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…
Category: Legal
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…