Heavy metal band Slipknot dismisses lawsuit over slipknot.com domain

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Link: Heavy metal band Slipknot dismisses lawsuit over slipknot.com domain - Domain Name Wire

 

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The heavy metal band Slipknot has voluntarily dismissed a cybersquatting lawsuit it filed against the domain name slipknot.com.

 

Slipknot.com was registered in 2001, and the band was formed in the 1990s.

 

In its lawsuit, the band argued that the domain name owner used the domain to profit from the band’s name. It provided a screenshot of pay-per-click ad links for “concert tickets”, “Slipknot merchandise”, and “concert vip packages.” It also claimed that when you click “Slipknot Merchandise” and click the first ad, the results page shows counterfeit merchandise...