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I'll be following this case. I don't understand why this would be filed under seal. I'd enjoy some legal experts comments on the matter.
Probably a deal gone bad and the person convinced a judge that if it went through normal channels the persons owning the domains would liquidate them. That or the transfer was deemed illegal in the first place.
A quick google for Robert Olea reveals he is a domain broker.
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All you really need to read is the language, they aren't people they're 'shady domain land grabbers'. You can tell from the language that the OP knew of an opportunity to buy mispriced assets and/or renew their domain, and having failed to take the opportunity is now upset at others having taken the opportunities they missed. You know the kind of people that couldn't be bothered to spend $90 for a 10 year registratio…
Given that you have 75 days to renew your domain after it's lapsed renewal - it's not really taking advantage of anyone. There has to be some mechanism to release unused & unregistered domains back to the market. And careful - you just dehumanized an entire set of people ("they're not people") because of the work they do. Domainners might be annoying - but they're not gangsters.
You know who I feel bad for though? Those people who originally registered big corporate brands .COM in the 90s and had their domains ripped from them. That shit is ICANN endorsed nowadays.
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Another incident that tells us we need to move towards something more decentralized. Namecoin is an excellent concept and idea, it's a pity it is not used and supported more widely.
There is a namecoin dev introduction thread filled with their various projects and a few calls to action on /r/namecoin if you're interested. https://reddit.com/r/namecoin
This reminds me a lot of the no-ip.com case. Did anyone ever find out how that was resolved? Apparently Microsoft gave back the domains[1], but did they face any payments for damages or censure? [1] http://www.noip.com/blog/2014/07/10/microsoft-takedown-detai...
Out of court settlement. Microsoft and No-ip both issued press releases/updates to their original blog posts about it. No details about the settlement were released but No-IP certainly got paid.
Another incident that tells us we need to move towards something more decentralized. Namecoin is an excellent concept and idea, it's a pity it is not used and supported more widely.
In the vast majority of cases law enforcement and court actions against domains are justifiable and benefit the internet.
Another incident that tells us we need to move towards something more decentralized. Namecoin is an excellent concept and idea, it's a pity it is not used and supported more widely.
What if the 5,000 domains were seized and shut down to prevent a massive worm that had compromised millions of computers and would result in massive theft against millions of consumers? In the vast majority of cases law enforcement and court actions against domains are justifiable and benefit the internet.
Based on what stats?