From: "Steve Oakley" Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5489747 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 30 May 2014 01:35:35 +0200 Received: from [192.168.0.8] (cpe-174-103-227-20.new.res.rr.com [174.103.227.20]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus4) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0Lnxom-1WNRsp2xyq-00gEVy; Thu, 29 May 2014 19:35:33 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_BD5DB55E-6C2D-4836-BB5F-2A1BD01493A3" Message-Id: <4D80E308-40B7-4805-BAB4-657D3C351A16@practicalillusions.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.3 \(1878.2\)) Subject: Re: [AE] new email address, steveoakley.net domain being held hostage Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 18:35:30 -0500 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.2) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:KkTbmx1NoNo2PYxb+7N7AhW1szTYHAVOM5LPl/8Aj/N bp19c6gGHQ2KY/BvLwYRx2bCib+H4kcOAu3hisuJEvSBqtTRxX EECRCF7cjPKIh+VoSKD84y1Pi/mmfPkHgkTfzHC9ebA7mSxThy 75raRRsu90UahN7COfOW2jQBjLaLtz+LlsvsehpGjQ/d8JVFPV na2mhL975cxgWs1ohqjBWKoMkWAFbGEwR+wOmkEI26pz9f7e6v TicgQPCtOyhpmyu8++0l/jwJNzDQOwtK/vAg7iqWQiG71GA3ks 0JdhxN5Bw3owEz5JkOCLhsnZcCtuuNQOc14XVjl3ZG6zWUNBj9 UCXQ2OjZr+yUDiC08VtDrAeSB1V6A4jkmsBXCU+Mj5cSlR3I5d RyT0zIQyRAKcUi9A6Cq30TLDzai4iXYanM= --Apple-Mail=_BD5DB55E-6C2D-4836-BB5F-2A1BD01493A3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 it goes back to ICANN which I've already looked at. $1300 to file most = basic dispute. as for lawyers, talked with one this week. most are = fairly clueless about these sorts of specific things. they do understand = more general business issues. S On May 29, 2014, at 6:22 AM, Ian Barbour = wrote: >=20 > Steve,=20 >=20 > There is a domain dispute resolution service via InterNIC. = Technically, it doesn't cover personal names unless they are trademarks, = but given how long you've been using the domain, it's likely to be = considered one I would think. Of course, a conversation with an attorney = with experience in the area would also be helpful (from my experience, = they'll at least speak with you once just to see if it worth everyone's = time). Check it out here: http://www.internic.net/faqs/udrp.html. Good = luck! >=20 > - Ian >=20 --Apple-Mail=_BD5DB55E-6C2D-4836-BB5F-2A1BD01493A3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 it = goes back to ICANN which I've already looked at. $1300 to file most = basic dispute. as for lawyers, talked with one this week. most are = fairly clueless about these sorts of specific things. they do understand = more general business = issues.

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On May 29, 2014, at = 6:22 AM, Ian Barbour <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:


Steve,

There is a domain = dispute resolution service via InterNIC. Technically, it doesn't cover = personal names unless they are trademarks, but given how long you've = been using the domain, it's likely to be considered one I would think. Of course, a conversation with an attorney with experience in = the area would also be helpful (from my experience, they'll at least = speak with you once just to see if it worth everyone's time). Check it = out here: http://www.internic.net/fa= qs/udrp.html. Good luck!

- Ian

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