It really sucks to be sued. This is the conclusion I’ve reached after being essentially a total nobody, building up my site (Oscarwatch.com) and then having it reach a certain level of success only to see myself being sued for using the Oscar name. I decided not to fight it but to settle. I’ve changed the name to Awards Daily and have broadened it slightly to include TV and Theatre. Where it will go, IF it will go are still unknowns. I will devote myself to making the new name as much of a success. I have probably lost my place in line and it will take some time building up a new audience. I have to believe people came for the forums and for the content. I guess I will have my answer by awards season.
Category Archives: AMPAS Lawsuit
My Suit with AMPAS
Although I’m not really allowed to talk about the case, I can talk a bit about Oscarwatch, why I started it, what it’s become and where it might be going. Initially, AMPAS wanted to go through ICANN, which handles rights to domain names on the internet. But apparently something made them change their minds and go directly to full blown $100,000 lawsuit.
They have called my self-defense “offensive” and believe they have legitmate rights to any domain name called their trademarked “Oscar.” Where we go from here is not really going to be talked about publicly. But let’s talk about the past.