The court ordered auction of the domain name RightHaven.com started today on Snapnames.com As many of you are aware, RightHaven.com isn't just a ordinary domain name. The story has been followed very closely by VegasInc.com which reported that Righthaven LLC, filed 275 lawsuits for copyright infringement seeking not only damages but the forfeiture of the domain name of the infringing site … [Read more...]
US Justice Dept Now Said “Not To Oppose Online Gambling Other Than On Sports”
According to a story in the New York Times, citing a memorandum from the US Justice Department issued in September but first made public on Friday, the US in a reversal of a long standing position against online gambling, may not oppose it when it comes to anything other than betting on sports. The memo was in response to requests by New York and Illinois to clarify whether the Wire Act of … [Read more...]
Facing A Boycott Godaddy Caves In On SOPA & Now “No Longer Supports It”
Wow that was quick. One day after a post on Reddit called for a boycott of Godaddy.com due to its support of the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA), Godaddy.com just issued a statement saying it no longer supports it. """Go Daddy is no longer supporting SOPA, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" currently working its way through U.S. Congress. "Fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, … [Read more...]
Co-Founder Of Absolute Poker Pleads Guilty
In April of this year we told you that several gambling poker sites were seized by the Feds & the owners charged with a bunch of Federal crimes. Yesterday, the co-founder and the director of payment processing for Absolute Poker, Brent Beckley, pleaded guilty in Manhattan’s federal court to conspiring to violate the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and commit bank fraud. “I … [Read more...]
Senators Asks The FTC To Investigate Google For Possible AntiTrust Violations
Two Senators, Herb Kohl, the Chairman of Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights along with Mike Lee, the ranking member of Subcommittee on AntiTrust sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission today asking the FTC to investigate Google as to whether they are violating Antitrust Laws and the FTC Act. In their letter to the FTC they write in relevant … [Read more...]
Vertical Axis Wins Two UDRP’s & Gets A Reverse Hijacking Finding On 1: Planate.com & Trucco.com
Vertical Axis, Inc. represented by ESQwire.com, just won a Reverse Domain Hijacking UDRP against Planate Management Group LLC of Alexandria, Virginia, who bought a UDRP on the domain name Planate.com Also in a separate ruling issued today, Vertical Axis, Inc beat back a UDRP on the domain name Trucco.com despite a trademark citing in part the doctrine of Latches where the complainant waited … [Read more...]
Facebook Can Be Sued For Like Ads & Allows A Class Action Suit To Move Forward
In an interesting ruling last week a US District Judge allowed a class action lawsuit against Facebook's to move forward against it over the practice of "sponsored stories". Sponsored "stories," create an ad based on the "likes" of a member's Facebook friends. The ads typically display the friend's name, photo, and a caption asserting that the person likes a certain advertiser. The ads … [Read more...]