The Honorable Ron Paul v. DN Capital, Inc., Case No. D2013-0371 (WIPO May 11, 2013) and The Honorable Ron Paul v. Whois Privacy Services Pty Ltd,/JNR Corp., Case No. D2013-0278 (WIPO May 8, 2013)
In two arbitration proceedings through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center, Dan Booth successfully represented the owners of ronpaul.com and ronpaul.org, political websites dedicated to former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, when Ron Paul himself attempted to seize the fan websites through ICANN’s Uniform Domain-Name Dispute Resolution Policy. We preserved the websites as legitimate fan sites making fair use of the domain names, serving as a forum for political free speech that did not require the Congressman’s approval or consent, and which he had no right to control. In addition, we obtained a rare finding of reverse domain name hijacking, validating our argument that bringing the UDRP action amounted to an act of bad faith against his supporters.
- Alex Fitzpatrick, Ron Paul Isn’t Getting RonPaul.com, Mashable, (May 24, 2013)
- Max Rivlin-Nadler, United Nations Tells Ron Paul to Shove His Lawsuit Right Up His Ass, Gawker (May 26, 2013)
- Elizabeth Flock, Ron Paul Launching New Website After United Nations Dismisses His Domain, U.S. News & World Report (May 28, 2013)
- Mike Masnick, Ron Paul Doesn’t Win RonPaul.com And Is Guilty Of Reverse Domain Hijacking, Techdirt (May 24, 2013)
- Kay Steinmetz, Hallowed Be Thy Name: Ron Paul Tries to Retrieve RonPaul.com, Time (Mar. 9, 2013)
- Elena Schneider, Paul Angers Fans by Turning to Arbitration to Get Domain Names, Texas Tribune (Feb. 11, 2013)
- Nancy Scola, Ron Paul v. RonPaul.com: How Coalitions Crack Up in the Internet Age, The Atlantic (Feb. 11, 2013)