Namenerd.com taking legal action against Tucows, Inc.

Namenerd.com taking legal action against Tucows, Inc.

Monday, October 28, 2002

Namenerd.com Press Release ID: 0911-A

Namenerd.com is pursuing legal action in superior court to obtain a court order forcing Tucows, Inc. to transfer a Hijacked" or Stolen domain that was transferred by a party who was not on the domain contact list but gained access to the Namenerd.com E-mail system and transferred several domains to other registrars. Namenerd.com is pursuing these measures due to its legal ownership of Critticage Entertainment and the plain fact they purchased the domain and they didnt consent the transfer. Tucows, Inc. has had staff from its compliance and legal department contact Namenerd.com in response to the legal proceedings and Tucows, Inc. now is now being more cooperative after such measures are being prepared for court on a
Undisclosed date in November.

Namenerd.com is petioning that Tucows, Inc. be force by court order to return the domain and cover all costs related to the transfer and company losses and is request information of the party who stole the domains be released to law enforcement agencies.

Disputed Domain:
Critticage.com

Namenerd.com Director Ben Kerensa, went on to state he wasnt going to allow Tucows to ignore Icanns policies and is not going to allow properties of his company and clients to be stolen. Mr. Kerensa believes that by taking these issues to court it will bring the industry to a view that action can be taken against domain thieves and fraud artists.

Other companies and members of the Domain and IT industry are giving Namenerd.com support and
Believe that these legal actions may affect Tucows, Inc. Icann Registrar status and could heavily effect the sales of domains Tucows, Inc. makes. Jeff Williams of IT Reviews, believes that domain registrars at large donot comply with all regulations set before them and or often go by there own set of guidelines.

Sincerely,
Scott Wells
Namenerd.com Public Relations