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RegisterFly's Implosion Nears Its Bizarre End
In the world of domainers, it seems one name is on everyone’s lips. The RegisterFly debacle has all the aspects of a front-page scandal: sex, CEO spending excesses, a class action lawsuit and a $6,000 Chihuahua. The company, founded in 2000, was managed by John Naruszewicz and Kevin Medina. From the outside, things were going [...]
RegisterFly Ordered To Hand Over Registrant Data
Troubled domain registrar RegisterFly has been ordered by a US Federal Court to hand over to ICANN current and accurate data for all of its domain names, and to immediately allow ICANN staff access to the company's records and books in order to perform an audit. "We ask RegisterFly and its management to co-operate fully [...]
RegisterFly Goes On The Offensive
In a stunning reversal of fortunes it appears that RegisterFly is getting back on its feet. Late last night, RegisterFly CEO Kevin Medina hurriedly called a press conference to lay out a plan that he claims will allow him to put the embattled domain registrar back on the map. The key to the comeback? An [...]
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 [...]