Six Companies, Two Alleged Cybersquatters, One Operation?
While discussing new, troubling domain hijacking techniques that are based on misuse of WHOIS queries,
Brad Waller intimates that these six companies may actually be one operation:
Field, Lake and Sky -
fieldlakeandsky.com
Hornbrook Company -
hornbrookcompany.com
Hornbrook Holdings -
hornbrookholdings.com
Jucco Holdings -
juccoholdings.com
LaPorte Holdings -
laporteholdings.com
Munchale Holdings -
munchaleholdings.com
Please refer to Waller's column, linked above. It is worth noting that at least two of the aforementioned businesses have been involved in legal or administrative proceedings alleging domain name cybersquatting or typosquatting.
Numerous proceedings against
Jucco Holdings have been initiated in several ICANN-accredited arbitration bodies such as WIPO and NAF.
Laporte Holdings has been sued six times in U.S. federal courts. The cases are:
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. v. Laporte Holdings, Inc.
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. v. Laporte Holdings, Inc.
Kellogg North America Co. v. Laporte Holdings, Inc.
Dell, Inc. v. Nameking.Com Inc.
Girl Scout Council of Greater St. Louis v. LaPorte Holdings, Inc.
EarthLink, Inc. v. Nameking.com, Inc. et al