It was a hand-reg for which I had a fairly modest basis.
The buyer had used DomainAgents to try to buy it in September. I gave them a very fair offer:
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They then filed a UDRP. My upside was probably a bit capped so hiring John Berryhill was not really a slam dunk for ROI even though I would probably hire him if he liked his odds.
It was also a bit of an experiment to see if the one-person panel is capable of getting it right.
I submit they did not.
Here was my input to this case sent on January 10, 2020 to WIPO:
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In brief,
BC30.com was bought be
me. It is
LLNN.com popular with Chinese speculators lately. We have owned it for a long time. It could easily refer to the year 30 B.C. as well as countless other BC 3.0, etc.
You can be fully certain that the domain was registered in 2011 by me, on the drop, for no other reason than because it is short, like
Epik.com. There is absolutely no case of malfeasance. None.
However, if we lose this complaint, we will take care to critique the outcome in the public theater. We are not huge believers in the future of WIPO. See here:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/have-you-hugged-your-whois-privacy-provider-today.1162503
https://www.namepros.com/threads/wh...upper-that-is-held-via-privacy-proxy.1163437/
These articles get thousands of views because I wrote them. Most of my threads rank in the top most active in any given month.
Here is one written by someone else:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/qa...tqatar-com-in-cybersquatting-dispute.1163473/
It should have had a lot more activity due to the egregiousness of the decision. I have yet to draw attention to it.
Long story short: dissatisfaction with WIPO increases with each passing day, in part because the system is routinely abused by overreaching complainants.
In fact, WIPO UDRP made my prediction list for 2020:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/happy-new-years-what-is-your-2020-forecast.1170533/
See the second to last prediction:
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I suggest make the right decision. The domain is generic and the complaint should be denied. And if you would find RDNH, I will acknowledge a glimmer of hope when it comes to due process from WIPO.
I also suggest you advise complainants to just pay a fair price for domains they have no right to in the first place. It saves time and it will avoid the early demise of your institution as you seek to redeem yourselves in 2020.
Good luck.
Regards,
Rob
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Well, folks, it's time for some sunlight. It's time to put on your shades because WIPO thuggery is on parade.
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Time to pick apart their findings and see what can be learned from it.
Looking ahead, he DNProtect.com project being developed with
@bhartzer will help folks insure against such nonsense cases. There is protection in numbers -- spread the risk across many domains.