We have had news stories before about international law enforcement agencies banding together to take down websites that deal in illicit goods or counterfeit merchandise. Yesterday the U.S, Canada and European agencies…
Category: Legal
Registrant Of Playboy.London Wants To Keep The Domain For His unborn Child Hoping Its A Boy
Standard.co.uk just published a blog post entitled “Property boss at war with Playboy over Dot London domain name” Michael Ross, director of CNM estates, registered the domain name Playboy.London after the publishing…
After Suspended 2,359 Domains, London’s Police IP Crime Unit Gets £3 million in Funding
According to a press release out overnight, The City of London’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has been given £3 million in funding to ensure its existence to at least 2017….
Wiley Rein Files Suit Over 14 Stolen Domain Names: 9 Are 3 Letter .com’s
The law firm of Wiley Rein this week filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of an e-commerce company that had 14 domain names stolen by computer hackers based in China from a…
High Court in the UK: ISP Must Block Sites Selling Counterfeit Goods
According to Theguardian.com, The High Court in the UK has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISP) must try to block sites selling counterfeit goods at their own cost. “The case was brought…
WARNING: Stolen Domain Names Slash.com & County.com Are Being Shopped Around
We have received a report from Andrew Rosener of MediaOptions.com that at least two domain names, Slash.com & County.com have been stolen from NetworkSolutions.com and are being shopped around for sale. In…
Bob Olea: “Any Domain Seized, Not Owned By Defendant Will Be Returned”
Good news for anyone who had domain names seized by Verisign as part of an ongoing case who are not related to the defendant in that case. The court appointed receiver Bob…