Legal Opinion
Kremen v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 25, 2003No. 01-15899PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.
We decide whether Network Solutions may be liable for giving away a registrant’s domain name on the basis of a forged letter.
Background
“Sex on the Internet?,” they all said. “That’ 11 never make any money.” But computer-geek-turned-entrepreneur Gary Kremen knew an opportunity when he saw it. The year was 1994; domain names were free for the asking, and it would be several years yet before Henry Blodget and hordes of eager NASDAQ day traders would turn the Internet into the Dutch tulip craze of our times. With a quick email to the domain name registrar Network…
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3Cited by113 opinions
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