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Panelist Finds East End N.Y. Imports Inc. Engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking
September 15, 2015 @ 9:07 AMCompany went after Modway.com domain name, which was registered well before it had trademark rights in the name. One of three panelists in a UDRP decision for Modway.com has determined that East End N.Y. Imports engaged in reverse domain name hijacking by bringing the case. The other two, while finding in the domain name owner’s…
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Foundation Fitness Nailed for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On Stages.com
September 15, 2015 @ 6:37 AMSeller of Stages exercise bikes abused UDRP in effort to get Stages.com domain name. Portland, Oregon company Foundation Fitness engaged in reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name Stages.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ruled. The company sells stationary exercise bikes under the brand Stages Cycling. In this case, the registrant of…
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Tsla.com Lost in UDRP Decision Although Domain Holder Was Willing to Give It Up
September 15, 2015 @ 6:33 AMTesla Motors, Inc. just won the rights to the Domain name TSLA.com is a one member UDRP panel decision although it was willing to give up the domain name to Tesla. It’s a shame that the case had to go to a decision. “”Respondent, via its formal Response, consents to having the at-issue domain name…
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Hollywood Takes a Beating in Oscar Cybersquatting Battle
September 11, 2015 @ 9:55 PMThe Oscars has lost a five-year cybersquatting lawsuit against the world’s biggest domain registrar, GoDaddy.
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Huge Victory for Domain Registrars and Parking Companies in GoDaddy Court Case
September 11, 2015 @ 7:12 AMCase provides ammunition for domain name registrars and domain parking companies in cybersquatting claims. A court has found in GoDaddy’s favor in a long running cybersquatting battle brought by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The 128-page decision (pdf) has lots of findings that will be cited in cybersquatting lawsuits for years to…
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GoDaddy Wins 5 Year Case Against The Oscars (Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS)
September 10, 2015 @ 9:06 PMAccording to Variety.com, A federal judge ruled that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) which owns and broadcast the The Oscars award failed to show that GoDaddy (GDDY) acted in “bad faith” with an intent to profit off of the Academy trademarks. U.S. District Judge Andre Birotte Jr., in a 128-page opinion…
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Lawsuit Filed After Materia.com UDRP (Materia is a Generic Latin Word)
September 10, 2015 @ 6:12 AMMichele Dinoia has cybersquatted in the past, but was Materia.com different? Michele Dinoia has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against California company Materia, Inc., after Materia won a UDRP for Dinoia’s domain name Materia.com. The lawsuit seeks to stay the transfer and seeks a finding reverse domain name hijacking. National Arbitration panelist Richard…
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Neustar Shoots The Corpse of .kids.us
September 10, 2015 @ 5:54 AMThe ill-conceived, barely used .kids.us domain is to stay dead, Neustar confirmed last night. The .us registry operator said that its Stakeholder Council met August 17 and: carefully considered the report on the kids.us domain and unanimously recommended that the requirement be suspended for the life of the .us contract. Neustar had been forced into…
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ICANN Just Gave a Company a New gTLD for Free
September 10, 2015 @ 1:45 AMThe Tor Project Inc, a Massachusetts non-profit software maker, just got a new gTLD reserved for its own exclusive use, by ICANN, for free. Tor did this without engaging in the ICANN new gTLD program, paying any ICANN application fees, or following any of the rules in the ICANN Applicant Guidebook. It basically circumvented the…
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Who Wants ICANN's $60MM gTLD Windfall?
September 9, 2015 @ 5:28 AMICANN has opened a formal public comment period to move forward discussions on how it should spend the almost $60 million it has so far received in new gTLD auction proceeds. It’s not yet looking for concrete suggestions on how to spend the money — this is a pre-consultation consultation — it’s only looking for…
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