The Randazza Fan Club
In the better late than never category, I wanted to mention Marc Randazza's victory over Glenn Beck. Glenn Beck brought a UDRP action against Isaac Eiland-Hall over Eiland-Hall's registration and use of the domain name <glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com>. Another way to put it is that Beck went to a non-US tribunal in an attempt to bypass a domain name registrant's First Amendment rights.
You can follow the links at Randazza's to get the details, but in a nutshell Randazza opened up a can of First Amendment whoop-ass on Beck. The WIPO arbitrator concluded that Beck was not entitled to transfer of the domain name since Eiland-Hall didn't commercially exploit any of Beck's rights and the site was clearly intended to mock Beck. (I haven't had time to read the ruling but this is what I gather from descriptions of it. See NPR's coverage here.)
After the ruling was handed down, Eiland-Hall offered to return the domain name to Beck, stating in a letter that he defended against the UDRP action in order to prove a point and vindicate the First Amendment.
The cool part? Randazza now has a fan club. Randazza's filings were entertaining, and more importantly effective.
On the heels of the Glenn Beck win, Randazza also convinced a law professor who sued Above the Law to drop his claims.
In the midst of all this activity, he continues to blog up a storm. Head on over and check out his blog, if you haven't already.
Added: The Daily Beast as a nice piece on Eiland-Hall and the dispute.
After the ruling was handed down, Eiland-Hall offered to return the domain name to Beck, stating in a letter that he defended against the UDRP action in order to prove a point and vindicate the First Amendment.
The cool part? Randazza now has a fan club. Randazza's filings were entertaining, and more importantly effective.
On the heels of the Glenn Beck win, Randazza also convinced a law professor who sued Above the Law to drop his claims.
In the midst of all this activity, he continues to blog up a storm. Head on over and check out his blog, if you haven't already.
Added: The Daily Beast as a nice piece on Eiland-Hall and the dispute.
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