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NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. v. UMBRO INTERN.

Record No. 991168.

529 S.E.2d 80 (2000)

NETWORK SOLUTIONS, INC. v. UMBRO INTERNATIONAL, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

April 21, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Sbarbaro, Washington, DC (Kevin C. Golden, Herndon; Timothy B. Hyland, Fairfax; Joseph E. Ulrich, Lexington; Hanson & Molloy, Washington, DC; Leffler, Hyland & Thompson, Fairfax, on briefs), for appellant.

David J. Stewart (Christopher B. Roblyer, Atlanta, GA; James Casey, Washington, DC; Alston & Bird, on brief), for appellees.

No brief or argument for appellee 3263851 Canada, Inc.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN, KOONTZ, and KINSER, JJ., and COMPTON, Senior Justice.

KINSER, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case of first impression, we address the issue whether a contractual right to use an Internet domain name can be garnished. In doing so, we "apply traditional legal principles to [a] new avenue[ ] of commerce," Intermatic Inc. v. Toeppen, 947 F.Supp. 1227, 1229 (N.D.Ill.1996), and conclude that such a contractual right is "the product of a contract for services," Dorer...

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