Sex.com Offers $50,000 for Cybersquatter Arrest
"The owner of Sex.com is offering a $50,000 reward for the capture of a man who co-opted the site for five years." By Lisa M. Bowman. [ZDNet] (May 31, 2001)
Sex.com Spends Day on Trial
"Nearly everything was in place Thursday for opening day in a trial to determine damages in the legal battle over the domain name sex.com." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (April 9, 2001)
A Kinder, Gentler Sex.com
"This week, Kremen launched a new version of the Sex.com site that's a sharp contrast to its former incarnation." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (April 5, 2001)
Sex.com Returned to Original Owner
News and discussion forum. [Slashdot] (April 5, 2001)
Sex.com Sells (When It's Not Stolen)
News of the judgment against Stephen Cohen, with discussion forum. [Plastic] (April 5, 2001)
Cost of Sex.com Theft: $65 Mil
"A federal judge brought the high stakes dispute over the website sex.com to a dramatic close by ordering the former operator of the domain name to pay $65 million in damages for fraudulently taking control of the site." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (April 4, 2001)
Sex.com Owner Wins $65M Damages
[Ad] "A Californian e-entrepreneur has won $65 million in damages over a stolen domain name." By Linda Harrison. [Register] (April 4, 2001)
Net Closes on the Thief of Sex.com
"Everybody wants a piece of the action. Sex.com, the most sought-after address on the world wide web, is at the centre of a remarkable legal dispute involving a fugitive porn baron, betrayed business partners and billions of pounds in potential profits." By Nick Paton Walsh. [Observer] (March 11, 2001)
Sex.com Domain Name Battle Heads Back to Court
"One of the most lucrative domain names on the Internet will take center stage in San Jose, Calif., this week as a bizarre battle over Sex.com returns to court." By Paul Festa. [ZDNet] (March 7, 2001)
The Sordid Tale of Sex.com
"Case puts most bizarre domain name back in the spotlight." By David Lawlor. [CNN Money] (March 6, 2001)
Court to Get Control of Sex.net
"When the former operator of sex.com lost ownership of the lucrative site, it was just the beginning. He now stands to lose custody of -- and the income from -- dozens of other porn domains under terms of a new court order." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (February 7, 2001)
Judge Orders 'Master' for Sex.com
"A federal judge is appointing a special adviser to wade into the long-standing dispute over the domain name sex.com. The move could help settle several unresolved questions." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (January 30, 2001)
Sex.com Dispute in Final Stage?
"The fight for control of the domain name sex.com is entering a new -- and perhaps final -- round." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (December 29, 2000)
A Case of Sex Appealed
" Stephen Michael Cohen, the man who operated the porn site for the past five years, is now asking a judge to suspend a transfer of the domain back to Gary Kremen, the San Francisco entrepreneur who first registered the site more than six years ago." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (December 6, 2000)
California Plaintiff Gets Sex.com Back
"Judge rules the lucrative domain name was misappropriated." By Shannon Lafferty. [The Recorder] (November 28, 2000)
Judge Orders Sex.com Returned
"Federal Judge James Ware has ordered the domain name sex.com be returned to the man who registered it six years ago, and required Cohen and the Ocean Fund to deposit $25 million with the court." By Joanna Glasner. [Wired] (November 28, 2000)
Judge Returns sex.com Domain to Owner
"A federal judge barred the current owner of the Web address 'Sex.com' from using the Internet domain name after finding he fraudulently obtained rights to it." [USA Today/Bloomberg] (November 28, 2000)
Sex.com: A Chapter of Prurient Jurisprudence Closes
"San Jose U.S. District Court Judge James Ware ruled in favor of Kremen this week, finding that one Stephen Michael Cohen was guilty of fraudulently hi-jacking the sultry site and ultimately turning it into a multi-million dollar gig." [InternetNews] (November 28, 2000)
Sex.com Changes Hands
"An internet businessman has been stripped of ownership of porn portal sex.com following a ruling by a Californian court." By John Leyden. [Register] (November 28, 2000)
URLs Aren't Property?
"A judge ruled in a lawsuit about the alleged illegal transfer of the domain name 'sex.com' that URLs do not qualify as property, at least under current law." News and archived discussion. [Slashdot] (August 27, 2000)
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