Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Ex Rel. Brown v. Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Ass'n
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 2010No. 2009-SC-000043-MRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Justice NOBLE.
This case arises from an order by the Franklin Circuit Court that 141 internet domain names be seized from their owners and operators and transferred to the dominion and control of the Commonwealth. Attorneys acting on behalf of the domain names sought a writ of prohibition against the seizure, which the Kentucky Court of Appeals granted. Because the parties seeking the writ have failed to demonstrate that they have standing to do so, this Court reverses, though this does not foreclose the possibility of future relief.
I. Background
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States of America v. Avx Corporation, National Wildlife Federation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Building And Construction Trades Council Of Buffalo, New York And Vicinity v. Downtown Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
- Doe v. StincerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Ass'n v. WingateKentucky Supreme Court · 2010
- Bailey v. Preserve Rural Roads of Madison County, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2011
- Interactive Gaming Council v. Commonwealth ex rel. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2014
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