[atlarge-discuss] SEX.COM CALIFORNIA SUPREMES ASKED TO WEIGH IN

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

All former DNSO GA members or other interested parties,

  More repercussions from the Whois data mishandling:

SEX.COM – CALIFORNIA SUPREMES ASKED TO WEIGH IN
On January 3rd, a 9th Circuit panel of judges asked the California
Supreme
Court to consider the question of whether traditional property
conversion
laws should apply to Internet domain names. Sex.com owner Gary Kremen
began the legal battle four years ago with Network Solutions, now owned
by
VeriSign. Kremen alleged that Network Solutions should be held
responsible
for the erroneous transfer of the sex.com domain name to a con artist.
The
panel is asking the Supreme Court, essentially, whether domain names are

to be treated in the same manner as corporate stock, having clear and
discrete property rights. If that is held to be the case, one who alters

title to a registered domain name is fairly on notice that another’s
property may be affected. If the California Supreme Court elects not to
take the case, it is anticipated that the appeals court will make a
final
decision. The court’s Order Certifying Question to the California
Supreme
Court in Kremen v. Cohen may be found at
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/35F36BEEE57010D588256CA200

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Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 129k members/stakeholders strong!)
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