Bodogs legal battle is far from over with 1st Technologies LLC involving a patent infringement claims. On Thursday Bodog was in the courtroom for the latest legal maneuvering. The first punch was thrown when Bodog.com domain was shut down by a judge and a default judgment of almost $49 million for failing to appear in court. Bodog countered with changing their domain name to Bodoglife.com. A pretty fitting name considering the Billionaire Calvin Ayre has made quit the brand a life style and he is truly living the life.
Bodog is back in the fight for round two and hoping for a knockout punch. Trying to have the injunction overturned. Calvin sounds as if he will be fighting back. As the legal battle unfolds we wonder if this is good for poker and if this is going to be a much bigger battle against the bigger issue of online poker. This is the first time in history that a domain name owned by a non-US company has had it domain name seized. This is not good for anyone for sure. A domain name is just a gateway not an office that you can just shut down and think it will all go away.
Calvin said he was going to peruse a broader legal challenge so the knock out punch is headed for a 10 rounder with the winner to be determined at a much later date.
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