Tag Archives: stolen domains

Wed 23rd September 2015
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UDRP row doesn't give behind OnlineMBA.com, stolen from Moniker - Company says domain name was stolen from its Moniker account, but UDRP panel determines it didn’t prove trademark rights. An Austin company that once owned OnlineMBA.com has failed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name through a UDRP. Mascot Media Circle, LLC has owned the domain name since 2010. This summer it realized it was no longer in control of the domain name, and alleges that it was stolen from its Moniker account. This sounds plausible, given the number of security issues discussion ... read more ...
Mon 3rd August 2015
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Lawsuit filed to redeem stolen preparation domain names - Suit alleges a dozen domain names were stolen using compromised email address. Texas company CMN.com LLC has filed a lawsuit to recover 12 domain names it alleges were stolen from it. According to the suit, the thief gained access to one of its email addresses and was able to use this to transfer the domain names to another registrar. The domains have various whois records, but the lawsuit claims that all of the domains were transferred by someone using one IP address. The company says it lost these ... read more ...
Wed 22nd July 2015
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John Berryhill gets stolen EHT.com domain returned by UDRP - Panel orders domain name stolen in 2013 to be returned to previous owner. Domain name attorney John Berryhill has successfully won the transfer of the domain name EHT.com for his client, in a rare case in which he acted on behalf of the complainant. John Dilks has owned EHT.com since 1997. The domain name was apparently stolen from Dilks in late 2013, but he didn’t know this until just recently. That’s because the thief kept the nameservers posted to Dilks’ hosting while he transferred the ... read more ...
Fri 29th May 2015
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Lawsuit filed to redeem stolen X3.com domain name - Domain name was transferred to eName, a popular home for stolen domain names. The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. Anthony Alfieri-Crispin alleges (pdf) that the defendant managed to steal the domain name from his account and quickly transfer it to…where else…eName. According to a comment on Domain Name Wire, this transfer happened in the matter of less than 25 minutes. This isn’t the first ... read more ...
Sun 24th June 2012
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Company sues over stolen domains after losing UDRP - Austin Rare Coins asks court to hand over allegedly stolen domain names. An Austin company has filed an in rem cybersquatting lawsuit in an effort to get control over eight domain names it says were stolen from its possession. Austin Rare Coins, Inc. first turned to National Arbitration Forum with a UDRP filing to try to get the domain names back. The panel awarded it one domain but not the others, saying it didn’t prove any trademark rights to most of the domain ... read more ...
Fri 23rd April 2010
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The Limitations of UDRP to Recover Stolen Domain Names - Recent case involving restaurant guide shows limitations of UDRP for recovering stolen domains. Companies often use UDRP to recover stolen domain names. I’ve seen several cases of three character domain names being recovered this way. But there are limitations to using UDRP to recover a stolen domain name. Part of it has to do with how you position your trademark in the filing. Here’s a case in point: ChicagoRestaurant.com. For over ten years David M. Lissner ... read more ...
Mon 5th April 2010
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8 Clues a Domain Name is Stolen - 8 warning signs a domain name is stolen. Over the past few days we’ve learned about a number of domain name thefts, including YH.com and VL.com. People typically steal domains with the hopes of selling them before word gets out that the domain is stolen. Here are 8 clues a domain name you’re thinking about buying is stolen. Just because one of these is true doesn’t mean a domain is stolen; but you should use caution. 1. Person claims they must sell the domain ... read more ...