RegisterFly Targeted By Class Action Lawsuit
The legal eagles at The Dummit Law Firm have their sights set on RegisterFly. They are calling for persons who have been wronged by the registrar to join a class action lawsuit sparked by allegedly wronged domain owner Anne Martinez. More specifically, the law firm is calling for persons who have experienced one or more [...]
It's Over: ICANN Terminates RegisterFly's Domain Registrar Accreditation
The party is over for Kevin Medina. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a letter to Mr. Medina that RegisterFly will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. ICANN also terminated RegisterFly's right to use the ICANN Accredited Registrar logo on its website. The logo however is [...]
Kevin Medina Regains Control of RegisterFly
The mainstream media is beginning to take notice of the RegisterFly disaster. BusinessWeek reports that Kevin Medina has regained control of the company after he had been fired by his former partners several weeks ago: In a legal decision that stunned even the lawyers for the victor, a U.S. District Court judge on Mar. 8 [...]
RegisterFly Meltdown Continues
The meltdown of troubled domain registrar RegisterFly continues. Here's a quick review of what happened in the past two weeks. On 21 February 2007, ICANN issued a letter to RegisterFly (PDF file), indicating a Notice of Breach of its Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and demanding that RegisterFly act within 15 working days to cure the [...]
Invalid Whois Email? There Goes Your Domain…
Domain registrar GoDaddy recently deleted the domain FamilyAlbum.com simply because the domain registrant, Eric Roach, didn't respond to an email they sent him. While it is not entirely clear whether the email bounced or whether the domain owner chose not to respond, Eric had in fact been using a valid mailing address and phone number [...]
Why It Would Take A Miracle For RegisterFly To Start Flying Again
The situation at troubled domain registrar RegisterFly has descended into outright chaos. Registerfly's parent company, Unified Names, fired and sued former President and CEO Kevin Medina earlier this month, blaming him for the company's meltdown due to his alleged embezzlement of operating funds. Shortly after he was dismissed, Medina reportedly embarked on a spree of [...]
Network Solutions To Be Acquired By Private Equity Firm General Atlantic
Network Solutions, a leading provider of online solutions for small businesses, announced today that General Atlantic, a leading global private equity firm, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Network Solutions from Najafi Companies (formerly Pivotal Private Equity).