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330.com is a stolen domain name — Lawsuit alleges

330.com is a stolen domain name — Lawsuit alleges

Lawsuit alleges domain was stolen last year.

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A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit (pdf) alleging that someone stole the domain name 330.com from him.

Dong Huang filed an in rem lawsuit against 330.com in U.S. District Court in Virginia yesterday.

He states he purchased the domain on November 6, 2018, as an investment. As stated by the suit, the domain was stolen on or around November 12, 2021.

Historical Whois records suggest the alleged theft might have occurred earlier than that. The domain came out of Whois privacy in August, and the domain was transferred from GoDaddy to eName, ahead of quickly being transferred to Alibaba.

Dong Huang values the domain at regarding $500,000.

Greenberg & Lieberman is representing the plaintiff in the case.

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