[ga] Another NAF UDRP panelist caught copying/pasting

[George Kirikos <gkirikos@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks,

The following article might be of interest:

http://www.thedomains.com/2012/10/10/naf-panelist-cuts-pastes-in-another-udrp-decision/

as it documents how another UDRP panelist from NAF has been caught 
copying/pasting. In a recent decision involving the eyecandydigitalsignage.com 
domain name:

http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1459667.htm

(archived at: http://www.webcitation.org/6BJKDPY7C in case NAF revises the 
decision)

the panelist suddenly started writing about an entirely different domain name!

"Complainant alleges that Respondent must have had constructive and/or actual 
notice of Complainant's rights in the MEDIACOM mark prior to registration of 
the domain names."

That made no sense whatsoever, until one realizes the sentence was lifted from 
an entirely different decision involving various MEDIACOM-related domain names:

http://domains.adrforum.com/domains/decisions/1412678.htm


John J. Upchurch, is one of NAF's most frequently appointed panelists, too, see:

http://dnattorney.com/NAFdomainnamedisputestudy2012.shtml


This issue came up before, as discussed in articles at:

http://domainnamewire.com/2010/04/23/seriously-wooot-the-hell/

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20100423_naf_copying_pasting_nonsense_into_udrp_decisions/

http://www.elliotsblog.com/did-udrp-decision-get-revision-0485

http://www.circleid.com/posts/naf_caught_revising_past_udrp_decisions/


Of course, when confronted, ICANN did nothing. It's a fact that UDRP providers 
continue to not be under contract with ICANN, so there is absolutely no 
oversight or accountability.

Sincerely,

George Kirikos
http://www.leap.com/