See a pro se litigant and a bank's lawyer argue about the ACPA. I write about many Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) cases. But I've never watched parties argue a cybersquatting case in court. Courtroom Explained recently ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.De domain holder warning: NIS2 requirements
· Policy & Law.De registrants should pay close attention to their inbox. DENIC, the organization that manages Germany's .de domain name, is implementing requirements related to NIS2. All registrants of .de domains should be on alert. Already, .de Whois is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
U.S. defense contractor tries reverse hijacking open.space
· Policy & LawPanelist rules against defense contractor, but domain registrant decides to change his project's name. A major U.S. defense contractor tried to reverse hijack the domain name open.space, a UDRP panelist has ruled. Kratos Defense & Security ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New owners of Fyre Festival get FyreFestival.com through lawsuit
· Policy & LawThe group previously lost a cybersquatting dispute over the domain. A company trying to resurrect the doomed Fyre Festival has won the domain FyreFestival.com in a court case after the registrant failed to respond. LimeWr Fyre OU, which had its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Needy new TLD applicants might get bigger discount
· Policy & LawBoard considering extra funds to extend bigger discount to all qualified ASP applicants. ICANN plans to offer a steeper discount to new top level domain applicants under its Applicant Support Program (ASP). Under the original plan, up to 45 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Musician Ivan Cornejo tries to reverse hijack a domain name
· Policy & LawPanelist admonishes musician's company and lawyers for filing cybersquatting case. Mexican-American singer and songwriter Ivan Cornejo has risen to fame in the past few years. Unfortunately for him, another person named Ivan Cornejo registered the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Seven domain name registrars get the axe
· Policy & LawThe registrars were late on accreditation payments, and don't appear to have been active. ICANN has sent termination notices to seven domain name registrars. The organization sent breach notices to HaveaName, Netestate, TopSystem, OpenName, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
College sports endorsement business tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain was registered before Complainant existed. A company that connects college athletes with endorsement deals tried to reverse hijack a domain name, a UDRP panelist has decided. NOCAP Sports, Inc., which uses the domain name nocapsports.io, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Australian mining and agriculture company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawFirm's name is a common surname in Australia. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has denied (pdf) a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name hancock.com.au. The majority of the panel also found that this was a case of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company tries to reverse hijack MF.com, which was purchased for $800k
· Policy & LawRespondent alleges food company fabricated emails. Musco Food Corporation, which imports Mediterranean foods, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting case. The company filed a UDRP dispute to obtain the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
