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The Sordid Saga of Sex.com
Stephen Cohen built a US$100-million porn empire on Sex.com. There's just one problem. The two-time convicted felon stole the name, foes say. By Craig Bicknell.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,19140,00.html
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This Sex Drama's Getting Hot
Whatever sins were committed over at sex.com are sure to leave someone hot and bothered. Judgment day could come within weeks. By Kristen Philipkoski.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,38019,00.html
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Dot-Biz: An Illegal Lottery?
A lawsuit charges that the system for doling out websites in the new dot-biz domain constitutes an illegal lottery. The chief claim: that no one knows the odds of winning. By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,45584,00.html
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Sex.com Ruling: It Wasn't Stolen
Domains aren't property, a judge rules in the long, sordid case of sex.com. Therefore, the guy who managed to grab it from its first owner doesn't have to give it back. By Craig Bicknell.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,38398,00.html
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Sex.com Dispute in Final Stage?
An appeals court agrees to hear arguments from the name's most recent owner about why a ruling favoring the original owner of the lucrative domain is unfair. Is this case finally reaching - how do you say - a conclusion? By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40881,00.html
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Judge Orders 'Master' for Sex.com
A federal judge is appointing a special adviser to wade into the long-standing dispute over the domain name sex.com. The move could help settle several unresolved questions. Joanna Glasner reports from San Jose, California.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41480,00.html
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Stripper: Barbie Lawsuit a Bust
Mattel is suing a Canadian stripper in an effort to stop her from using the domain name barbiebenson.com. She's fighting back. By Polly Sprenger.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/1999/06/20036
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Material Girl Wants Her Good Name
Pop star Madonna, irked when a man paid $20,000 for the rights to the domain Madonna.com and turned it into a porn site, filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization's domain dispute arbitrators. By Craig Bicknell.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/08/38341
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Will CNN Site Spoof Crash?
CNNdn, "the financial crash network," was designed with chuckles and grins in mind, but attorneys at AOL Time Warner aren't laughing at all. Charging cybersquatting, they want it pulled down. By Aparna Kumar.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2001/02/41566
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Real Cybersquatting Really Sucks
When Bell Atlantic and Vodafone launched their wireless entity they thought they were prepared for any negativity that might come down the pike. But they didn't count on someone registering the domain name verizonreallysucks.com.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/05/36210
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Microsof (No Typo) Loses Case
The domain "microsof.com" must be transferred over to Microsoft, the World Intellectual Property Organization rules, because its owner registered the name in bad faith.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/07/37838
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A Case of Sex Appealed
A legal battle over the sex.com domain rages on. The porn site's former operator files plans to appeal a ruling that returned the domain to its original owner. Lawyers for the opposing side dismiss the move as a desperate last-ditch effort. By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/12/40544
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Sex.com Spends Day on Trial
A dispute over the domain name sex.com headed to trial Thursday, despite the fact the defendant was nowhere to be found, and the plaintiff was getting sued by his former lawyer. Joanna Glasner reports from San Jose, Calif.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/03/42328
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Cost of Sex.com Theft: $65 Mil
A federal judge socks it to the man who stole the coveted Web address sex.com from its rightful owner. Lawyers for the plaintiff say it's the largest ever ruling for damages in a domain name dispute. By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/04/42835
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Falwell Preaches Against Parody
Rev. Jerry Falwell appeals to the Internet gods to stop a man from using his name for websites that lambaste the popular preacher. By Julia Scheeres.
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2002/04/51541
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Not NotHarvard No More - InternetNews.com
An Austin online education firm backs away from a legal dispute with Harvard over its name, drawing a bemused response from the nation's oldest university.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/2001_465261
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AOL Accused Of Stealing Web Address For New Search Site - InternetNews.com
A Web developer in New York claims she's the victim of reverse domain-name hijacking by America Online Inc.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3_143441
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Volkswagen Loses First Round in Domain Dispute - InternetNews.com
In another David-versus-Goliath court battle, a Virginia judge set another precedent for small companies by favoring Virtual Works' domain name registration over the Volkswagen trademark.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3_246671
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Sex.com Loser Claims Poverty
The man facing a $65 million court judgment for stealing the domain name Sex.com is asking a court to drop its order against him, saying the ruling left him so poor he can't afford toilet paper. By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50104,00.html
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Sex.com Saga Still Sizzling
If a domain isn't actual property according to law, and it's stolen - as the original sex.com owner claims it was - then how can he get it back, along with the millions he's lost? By Craig Bicknell.
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,36247,00.html
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Sex.com Dispute in Final Stage?
An appeals court agrees to hear arguments from the name's most recent owner about why a ruling favoring the original owner of the lucrative domain is unfair. Is this case finally reaching - how do you say - a conclusion? By Joanna Glasner.
http://www.wired.com/politics/law/news/2000/12/40881
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CNN Is Not Amused by Web Parody
CNN Is Not Amused by Web Parody
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/1/26/201807.shtml
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Of course, it's the sharks that win - The Boston Diaries - Captain Napalm
The ongoing saga of a programmer who doesn't live in Boston, nor does he even like Boston, but yet named his weblog/journal “The Boston Diaries.” Go figure.
http://boston.conman.org/2003/02/08.3
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Not NotHarvard No More
An Austin online education firm backs away from a legal dispute with Harvard over its name, drawing a bemused response from the nation's oldest university.
http://boston.internet.com/news/article/0,1928,2001_465261,00.html
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National Arbitration Forum : FORUM Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Since 1986, the National Arbitration Forum has been a leading neutral administrator of arbitration, mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) worldwide. An unbiased administrator of ADR services, the Forum's only mission is to provide superior dispute resolution services to parties seeking an alternative to litigation
http://domains.adrforum.com/
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Washtech.com
Washtech.com
http://emoglen.law.columbia.edu/CPC/archive/civil-liberties/ACLU%20backs%20two%20cases.html
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Protest
PETA, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals domain name dispute.
http://www.er3.com/peta/
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Politech: Manhattan Bagel tries to shut down critical "fraud" web site
Politech: Manhattan Bagel tries to shut down critical "fraud" web site
http://lists.insecure.org/lists/politech/2000/Sep/0017.html
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The sordid tale of sex.com - Mar. 6, 2001
The story of Sex.com reads like a Hollywood movie script.
http://money.cnn.com/2001/03/06/sbrunning/biz_sex/
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NE StatePaper.com - Nebraska Hospital Caught in Madonna Trademark Spat
NE StatePaper.com - Nebraska Hospital Caught in Madonna Trademark Spat
http://nebraska.statepaper.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2000/08/23/39a423f07
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When a typo leads to porn - CNET News
When a typo leads to porn - CNET News
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-201416.html
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Religion group in domain dispute - CNET News
Religion group in domain dispute - CNET News
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-207405.html
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Attorneys weigh online jurisdiction - CNET News.com
Attorneys weigh online jurisdiction - Under an emerging body of law, jurisdictional defenses may be eroding for companies with Internet sites that are sued in states where they don't operate. - October 14, 1997, 5:15 PM PT - Dan Goodin
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-323042.html
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Judge approves domain name penalty on eReferee - CNET News.com
Judge approves domain name penalty on eReferee - In one of the broadest crackdowns ever issued against a domain name holder, a federal judge orders eReferee.com to stop using the word referee in all of its domain names. - February 16, 2001, 4:00 AM PT - Lisa M. Bowman
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-252723.html?legacy=cnet
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Toy retailer takes on Toysrgus.com - CNET News.com
Toy retailer takes on Toysrgus.com - Gus Lopez is a Star Wars' toy collector who thought he had a clever idea for a Web site, but retailing giant Toys R Us disagreed. - January 29, 1999, 5:30 PM PT - Corey Grice
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-220934.html
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Site reopens despite Toys 'R' Us flap - CNET News.com
Site reopens despite Toys 'R' Us flap - Toy collector Gus Lopez reopens his Toysrgus Web site despite a threatening letter from Toys R Us, is back in business. - February 1, 1999, 4:20 PM PT - Corey Grice
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-220996.html
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Car makers fight for domains - CNET News.com
Car makers fight for domains - Porsche has gone to court to retain Internet rights to its trademark, and now Volkswagen may do it too. The German giant has filed a complaint against a small ISP that owns the vw.net domain. - June 17, 1999, 2:05 PM PT - Kim Girard
http://news.com.com/2100-1017-227276.html
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When a typo leads to porn - CNET News.com
When a typo leads to porn - Typos, an ordinary occurrence in the fast-typing world of cyberspace, can sometimes turn into a problem when users unwittingly hit adult Web sites. - July 14, 1997, 6:45 PM PT - Jeff Pelline - Courtney Macavinta
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-201416.html
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Whitehouse.com goes to porn - CNET News.com
Whitehouse.com goes to porn - Some people already suspected that Hillary Clinton liked leading her husband around, but not with a leash and studded collar. - September 5, 1997, 3:30 PM PT - Jeff Pelline
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-202985.html
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Religion group in domain dispute - CNET News.com
Religion group in domain dispute - The Jews For Jesus organization files a lawsuit against owners of a Web site, charging unauthorized use of the group's trademark. - January 23, 1998, 4:15 AM PT - Jeff Pelline
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-207405.html
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Porn site protest backfires - CNET News.com
Porn site protest backfires - A Netizen's plan to generate fury by redirecting URLs with country stars' names to a porn site backfires, putting him in the legal hot seat. - March 6, 1998, 12:50 PM PT - Courtney Macavinta
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-208811.html
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Compaq buys AltaVista domain - CNET News.com
Compaq buys AltaVista domain - It took a reported $3.3 million, but Compaq says the news is official: it now owns the coveted domain name www.altavista.com. - August 11, 1998, 2:10 PM PT - Janet Kornblum
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-214326.html
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Ajax.org wins trademark fight - CNET News.com
Ajax.org wins trademark fight - Colgate-Palmolive backs off its offensive against the scrappy nonprofit site following the site owner's public relations push. - October 20, 1998, 1:15 PM PT - Paul Festa
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-216899.html
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Archie Comics fights parent for domain - CNET News.com
Archie Comics fights parent for domain - The comics company is fighting with a man who has a site at Veronica.org for his two-year-old daughter, claiming the site violates its trademark. - January 15, 1999, 12:45 PM PT - Beth Lipton Krigel
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-220240.html
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Domain name "little guys" fight back - CNET News.com
Domain name
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-220415.html
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Domain dispute hits earth - CNET News.com
Domain dispute hits earth - A Massachusetts clothing company files a trademark suit over a small hobbyist site's use of earth.com. - February 12, 1999, 3:55 PM PT - Dan Goodin
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-221649.html
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NSI lets a bad word slip - CNET News.com
NSI lets a bad word slip - Network Solutions' policy regarding domains that contain obscenities is in question as a famous one slips through and gets registered. - February 23, 1999, 6:20 PM PT - Paul Festa
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-222093.html
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Small company wins VW domain battle - CNET News.com
Small company wins VW domain battle - In the latest court decision favoring small businesses in domain name disputes, a federal judge rules that Volkswagen cannot stop an Internet service provider from using the address VW.net. - November 29, 1999, 5:05 PM PT - Patricia Jacobus
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-233627.html
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Coca-Cola objects to fan site domain - CNET News.com
Coca-Cola objects to fan site domain - The soft drink giant takes a hard-line approach with a fan site called Vintagecocacola.com that was established as a favor to a group of senior citizens. - February 1, 2000, 3:55 PM PT - Jennifer Balderama
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-236373.html
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Judge sides with Volkswagen in Net name lawsuit - CNET News.com
Judge sides with Volkswagen in Net name lawsuit - A little-known Net access company using the address VW.net loses its legal battle against German carmaker Volkswagen, a sign that judges are again picking Goliath over David in Net name disputes. - March 22, 2000, 11:50 AM PT - Patricia Jacobus
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-238287.html
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