminent attorney's practicing in the domain industry. Paul has handled many UDRP's and had some thoughts about a recent UDRP involving the domain name HardwareResources.org. We are publishing the post unedited: ""Although the UDRP has functioned for over a decade, the evidence continues to mount in favor of a … [Read more...]
Update On Manwin Vs ICM on .XXX: Motions To Dismiss Off The Calendar: Settlement Talks Underway?
In the ongoing lawsuit that Manwin filed against ICM Registry and ICANN over the .XXX TLD, the parties today entered into a joint stipulation that allows Manwin to file an amended complaint by January 17th and gives ICM 60 days to file a response to the complaint. You may remember that ICM filed motions to dismiss the case filed by Manwin, the operator of adult sites such as YouPorn.com in … [Read more...]
One .XXX Registration May Lead Hawaii To Pass New Law On The “Fraudulent Use of Domain Names
According to a report in hawaiinewsnow.com, one domain name registration, universityofhawaii.xxx, has the University of Hawaii asking legislators to toughen laws to make it easier to go after website operators who "fraudulent use domain names. In a story a couple of days ago the University of Hawaii (UH) is none to happy that someone registered universityofhawaii.xxx and put up some porn on … [Read more...]
Domain Holder Loses UDRP On TommyBahamaSucks.com: If You Own a “Sucks” Name You Better Have Content
A one member WIPO panel just awarded the domain name TommyBahamaSucks.com to the Trademark Holder. While we usually post the relevant facts and findings by the panel this case can be summed up citing this finding of the panel: ""This case ultimately turns on the quality of Respondent’s evidence." "In this regard, however, the Panel notes Respondent has not submitted any evidence that it … [Read more...]