The One With The Cops - Issue #3

I know... I know...

I'm a few days behind.

The past two weeks have been fast-paced and action-packed. I started last Thursday attending the SOLD Conference in NYC. I learned a lot and make great connections. Kristin Zmrhal from DISCO gave a masterclass in the future of tech for legal departments. I remember fireworks and a smoke machine... but I could be wrong.

Dillon Taylor, Esq. from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and I recorded a podcast about our shared experience with firefighting / EMS. Dillon tells me about his journey from Firefighter to Chief of Staff. Here's the recording:

The Boat Incident of 2022

The next day involved a boat, the New Jersey State Police, and a Denny's. Here it is written as a screenplay.

Scene: Jesse is towing his new boat for the first time, four hours to Raystown Lake, PA (home of Sparky Price). Full of excitement, Jesse turns off the radio, listening closely for anything going awry. Jesse makes it to I-80 West, eases back into his seat, and turns on a podcast. JUST THEN: several cars pull up to Jesse, and point at the boat. Jesse's heart fills with dread, as he pulls over.

DRIVER 1 - "Your seat flew out of your boat!!"

Jesse pulls over, knowing the trouble that he's in with his wife. He starts walking down the highway, about 1/4 mile from where the boat seat should be. As he's walking, a New Jersey State Trooper pulls up.

TROOPER DAN: "Sir... you cannot be walking down the highway!!"

JESSE: "I'm just trying to get my seat cushion. Can you please swing around and try to grab it for me?"

Just as Jesse says that chunks of plywood and vinyl fly past in the middle of the highway. Jesse knew, that the seat is gone and this trip just got a whole lot more expensive.

Jesse is frisked, put in the back of the cop car, and driven back in shame to his truck. He then drives to Denny's, sits alone, and eats an omelet.

END SCENE

Aside from this... the trip was great!

One sales thing... we recently launched our DISCO Request and Hold products. You can learn more about them here. If you or anyone you know is interested, hook me up! I've got another kid to pay for!

On to the news!

Domain Names

• Escrow.com parent company Freelancer.com released their figures for resell domain transactions in Q1 2022. Andrew Allemann summarizes the data in his domainnamewire.com article. Escrow.com handled $407.2M in domain transactions in the first half of the year, up 11.1% during the same period in 2021. This is up 85% !! over the same period two years ago. Escrow.com is a trusted escrow agent in the domain name space. You can find Andrew's full article here.
• Gibson Guitars has been convicted of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking in its attempt to win back the domain tobias(dot)com. Here are a few signs that you might not win: The Respondent is being represented by Doug Isenberg , and the domain is registered at Markmonitor . You don't see major brands committing RDNH very often. Here's a copy of the UDRP, courtesy of World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO .
• ICANN wrapped up its 75th Meeting in Kuala Lumpur late last month. Some of the major topics include (no shocker here): the next round of gTLDs, Domain Abuse, and Guidance from the GAC. While not always the most exciting material, Matt Serlin and Elisa Cooper usually make good fun of their recaps. Here's a link to attend their webinar on Oct 26.

Corporate Compliance / Litigation

• Wisconsin recently enacted Senate Bill 566, which impacts the LLC and LP laws for the state. What appears to be most interesting is the ability to include additional provisions. It also isn't required to say how the entity is managed. CT Corporation recaps the law changes here.

Thanks for coming by... see you next week!