Legal Opinion
Vizer v. vizernews.com
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 22, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2011-0864PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge.
On May 5, 2011, the plaintiff Marius Vizer brought this in rem action under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d) (“ACPA”), seeking transfer of the domain name “VIZERNEWS.COM” to the plaintiff. Complaint, ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”), at 1, 5. The website corresponding to VIZERNEWS.COM features the plaintiffs name and photograph and is seemingly dedicated to providing news about the plaintiff. See PL’s Mot. for Default J., ECF No. 8 (“PL’s Mot.”) at 5-6; Compl. ¶¶ 18, 21. Since the plaintiff allegedly has not been able…
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