According to TMZ.com, Bravo TV wants to shut down live cam website RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com. According to TMZ: "A rep for the reality network fired off a letter on Monday to RealHousewivesofScottsdale.com -- a site that boasts live XXX performances from several "housewives" -- and accused the site of sullying the "Real Housewives" reputation." But the site owner says he is not … [Read more...]
Godaddy Loses Appeal On Case Holding Them Negligent In Turning Over Ownership Of Domain Accounts
Go Daddy.com, Inc., filed an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of Jeff Eysoldt, Mark Eysoldt, and Jill Eysoldt who had an account with Godaddy only to see the account control turned over to another person. Here are the facts as laid out by the court: "In November 2002, Jeff Eysoldt opened account number 1165490 with Go Daddy and transferred his domain name, Eysoldt.com, … [Read more...]
Disney Surrenders To The Navy & Gives Up Trademark Application For Seal Team 6
A couple of weeks ago we wrote about Disney applying for a trademark on the term Seal Team 6 just days after the raid led by the Seals led to the killing of Bin Laden. Today comes the news courtesy of FoxNews.com that Disney has withdrawn its multiple trademark applications on the term Seal Team 6. The Navy spokeswoman Amanda Greenberg is quoted as saying: "The Navy is committed to fully … [Read more...]
More Poker Domain Seizures Today: BookMaker.com, TruePoker.com, FunTimeBingo.com, Doylesroom.com & More
According to the BaltimoreSun.com, & to TheBayNet.com more Internet gambling sites were seized and their international owners were indicted today, this time by a Maryland federal grand jury. The domain names and sites were seized today … [Read more...]
If You Screw With Golden Nugget You Probably Won’t Get A UDRP But A Federal Lawsuit
Vegasinc.com is reporting that GNLV Corp the owner of the Golden Nugget Casinos, filed two suits in the last month over two typo domain names. The most recent suit was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas against Kanter Associates SA for cybersquatting and trademark infringement. The domain name in question is thegoldennuggett.com which has an extra 'T' at the end of the … [Read more...]
Get Your Popcorn Ready: The Navy Enters The TM Race Again This Time For “Navy Seals”
The Department of the Navy has filed a trademark attempting to take ownership of the term Navy Seals Earlier this week we reported that Disney just 2 days after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, filed for a Trademark on the term "Seal Team 6" A couple of days ago Fusible.com reported that the Navy filed a trademark for the term "Seal Team" Now it appears that The Department of the … [Read more...]
California Bill Seeks To Regulate Social Networking Sites With Fines Up to $10K Per Violation
California state senator Ellen Corbett proposed an amended version of the Social Networking Privacy Act (SB 242). The Bill would require social networking websites to design by default, privacy settings that prevent any information about a user (other than name and city) from being displayed to the public or other users without affirmative consent from the user. Social networking … [Read more...]