“My Domain Was Just Stolen”

Elliot Silver
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Several months ago, Stevan Lieberman, an intellectual property attorney in Washington DC, published an article about domain name theft. In the article, Stevan offered some practical advice about how to recover a domain name following a theft. The article was (and is) timely given the amount of stolen domain names I have heard about of late.

This morning, someone commented on Stevan’s article to discuss a domain name that was allegedly stolen from his GoDaddy account. Here is what the commenter had to say:

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Sidi.com Now Owned by Sidi Sport S.r.l.

Elliot Silver
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Recently, a UDRP was filed against the SIDI.com domain name. The complainant in that case is listed as Sidi Sport S.r.l.  A recent update on the status of the UDRP now shows it as “Terminated.”

This morning, Jamie Zoch shared via Twitter that Sidi.com is now owned by Sidi Sport S.r.l.:

A Whois search confirms

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Be Mindful of Legal Risk

Elliot Silver
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One of the considerations domain investors need to make when buying a domain name is the legal risk. For some domain names such as clear trademark typos, the risk is obvious and great. For others such as keyword and short acronym domain names, the risk is lower.

Regardless of the type of domain name that is owned, I think there is always some level of legal risk, and domain investors need to consider the legal risk before making a domain name purchase. They also need to consider the legal risk before making use of their domain name, as the usage could be cause problems.

Even if the chance of success is low, companies can file a UDRP pretty easily and at a relatively

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Another LLL.com UDRP: DKY.com

Elliot Silver
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It looks like another UDRP was filed on a three letter .com domain name. According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) database, a UDRP was filed for the DKY.com domain name. The complainant in this UDRP is listed as Dumankaya Yapi Malzemeleri San. VE TiC. A.S. This is WIPO Case D2015-1757. On Saturday, I wrote about the ABG.com UDRP that was recently filed.

DKY.com appears to be owned by Frank Schilling’s Name Administration, Inc. The domain name is parked, which is a perfectly legitimate business model. Whois records show that the company has owned DKY.com since sometime between 2003 – 2005 (so likely at least ten years.)

I don’t think I have ever heard of the

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ABG Packaging Corp. Files UDRP on ABG.com

Elliot Silver
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ABG.com UDRP

According to the World Intellectual Property (WIPO) website, a UDRP has been filed on the three letter ABG.com domain name. The complainant in this case is a company called ABG Packaging Corp. The case is WIPO Case D2015-1751.

ABG.com is currently registered to a company called CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. I am not sure if CSC owns ABG.com on its own or if it owns the domain name on behalf of a client. At the time of publication, ABG.com does not resolve to any website. The domain name has a creation date of May 15, 2000, although it had likely been registered before that date.

The domain name had been listed for sale for quite some time via

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Camilla.com Subject of UDRP (Updated)

Elliot Silver
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Camilla.com has become the subject of a UDRP proceeding. The complaint was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the complainant is listed as Camilla Australia Pty Ltd. The UDRP is WIPO Case D2015-1593.

The Camilla.com domain name is owned by Mrs Jello, LLC, the company founded by Igal Lichtman, who passed away in 2013. It  looks like Mrs. Jello LLC has owned Camilla.com for quite some time. In fact, Michael Berkens at TheDomains.com wrote about the sale of Camilla.com in May of 2009. The domain name sold at NameJet auction for $16,100. In the article, it was noted that

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