kremen v cohen

Courts do not agree on the issue of domain names as property. Some courts treat domain names as a contract right between the domain name holder and the registrar. Other courts recognize domain names as a separate form of intangible property.

An unreported decision from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah, Paige v. Search Market Direct, Inc., 2009 WL 2591335 (Bankr. D. Utah 2009), provides a fresh look at how to determine ownership of a domain name.