Legal Opinion
Seven Words Llc, a California Limited Liability Company v. Network Solutions, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 2001No. 99-56909PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
This case stems from the efforts of Seven Words LLC to register sixteen Internet domain names 1 based on the George Carlin “Seven Dirty Words” routine. 2 When Network Solutions, Inc. (“NSI”) refused to register the names, Seven Words brought suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that NSI’s refusal to register the names infringed its rights under the “liberty of speech” clause of the California Constitution, Article 1, § 2(a).
On NSI’s motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), the district court dismissed the case. At the time Seven Words…
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