Sex.com Case Finally 'Over'

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Posted by michael on Friday June 13, 2003 @01:02AM from the coming-to-a-conclusion dept.

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.

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They put him to an end? by onion2k · 2003-06-13 01:08 · Score: 3, Funny

"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.

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1. Re:They put him to an end? by The_K4 · 2003-06-13 03:28 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  No, but they might release the money if they present a death cirtificate. :) "Everything's legal in Mexico, it's the american way."
Why don't we just annex all those offshore islands by Anonymous Coward · 2003-06-13 01:09 · Score: 3, Funny

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 by Scalli0n · 2003-06-13 01:10 · Score: 3, Funny

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.

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1. Re:Wow this is pretty cool by Aceticon · 2003-06-13 02:14 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Hello, my name is Stephen Michael Cohen
  
  You stole my sex
  
  Prepare to die!!
End of the internet? by Tickenest · 2003-06-13 01:10 · Score: 5, Funny

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?

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1. Re:End of the internet? by Dark+Paladin · 2003-06-13 01:17 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  [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]
  
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Link by Scalli0n · 2003-06-13 01:12 · Score: 3, Funny

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

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Bounty? by Greyfox · 2003-06-13 01:14 · Score: 3, Funny

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.

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1. Re:Bounty? by Nick+of+NSTime · 2003-06-13 03:17 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I've been in gunfights with Mexican police over a $4 bottle of tequila.
007 must be involved somehow by AtariAmarok · 2003-06-13 01:16 · Score: 4, Funny

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")

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Sex.com offender by barcodez · 2003-06-13 01:21 · Score: 3, Funny

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

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Re:Domain names by worst_name_ever · 2003-06-13 01:25 · Score: 3, Funny

It is almost impossible to acquire ownership of land without the consent of the owner.
Unless you have, like, tanks and stuff.

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In other words... by seanmeister · 2003-06-13 01:31 · Score: 5, Funny

... he lost his sex appeal.

ba-dum-bum. :-|
Case over. by MasonMcD · 2003-06-13 01:45 · Score: 3, Funny

mmmmmm. Somebody got a cigarette?
You might say... by tomcio.s · 2003-06-13 03:00 · Score: 3, Funny

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 by FutureShoks · 2003-06-13 03:59 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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