] Sex.com, widely believed to be the most valuable URL in ] the world, has been returned to its rightful owner after ] a six-year custody battle. ] ] The US Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of ] cyber-squatter Stephen Cohen who had been using the ] domain name as the flagship product in an online porn ] empire which made him his fortune. ] ] It is believed that the sex.com site brought in around ] $500,000 per month in advertising. ] ] However, Cohen acquired the domain through unfair means ] when he wrote a letter to registrar Verisign asking it be ] signed over to him, and transferred from its original ] owner Gary Kremen, who had the original foresight to ] register the name. ] ] Kremen, outraged at Verisign's compliance with this ] request, then embarked on a lengthy legal battle to ] regain control of the domain. ] ] However, Cohen's failure to overturn a $65m damages award ] is far from the end of the story. Cohen is holed up in ] Mexico and appears to be understandably loath to re-enter ] the US and honour the pay award to Kremen. Proof that pr0n hawkers are scumbags. Silicon.com - Sex.com returned to its rightful owner |