Tag Archives: john zuccarini

Tue 19th July 2011
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Those Zuccarini Domains on NameJet? They Sold for $302k in April. - Buyer in April auction turns to NameJet to sell domain names. So why are these John Zuccarini domain names suddenly showing up on NameJet? Whomever picked them up at auction in April is trying to make a quick flip. The auction on April 8 attracted three bidders. After 45 minutes, one bidder walked away with the entire lot of domain names for a grand total of $302,000 according to court records. One of the bidders was DS Holdings, LLC (which bought the a cybersquatting ... read more ...
Tue 29th March 2011
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Court to Auction John Zuccarini Domain Names Apr 8 - @Josh Mr. Zuccarini accepted a plea deal in that criminal prosecution, which is not related to the civil judgment in the Office Depot case resulting in this auction. Mr. Zuccarini served his time for that conviction. There are specific laws about guns, so “argument by analogy” when it comes to ongoing restrictions is not the point in relation to these domain names. You can be convicted of hitting someone with a hammer, serve your time, and you are not forever barred from owning ... read more ...
Fri 18th February 2011
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Zuccarini Files Another Lawsuit, This Time Adding ICANN to a List - Zuccarini sues three companies for negligence. John Zuccarini has filed another lawsuit (pdf) stemming from the sale of 14 domain names on NameJet. In this case he counts Network Solutions, NameJet, and now ICANN as defendants. Zuccarini owes the IRS and creditors $550,000, some of which involves a cybersquatting judgment against him. A court-appointed receiver was holding some of his domain names to satisfy these debts, but he accidentally let some of them expire. ... read more ...
Mon 24th January 2011
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Judge Shuts Down Zuccarini Fight Against NameJet, NetSol, and VeriSign - Judge calls for an end to lengthy domain name battle. United States District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema has said enough is enough in a domain name lawsuit filed by John Zuccarini. Zuccarini filed the lawsuit after a court appointed receiver failed to renew domain names of his that were seized to settle a cybersquatting judgment. The domain names were at Network Solutions and subsequently auctioned off on NameJet when they expired. One of the domain names was bid up ... read more ...
Thu 9th September 2010
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Latona’s Agrees to Auction Zuccarini Names Without TRAFFIC Backing - TRAFFIC is out, but auction house still plans to auction domain names. After TRAFFIC organizers said they wouldn’t let a collection of domains previously registered to John Zuccarini be auctioned at their show, Rick Latona’s auction house has decided to auction the domains on its own, according to a court filing. The domains are part of a cybersquatting judgment originally won by Office Depot but later transferred to DS Holdings. The receiver in the case planned ... read more ...
Mon 30th August 2010
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Court Wants Explanation for Conflict of Interest over TRAFFIC Auction - Court asks for explanation, but it’s probably a moot point anyway. United States District Judge Susan Illston has asked DS Holdings and The United States to file a response to accusations that auctioning off domains previously held by John Zuccarini at a TRAFFIC auction would be a conflict of interest. Zuccarini complained to the court that this would be a conflict of interest since TRAFFIC co-organizer Howard Neu once represented him in the cybersquatting lawsuit ... read more ...
Thu 5th August 2010
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Zuccarini Threatens Latona’s and TRAFFIC Over Planned Auction - Court documents reveal that John Zuccarini has warned auctioneer and promoter of legal action if they go forward with auction. On Monday I wrote about a proposed court order to sell John Zuccarini’s remaining domain names at October’s TRAFFIC conference to settle tax liens and a judgment in a cybersquatting case brought by Office Depot. Now an attorney for the judgment creditor says that Zuccarini has contacted both Rick Latona and TRAFFIC organizers Rick Schwartz ... read more ...
Wed 7th July 2010
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Zuccarini Sues NameJet, eNom, VeriSign, and Network Solutions - Lawsuit filed after expired domains sold on NameJet. John Zuccarini has filed a complaint (pdf) against NameJet, eNom, VeriSign, and Network Solutions in U.S. District Court over the transfer and auctioning of a number of his domain names. A number of Zuccarini’s domain names were transferred to a court-appointed receiver due to a judgment against Zuccarini in an anti-cybersquatting case. The receiver accidentally let some of the domain names expire, and the domain ... read more ...
Wed 16th June 2010
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Court Denies Emergency Injunction for Zuccarini Domains Sold during NameJet - Just filed for VeriSign, let’s see what they say… A. The Illegal Transfer of John Zuccarini’s Domain Names and VeriSign’s Culpability. There are two central issues before The Court related to VeriSign Inc. (“VeriSign”) the registrar for all .com and .net domain names, and it’s working relationship with all .com and .net registrars. That is, does a domain name registry have the power to correct an illegal action by a domain name registrar, as in this case the illegal transfer ... read more ...