My DNS Was Stolen

5 points

5 years ago

I registered the domain www.facebo-k.com through namecheap. They have taken my domain hostage, and I haven't used it for anything illegal. Here is a letter that was sent to me after I contacted them about the issue.

Legal@namecheap.com<legal@namecheap.com> Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 8:25 AM To: [edited] Cc: "legal@namecheap.com" <legal@namecheap.com>

HEllo,

Thank you for reaching out to us regarding your domain. Unfortunately, Namecheap was legally required to lock your domain (along with others) due to allegations from Facebook, who alleges that you and others are using the domain(s) for abusive purposes. In addition, we were required to put these domains in the custody of the court. This was not an action that we wished nor wanted to take. It was forced upon us by Facebook and allegations it made about the domain(s) in a pending suit it brought against Namecheap.

If you believe your use of the domain is non-infringing or that it was included in the lawsuit by mistake, we will forward any information or evidence you provide us along to Facebook’s lawyers to see if it will agree to remove your domain from the lawsuit.

If you would like to challenge Facebook’s allegations and the corresponding domain lock in Court, you or your attorney may make an appearance in the lawsuit, Facebook, Inc. et al. v. Namecheap, Inc. et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-00470-GMS, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your trust in us.

Thank you,

Namecheap Legal. Namecheap, Inc. E: legal@namecheap.com, W: namecheap.com

On 4/1/2021 12:11 AM, [edited] wrote: > I received an alert about my domain facebo-k.com and would like to > know the issue at hand.