SEVEN WORDS LLC v. NETWORK SOLUTIONS

No. 99-56909.

260 F.3d 1089 (2001)

SEVEN WORDS LLC, a California limited liability company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NETWORK SOLUTIONS, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay M. Spillane, Fox & Spillane LLP, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiff-appellant Seven Words LLC.

Suzanne V. Wilson and James S. Blackburn, Arnold & Porter, Los Angeles, California, for defendant-appellee Network Solutions, Inc.

Stephen F. Rohde, Rohde & Victoroff, Los Angeles, California, and Peter J. Eliasberg, ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae ACLU Foundation of Southern California.

Before: Frank J. MAGILL, M. Margaret McKEOWN, and Raymond C. FISHER, Circuit Judges.


Argued and Submitted May 8, 2001 — Pasadena, California.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:

This case stems from the efforts of Seven Words LLC to register sixteen Internet domain names1 based on the George Carlin "Seven Dirty Words" routine.2 When Network Solutions, Inc. ("NSI") refused to register the names, Seven Words brought suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming that NSI's refusal to...

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