Sex.com Case Finally 'Over'

Spad writes "The Register is reporting that Stephen Michael Cohen has, unsurprisingly, lost his appeal against the $65m in costs awarded to Gary Kremen for defrauding him out of the sex.com domain name almost 6 years ago. However, Cohen is currently a fugitive from justice in Mexico, with his assets in various offshore accounts, making it very difficult for Mr Kremen to claim his money. Kremen is now pursuing a $100m suit against VeriSign for signing over the domain in the first place, which he is expected to win." See our previous story for more background.

Comments

Look at his name carefully

[hobsonchoice]

They should try searching in Utah

Stephen Michael Cohen

They put him to an end?

[onion2k]

"We are pleased to put a successful end to Mr. Cohen," said Richard J. Idell, a lawyer representing Kremen

Thats a heck of a price to pay.

Re:They put him to an end?

[Angry White Guy]

Man, now that's justice!

If only we could do the same thing to spammers, instead of suing them for $1000.00 per UCE.

Re:They put him to an end?

[The_K4]

No, but they might release the money if they present a death cirtificate. :) "Everything's legal in Mexico, it's the american way."

Re:They put him to an end?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why not just go for irony and forge the death certificate?

Why don't we just annex all those offshore islands

[Anonymous Coward]

Shit, if we can invade Iraq just for it's oil, it's high time the US got off its ass, reacquired some offshore property and get this money back under a lawful system where it can be taxed and/or garnished.

Wow this is pretty cool

[Scalli0n]

This is actually pretty cool, if you read the related articles, this guy who 'snatched' the domain has gotten in gunfights, has bounty-hunters on him, and is a fugitive.

Sounds like something from a crappy sci-fi film, but in real life!

and extending the 'crappy sci-fi movie' parrallell, you can see what a bad movie it would be...2 guys fighting over a porn site.

Re:Wow this is pretty cool

[ZachReligious]

Hello, my name is Stephen Michael Cohen

You stole my domain name

Prepare to die!!

Re:Wow this is pretty cool

[EvilTwinSkippy]

Only it the screen reads (with the last link blinking):

Department of Defense:
<p>Top Secret

Or:

EvilGenius Incorporated
<p>
Press F9 for secret plot<br>
to rule the world, and F5 for<br>
idiotic vulnerability in my next<br>
superweapon

Or maybe:

The Swiss Bank
<p>
Please enter the account number<br>
you wish to loot money from:<br>
<br>
Please enter the amount, and use the<br>
US standard decimal point, and not the<br>
European comma. While you are at it, ignore<br>
the fact the this system is in English<br>
and not in French or German

Re:Wow this is pretty cool

[Aceticon]

Hello, my name is Stephen Michael Cohen

You stole my sex

Prepare to die!!

End of the internet?

[Tickenest]

Man, this story just keeps getting funnier. At the end of the article, VeriSign claims in its court filings that if it loses this case and sets a precedent for others who have been defrauded out of their domains, it'll be "the end of the Internet". Anyone wanna set up a Paypal account to collect donations to stave off the end of the Internet?

Re:End of the internet?

[Dark Paladin]

[tongue_in_cheek]

I think Verisign is suddenly realizing that "Oh - you mean we, as the people who hold onto the domain names, actually have a responsibility to protect our clients against fraud? I mean - what's up with that? Do you go after a bank if somebody writes a whole lot of checks in your name and only offers them a social security card as ID but no picture identification?

"What? You do? Well, that's just UnAmerican - if businesses are held up to a standard of laws - what? They usually are? Well, shit on me! Who knew!

"Obviously, this means the end of the Internet, then. Who ever took responsibility for what happened on the Internet?"
[/tongue_in_cheek]

Re:End of the internet?

[telstar]

"it'll be the end of the Internet"

• Can't we just ask Al Gore to make a new one?

Link

[Scalli0n]

I'm somewhat dissapointed that /. didn't provide a direct hyperlink to the site in question on the main page...

Bounty?

[Greyfox]

What's the bounty on the guy? The story says that bounty hunters have been involved in several gun fights already, but with unemployment at an all-time high I bet there'd be no end of people willing to hunt the guy down like a dog if the price is right.

Re:Bounty?

[Nick of NSTime]

I've been in gunfights with Mexican police over a $4 bottle of tequila.

Re:Bounty?

[Art Tatum]

I might be crazy, but I'm not crazy enough to get in a gun fight with Mexican police for a chance at $50,000.

Hey, doesn't that sound like a great idea for a reality TV show?

007 must be involved somehow

[AtariAmarok]

With all the international intrigue, this sounds like a plot for a new film:

"James Bond: Imminent Domain"

which has a working title

"Live and Let Domain-Sqaut"

(The title "The Spy who SEX.COM'ed me" has been rejected")

Re:007 must be involved somehow

[Alsee]

And the Bond girls' names will be right at home:
Honey Rider
Pussy Galore
Plenty O'Toole
Mary Goodnight
Holly Goodhead
Octopussy
Xenia Onatopp

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New top domain suggestion, .cum

[jabbadabbadoo]

sex.cum

Sex.com offender

[barcodez]

Will Stephen Michael Cohen be added to a sex.com offenders list?

Re:Domain names

[worst_name_ever]

It is almost impossible to acquire ownership of land without the consent of the owner.

Unless you have, like, tanks and stuff.

In other words...

[seanmeister]

... he lost his sex appeal.

ba-dum-bum. :-|

Case over.

[MasonMcD]

mmmmmm. Somebody got a cigarette?

You might say...

[tomcio.s]

It CAME to conclusion...

I know. Sad. I just couldn't resist.

To moderator: The above joke is so lame it deserves to be modded down.

Better Title

[FutureShoks]

"Sex.com case finally reaches climax" would have been a much better title for this story.