Slipknot Drop Cybersquatting Lawsuit over Slipknot.com Domain Name

You gotta know when to pick your battles, I guess. For now, Slipknot has picked the peaceful battle route when it comes to the owner of Slipknot.com. Despite having absolutely no affiliation with the band since registering the site several years after the band formed, he refuses to relinquish rights to it, and the band just have to keep dealing with it for the time being.

According to Domain Name Wire, a trade publication on domain names I had absolutely no idea existed until now, Slipknot has voluntarily dismissed their patent and trademark infringement lawsuit against the domain’s owner. Their lawsuit, working under the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, claimed the domain was registered in 2001 and used the band’s name to turn a profit through pay-per-click ads for concert tickets, merchandise, and VIP packages. Slipknot was forced to—and still do—operate their official website under Slipknot1.com.

Earlier this week, the domain owner’s attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying Slipknot failed to serve the registrant within the court’s required timeframe, whatever that means. The day after that, Slipknot filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, which was entered without prejudice.

I don’t speak legalese, but this basically means that Slipknot can refile the claims at a later date if they want to. Real talk, just give them the damn domain, dude.