Beginning on January 1, 2011 it became illegal in California for anyone to impersonate someone else online. According to Senate Bill 1411, it is now illegal to “knowingly and without consent credibly…
Category: Legal
Global Baking Companies Swing For The Fences & Strike Out in UDRP Seeking 25 Parked Domains
This is a pretty interesting UDRP as the complainants are some of the biggest bakery companies in the world. The Domain Holder represented himself and beat back a claim on 25 domains…
In 2010: China Shuts Down 60,000 Sites, 4,500 Criminal Investigations & Sends 1,332 To Jail
China was busy this year combating porn. According to a CNN.com story, China closed 60,000 websites related to porn, opened up almost 2,200 criminal cases against almost 5,000 people for “who violated…
TechDirt.com: “Homeland Security Affidavit To Seize Domains Riddled With Technical & Legal Errors”
TechDirt.com spent some time reviewing the Homeland Security Affidavit they used to get the judge to sign off on to seize the 80+ domain names as few weeks ago and concludes: “It’s…
FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality Today Protects Land Lines But Puts Wireless in The Hands of The Carriers
The FCC is voting today on passage of Net Neutrality rules and like anything in Washington the proposal is getting both support and some opposition. The basic premise behind net neutrality is…
Schilling’s Name Admin & Berryhill Win Another UDRP This Time Beating Visa On: Premiercard.net Giving Domainers A Christmas Present
In a WIPO decision out this morning Frank Schilling and Name Administration represented as usual by John Berryhill, won another UDRP this time on the domain name Premiercard.net beating back a challenge…
Berryhill Wins Another UDRP Defending The Marchex Owned Generic Domain Havanna.com
Havanna S.A. of Argentina, bought a WIPO against Marchex the owner of the domain Havanna.com which was represented by John Berryhill. Amazingly the complainant made the argument that Havanna was not a…