509.com buyer defends domain in lawsuit

Person who bought 509.com in Sedo auction defends domain in stolen domain lawsuit.

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The person who paid $109,000 to buy 509.com in a domain name auction has responded to a lawsuit that alleges the domain name was previously stolen.

Yin Sheng filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in July against John Doe and in

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rem against the domain, saying the domain was stolen from him. He said he acquired the domain in 2018. NameBio records show the domain sold for $295,000 that year.

The domain was auctioned on Sedo this year. Dashiell Shapiro won the auction and paid $109,000 for the domain name.

Shapiro responded (pdf) pro se, arguing that he acquired the domain in “a well-publicized auction from a recognized domain marketplace.” He also makes an affirmative defense of laches.

 

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