FriendFinder Networks, Inc., has pulled down the site FacebookofSex.com over which Facebook filed suit over two weeks ago. The domain name now goes to a page saying the "site has been deactivated and if you are an existing member you can log in". I'm not sure where the log in will take you because I'm not a member, but maybe someone out there can let us know. FacebookofSex.com is ranked … [Read more...]
Unlike Seized Cars & Jewelry, The Government Will NOT Sell Seized Domain Names
Its a questions that many have been asking ever since the first domain name seizures, what will happen to the seized domains? When the government seizes a drug dealer's car, after legal means to challenge the seizure expire, it puts the car up for auction, same for Jewelry, Boats, and other seized property. I assumed that the Feds would eventually do the same with the domains it has seized … [Read more...]
Data Collection Of Your Location On Apple’s iPhone & iPad: Big Deal Or No Deal?
There were a lot of stories last week about the data Apple is collecting from on your iPhone, iPad and/or iTouch's products, which apparently track where you go, where you have been and then keeps a file with that information on your device for at least 10 months. The Wall Street Journal reported that the products collect and store location information even when location services are turned … [Read more...]
Antigua & Barbuda Tells The US That Its Poker Crackdown Violates International Law
According to Reuters.com, Antigua and Barbuda officials accused the U.S. on Wednesday of violating international trade law with the indictment of the alleged operators of three offshore-based Internet poker companies and the domain seizures. Both Antigua and Barbuda license Internet gambling companies. The Caribbean nation's finance minister, Harold Lovell, issued a statement … [Read more...]
Breaking News: US Government Allows FullTiltPoker.com & PokerStars.com To Use The Domains To Allow Poker Players To Get A Refund
According to a Press Release from the US Attorney General (pdf) For the Southern District Of New York, the Government has reached an Agreement which will Restore the Use of Domain Names PokerStars.com and FullTiltPoker.com to Facilitate Return of U.S. Player Funds. "Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States entered … [Read more...]
Stupid Domainer Of The Year Award: Domain Holder Loses Geo Domain, NewportNews.com & Made To Pay 80K In Damages & Attorney Fees
The 4th Circuit of Appeals has just upheld the ruling of a lower court against the domain holder of NewportNews.com awarding the domain to the trademark holder . (pdf) Virtual City Vision is the owner of the domain NewportNews.com Of course there is a city by the name of Newport News and its in Virginia. There are also cities named Newport around the world, for which the domain … [Read more...]
Facebook Finally Sues Owner Of FaceBookofSex.com But Still Not XXXBook.com or XXXMatch.com
According to XBiz.com, Facebook filed suit against FriendFinder and its subsidiaries over it's site FacebookOfSex.com, claiming it's too similar to its own trademarked name. "In the suit filed Wednesday at U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Facebook says FacebookOfSex.com " is a blatant attempt ... to hijack Facebook's fame for illicit financial gain." "But FriendFinder, according to … [Read more...]