12 thoughts on “WhoIs ~ www.complaintsbureau.com”

1. SFA Reporter says:

   May 18, 2014 at 5:09 pm

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   Address lookup
   lookup failed 37.46.127.165
   A temporary error occurred during the lookup. Trying again may succeed.
   Domain Whois record

   Don’t have a domain name for which to get a record
   Network Whois record

   Queried whois.ripe.net with “-B 37.46.127.165″…

   % Information related to ‘37.46.124.0 – 37.46.127.255’

   % Abuse contact for ‘37.46.124.0 – 37.46.127.255’ is ‘abuse@as51430.net’

   inetnum: 37.46.124.0 – 37.46.127.255
   netname: ALTUSHOST-NET
   descr: AltusHost B.V.
   remarks: AW-INFRA
   country: NL
   admin-c: AHN-RIPE
   tech-c: AHN-RIPE
   status: ASSIGNED PA
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-lower: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-routes: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20130519
   source: RIPE

   role: AltusHost – Contact Role
   address: ALTUSHOST B.V.
   address: Beechavenue 129
   address: 1119 RB Schiphol-Rijk
   address: The Netherlands
   phone: +31 20 808 44 44
   fax-no: +31 20 808 44 45
   e-mail: noc@altushost.com
   abuse-mailbox: abuse@as51430.net
   remarks: *********************************************************
   remarks: * For spam/abuse/security issues please contact abuse@as51430.net
   remarks: *********************************************************
   admin-c: DF5486-RIPE
   tech-c: SS22957-RIPE
   nic-hdl: AHN-RIPE
   mnt-by: ALTUS-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20130518
   source: RIPE

   % Information related to ‘37.46.124.0/22AS51430’

   route: 37.46.124.0/22
   descr: ALTUSHOST B.V.
   origin: AS51430
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20130519
   source: RIPE

   % This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.72 (DBC-WHOIS3)

   DNS records

   DNS query for 165.127.46.37.in-addr.arpa returned an error from the server: ServerFailure

   No records to display

2. SFA Reporter says:

   January 31, 2013 at 6:22 am

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   megasecuredownload.com
   xphpx.com
   suprastorm.co.uk
   windowssevenkey.com
   windowskeyshop.net
   office2007keys.com
   office-2010-download.net
   monsterbydrdreukshop.com
   lacostepolosell.com
   buypharmacypills.com
   christianlouboutinshoesmao.net
   oursampleproduct.com
   uggbootsclearance-s.com
   wwd-trans.com

3. SFA Reporter says:

   January 31, 2013 at 6:16 am

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   The following A records are set to 37.46.127.165:
   ns1.altushost.com
   ns1.cheaptabletandroid.com
   ns1.downloadfreepdf.org
   ns1.ebookfree24.info
   ns1.freeebookonline.org

   ns1.altushost.com 37.46.127.165
   ns2.altushost.com 37.46.127.166

   Address lookup
   canonical name cheaptabletandroid.com.
   aliases
   addresses 37.46.127.164
   Domain Whois record

   Queried whois.internic.net with “dom cheaptabletandroid.com”…

   Domain Name: CHEAPTABLETANDROID.COM
   Registrar: NAME.COM LLC
   Whois Server: whois.name.com
   Referral URL: http://www.name.com
   Name Server: NS1.CHEAPTABLETANDROID.COM
   Name Server: NS2.CHEAPTABLETANDROID.COM
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Updated Date: 02-jan-2013
   Creation Date: 01-jan-2013
   Expiration Date: 01-jan-2014

   >>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:17:04 UTC <<<

   Queried whois.name.com with "cheaptabletandroid.com"…

   Domain Name: cheaptabletandroid.com
   Registrar: Name.com LLC

   Expiration Date: 2014-01-01 10:11:41
   Creation Date: 2013-01-01 10:11:41

   Name Servers:
   ns1.cheaptabletandroid.com
   ns2.cheaptabletandroid.com

   REGISTRANT CONTACT INFO
   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St – F1
   Bellevue
   WA
   98007
   US
   Phone: +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   Email Address: cheaptabletandroid.com@protecteddomainservices.com

   ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT INFO
   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St – F1
   Bellevue
   WA
   98007
   US
   Phone: +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   Email Address: cheaptabletandroid.com@protecteddomainservices.com

   TECHNICAL CONTACT INFO
   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St – F1
   Bellevue
   WA
   98007
   US
   Phone: +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   Email Address: cheaptabletandroid.com@protecteddomainservices.com

   BILLING CONTACT INFO
   Whois Privacy Protection Service, Inc.
   Whois Agent
   PMB 368, 14150 NE 20th St – F1
   Bellevue
   WA
   98007
   US
   Phone: +1.4252740657
   Fax: +1.4259744730
   Email Address: cheaptabletandroid.com@protecteddomainservices.com

   Timestamp: 1359641853.6351

   Network Whois record

   Queried whois.ripe.net with "-B 37.46.127.164"…

   % Information related to '37.46.124.0 – 37.46.127.255'

   inetnum: 37.46.124.0 – 37.46.127.255
   netname: AS51430-NL
   descr: AltusHost Inc.
   remarks: AW-INFRA
   country: NL
   admin-c: AHN-RIPE
   tech-c: AHN-RIPE
   status: ASSIGNED PA
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-lower: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-routes: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20120127
   source: RIPE

   role: AltusHost – Contact Role
   address: ALTUSHOST INC.
   address: Artillerigatan 6
   address: SE-114 51 Stockholm
   address: Sweden
   phone: +46.852506060
   fax-no: +46.844680015
   e-mail: info@altushost.com
   abuse-mailbox: abuse@as51430.net
   admin-c: AHN-RIPE
   tech-c: AHN-RIPE
   nic-hdl: AHN-RIPE
   mnt-by: ALTUS-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20110813
   source: RIPE

   % Information related to '37.46.124.0/22AS51430'

   route: 37.46.124.0/22
   descr: ALTUSHOST INC.
   origin: AS51430
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20120315
   source: RIPE

   % This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.51.1 (WHOIS2)

   DNS records
   name class type data time to live
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN TXT v=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:37.46.127.164 ?all 14400s (04:00:00)
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN MX
   preference: 0
   exchange: cheaptabletandroid.com
   14400s (04:00:00)
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN A 37.46.127.164 14400s (04:00:00)
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN SOA
   server: ns1.altushost.com
   email: techs@altushost.com
   serial: 2013010304
   refresh: 86400
   retry: 7200
   expire: 3600000
   minimum ttl: 86400
   86400s (1.00:00:00)
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN NS ns1.altushost.com 86400s (1.00:00:00)
   cheaptabletandroid.com IN NS ns2.altushost.com 86400s (1.00:00:00)
   164.127.46.37.in-addr.arpa IN PTR nl1.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)
   127.46.37.in-addr.arpa IN RRSIG
   type covered: NSEC (47)
   algorithm: RSA/SHA-1 (5)
   labels: 5
   original ttl: 7200 (02:00:00)
   signature expiration: 2013-03-02 10:01:30Z
   signature inception: 2013-01-31 09:01:30Z
   key tag: 50247
   signer's name: 37.in-addr.arpa
   signature:
   (1024 bits)

   4F908759D3BE1D93E47980BB6A76DC1B
   370E9FDE649FBF8AE4B09EA397092C8C
   8D74902E63C2A316299F5CB07165EE1A
   5C647135B05F3D2BAB9DA8C8FB48E0D9
   C1B6D6BC2C65D764114294A6DC4989E1
   391EE1E8B5770EE529CFACBA4CA2FE63
   6973D4975466281D86274CAF7CC99CF9
   E78B05DDCED5F808636CC78449D7A853

   7200s (02:00:00)
   127.46.37.in-addr.arpa IN NSEC
   next domain name: 136.46.37.in-addr.arpa
   record types: NS RRSIG NSEC
   7200s (02:00:00)
   127.46.37.in-addr.arpa IN NS ns1.rtd.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)
   127.46.37.in-addr.arpa IN NS ns2.rtd.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)

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4. SFA Reporter says:

   January 31, 2013 at 6:14 am

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   Address lookup
   canonical name scamfound.org
   aliases
   addresses 128.127.111.104
   Domain Whois record

   Queried whois.publicinterestregistry.net with “scamfound.org”…

   Domain ID:D160117004-LROR
   Domain Name:SCAMFOUND.ORG
   Created On:10-Sep-2010 22:40:40 UTC
   Last Updated On:16-Jun-2012 16:47:12 UTC
   Expiration Date:10-Sep-2012 22:40:40 UTC
   Sponsoring Registrar:Wild West Domains, LLC (R120-LROR)
   Status:CLIENT DELETE PROHIBITED
   Status:CLIENT RENEW PROHIBITED
   Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
   Status:CLIENT UPDATE PROHIBITED

   Registrant ID:CR62377855
   Registrant Name:Registration Private
   Registrant Organization:Domains By Proxy, LLC
   Registrant Street1:DomainsByProxy.com
   Registrant Street2:14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309
   Registrant City:Scottsdale
   Registrant State/Province:Arizona
   Registrant Postal Code:85260
   Registrant Country:US
   Registrant Phone:+1.4806242599
   Registrant FAX:+1.4806242598
   Registrant Email:SCAMFOUND.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com

   Admin ID:CR62377857
   Admin Name:Registration Private
   Admin Organization:Domains By Proxy, LLC
   Admin Street1:DomainsByProxy.com
   Admin Street2:14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309
   Admin City:Scottsdale
   Admin State/Province:Arizona
   Admin Postal Code:85260
   Admin Country:US
   Admin Phone:+1.4806242599
   Admin FAX:+1.4806242598
   Admin Email:SCAMFOUND.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com

   Tech ID:CR62377856
   Tech Name:Registration Private
   Tech Organization:Domains By Proxy, LLC
   Tech Street1:DomainsByProxy.com
   Tech Street2:14747 N Northsight Blvd Suite 111, PMB 309
   Tech City:Scottsdale
   Tech State/Province:Arizona
   Tech Postal Code:85260
   Tech Country:US
   Tech Phone:+1.4806242599
   Tech FAX:+1.4806242598
   Tech Email:SCAMFOUND.ORG@domainsbyproxy.com

   Name Server:NS1.ALTUSHOST.COM
   Name Server:NS2.ALTUSHOST.COM

   DNSSEC:Unsigned
   Network Whois record

   Queried whois.ripe.net with “-B 128.127.111.104″…
   Information related to ‘128.127.110.0 – 128.127.111.255’

   inetnum: 128.127.110.0 – 128.127.111.255
   netname: AS51430-NL
   descr: AltusHost Inc.
   remarks: AW-INFRA
   country: NL
   admin-c: AHN-RIPE
   tech-c: AHN-RIPE
   status: ASSIGNED PA
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-lower: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   mnt-routes: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20111027
   source: RIPE

   role: AltusHost – Contact Role
   address: ALTUSHOST INC.
   address: Artillerigatan 6
   address: SE-114 51 Stockholm
   address: Sweden
   phone: +46.852506060
   fax-no: +46.844680015
   e-mail: info@altushost.com
   abuse-mailbox: abuse@altushost.com
   admin-c: AHN-RIPE
   tech-c: AHN-RIPE
   nic-hdl: AHN-RIPE
   mnt-by: ALTUS-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20110813
   source: RIPE

   Information related to ‘128.127.110.0/23AS51430’

   route: 128.127.110.0/23
   descr: ALTUSHOST INC.
   origin: AS51430
   mnt-by: ALTUSHOST-MNT
   changed: noc@altushost.com 20120315
   source: RIPE

   This query was served by the RIPE Database Query Service version 1.16 (WHOIS3)

   DNS records
   name class type data time to live
   scamfound.org IN TXT v=spf1 a mx include:websitewelcome.com ~all 14400s (04:00:00)
   scamfound.org IN MX
   preference: 0
   exchange: scamfound.org
   14400s (04:00:00)
   scamfound.org IN SOA
   server: ns1.altushost.com
   email: techs@altushost.com
   serial: 2012061601
   refresh: 86400
   retry: 7200
   expire: 3600000
   minimum ttl: 86400
   86400s (1.00:00:00)
   scamfound.org IN NS ns1.altushost.com 86400s (1.00:00:00)
   scamfound.org IN NS ns2.altushost.com 86400s (1.00:00:00)
   scamfound.org IN A 128.127.111.104 14400s (04:00:00)
   104.111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN PTR hosted-by.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)
   111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN SOA
   server: ns1.rtd.altushost.com
   email: info@altushost.com
   serial: 2012030603
   refresh: 10800
   retry: 3600
   expire: 1814400
   minimum ttl: 7200
   7200s (02:00:00)
   111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN RRSIG
   type covered: NSEC (47)
   algorithm: RSA/SHA-1 (5)
   labels: 5
   original ttl: 10800 (03:00:00)
   signature expiration: 2012-07-23 12:00:05Z
   signature inception: 2012-07-13 12:00:05Z
   key tag: 64724
   signer’s name: 128.in-addr.arpa
   signature:
   (1024 bits)

   AE6BF7CD5C1D93908024B4DBAF3CA9D9
   8B18230C1BA00A2F6AE0D6E3CC4EEE42
   57280B2F160EE94CA5B1CF60009611FE
   C70C754141AE76F8EBE7546732E5FCDA
   2AF638AB1DDDAD2B09FF2E06809889CB
   D06937425EB834FE342C8249304AA492
   2807F5A67C86972F621AE114EFD10298
   A006D761BD9166961603486044AF7313

   10800s (03:00:00)
   111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN NSEC
   next domain name: 112.127.128.in-addr.arpa
   record types: NS RRSIG NSEC
   10800s (03:00:00)
   111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN NS ns1.rtd.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)
   111.127.128.in-addr.arpa IN NS ns2.rtd.altushost.com 7200s (02:00:00)

   — end —

5. SFA Reporter says:

   January 26, 2013 at 11:39 am

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   67.222.151.47 IP address location & more:
   IP address [?]: 67.222.151.47 [Whois] [Reverse IP]
   IP country code: US
   IP address country: ip address flag United States
   IP address state: Texas
   IP address city: Dallas
   IP postcode: 75247
   IP address latitude: 32.8148
   IP address longitude: -96.8705
   ISP of this IP [?]: DFW Datacenter
   Organization: DFW Datacenter
   Host of this IP: [?]: server.hostgecko.com [Whois] [Trace]
   Local time in United States: 2013-01-26 13:39

   67.222.151.47 resolves to server.hostgecko.com
   The following A records are set to 67.222.151.47:

   bidsanityrewards.com
   bidsby.com
   bidssonceo.com
   billfrasermartialarts.com
   buckshotbids.com
   clonepages.com
   csagrading.com
   dedicatedserverlistings.com
   hayleesmonsterhigh.com
   hostgecko.com
   islanddatacenter.com
   ns1.hostgecko.com
   pennyauctionassociation.org
   pennyauctionlistings.com
   pennylistings.com
   phpauctionpro.com
   scriptclonesoftware.com
   scriptlama.com
   trustedknight.com
   westcoastcommercialdiving.com
   wmzexchange.com

6. SFA Reporter says:

   January 26, 2013 at 11:30 am

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   Retrieving DNS records for hostgecco.com…
   DNS servers
   ns1.hostgecco.com [199.188.200.231]
   ns2.hostgecco.com [199.188.200.231]

   DNS server returned an error: Query refused

   Address lookup
   lookup failed hostgecco.com
   Could not find an IP address for this domain name.
   Domain Whois record

   Queried whois.internic.net with “dom hostgecco.com”…

   Domain Name: HOSTGECCO.COM
   Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, LLC
   Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
   Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
   Name Server: NS1.HOSTGECCO.COM
   Name Server: NS2.HOSTGECCO.COM
   Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   Status: clientRenewProhibited
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 13-dec-2012
   Creation Date: 08-dec-2011
   Expiration Date: 08-dec-2013

   >>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:29:14 UTC <<<

   Queried whois.wildwestdomains.com with "hostgecco.com"…

   Registered through: DownDoggy.com
   Domain Name: HOSTGECCO.COM
   Created on: 08-Dec-11
   Expires on: 08-Dec-13
   Last Updated on: 13-Dec-12

   Registrant:
   Gloss Prints Photography
   22 WEST MUMMA AVE
   DAYTON, Ohio 45405
   United States

   Administrative Contact:
   Gloss, Prints Photography consumeronlineprotection@gmail.com
   Gloss Prints Photography
   22 WEST MUMMA AVE
   DAYTON, Ohio 45405
   United States
   +1.9373013962

   Technical Contact:
   Gloss, Prints Photography consumeronlineprotection@gmail.com
   Gloss Prints Photography
   22 WEST MUMMA AVE
   DAYTON, Ohio 45405
   United States
   +1.9373013962

   Domain servers in listed order:
   NS1.HOSTGECCO.COM
   NS2.HOSTGECCO.COM

   Network Whois record

   Don't have an IP address for which to get a record
   DNS records

   DNS query for hostgecco.com returned an error from the server: ServerFailure

   No records to display

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7. SFA Reporter says:

   January 26, 2013 at 11:21 am

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   http://ReputationArmor.com is Preston E Lawson of Dayton OH. Preston E Lawson posts lies about people and companies he knows nothing about.

   Preston E Lawson runs http://Scaminformer.org, http://Scamfound.com, http://scamfound.org, http://Complaintsbureau.com, and works with Scott A Breitenstein and Latasha Breitensyein (all of Dayton OH) they post their harassing malicious lies on their websites then disguise themselves as ReputationArmor or Consumeronlineprotection to snare unsuspecting victims who they take lots of money from.
   The goal for these scammers is to get you to send a check which the fraudulently cash.

   The whole scheme is an elaborate extortion and check fraud operation. ReputationArmor has been proven to be a scam and uses a box at a UPS Store in Salem VA in the K-Mart Plaza. Preston E Lawson says he is an investigator but Preston E Lawson of Dayton OH is the scammer who needs to be investigated.

8. SFA Reporter says:

   January 26, 2013 at 11:15 am

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   Address lookup
   canonical name exposeascam.com
   aliases
   addresses 74.218.93.170
   Domain Whois record

   Queried whois.internic.net with “dom exposeascam.com”…

   Domain Name: http://EXPOSEASCAM.COM
   Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
   Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
   Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
   Name Server: NS1.WEBSITEDOMAINCONTROL.COM
   Name Server: NS2.WEBSITEDOMAINCONTROL.COM
   Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   Status: clientRenewProhibited
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 18-jan-2013
   Creation Date: 23-may-2008
   Expiration Date: 23-may-2013

   >>> Last update of whois database: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:04:50 UTC <<<

   Queried whois.godaddy.com with "exposeascam.com"…

   Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com)
   Domain Name: EXPOSEASCAM.COM
   Created on: 23-May-08
   Expires on: 23-May-13
   Last Updated on: 18-Jan-13

   Registrant:
   Hide My Domains, LLC
   22 west mumma ave
   Dayton, Ohio 45405
   United States

   Administrative Contact:
   Private, Registration consumeronlineprotection@gmail.com
   Hide My Domains, LLC
   22 west mumma ave
   Dayton, Ohio 45405
   United States
   +1.9376607343

   Technical Contact:
   Private, Registration consumeronlineprotection@gmail.com
   Hide My Domains, LLC
   22 west mumma ave
   Dayton, Ohio 45405
   United States
   +1.9376607343

   Domain servers in listed order:
   NS1.WEBSITEDOMAINCONTROL.COM
   NS2.WEBSITEDOMAINCONTROL.COM

9. SFA Reporter says:

   January 26, 2013 at 11:14 am

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   exposeascam.com
   ExposeAScam.com – Internet Fraud and Online Scam Forum
   Owner: Hide My Domains, LLC

   Registrant:
   Hide My Domains, LLC

   Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com)
   Domain Name: EXPOSEASCAM.COM

   Domain servers in listed order:
   NS1.ALTUSHOST.COM
   NS2.ALTUSHOST.COM

   For complete domain details go to:
   http://who.godaddy.com/whoischeck.aspx?domain=EXPOSEASCAM.COM

10. SFA Reporter says:

    January 26, 2013 at 11:06 am

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    January 13, 2010, Anonymous
    Arizona, United States

    Best Buy Co., Inc. et al. vs. Consumer Online Protection, LLC, et al. Founder Scott Breitenstein.
    No. 10-4326-PHX-CFJX (D.Az.Oh. March 25, 2010)

    CDA Bars Defamation Claims Against Complaint Site Operator

    Court dismisses defamation claims advanced against defendant, operator of the website ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net, arising out of defendants’ publication of statements authored by a third party that were critical of plaintiffs. The Court held such claims barred by application of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), 47 U.S.C. Section 230. Notably, the court refused to issue plaintiff relief notwithstanding the fact that the author of the statements at issue allegedly requested without success that defendants remove them from ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net.

    The Court also declined to enforce a preliminary injunction issued on default by a Canadian court, directing defendants to remove the statements at issue from their website, on the ground that United States courts will not enforce injunctions issued by foreign courts.

    ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net Publishes Complaint Authored By Third Party

    Defendants operate a website at the domain ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net at which consumers are invited to post complaints about companies they believe have wronged them.

    One of these consumers, a gentlemen named Brian J. Dunn (“Best Buy Geek Squad Complaints – Sold My Computer”), made a series of posts to defendants’ site that were critical of plaintiff Best Buy Co., Inc. et al and people purportedly “involved with” that concern. After being threatened with legal action, the complaint alleged that Dunn requested defendants remove his posts from their website. Defendants refused to do so.

    Claiming such posts were defamatory, plaintiff Best Buy Co., Inc. et al commenced suit against both Dunn and defendants in Dayton Ohio. Though served, defendants did not appear, and the Canadian court issued injunctive relief, directing defendants, inter alia, to remove the Dunn posts at issue from their website.

    ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net Refusal To Remove Third Party Posts Does Not Render It Liable Therefor

    Defendants moved to dismiss, arguing the plaintiff’s claims were barred by application of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. Section 230. The Court agreed, and dismissed plaintiff’s defamation claims.

    The content in question was admittedly authored and posted by a third party on the ConsumerOnlineProtection.Net As such, held the Court, it was information “provided by another content provider” for which defendants could not be held liable as a publisher. As plaintiff’s defamation claim sought to do precisely that, it was barred by application of the CDA.

    In reaching this result, the Court rejected plaintiff’s argument that defendants were not entitled to CDA immunity because they refused to remove the statements at issue from their site, despite receipt of a request from Dunn that they do so. By so doing, argued the plaintiff, defendants became the “information content provider” of the statements in question, and hence shared responsibility therefore. The failure to remove these statements, held the Court, was an exercise of publisher’s discretion protected by the CDA. That such a ruling may render a defamed plaintiff helpless in the face of a website operator who refused to remove defamatory postings from the Internet authored by third parties was a problem for Congress that the Court was powerless to redress. Said the Court:

    Essentially, the CDA protects website operators from liability as publishers, but not from liability as authors. The three allegedly defamatory statements at issue were written by Brian J. Dunn, not defendant. Plaintiff contends, however, that defendant “adopted” Dunn’s statements by failing to remove them after Dunn disavowed their contents and asked that they be taken down, and that this “adoption” is tantamount to creation or development. Yet it is “well established that notice of the unlawful nature of the [content] provided is not enough to make it the [website operator’s] own speech.” (citation omitted). The …. Ninth Circuit has acceded to this position notwithstanding the troubling result that CDA immunity leaves website operators ‘little incentive to take … material down even if informed that the material is defamatory.’ (citation omitted). Defendant’s failure to remove the three statements was an ‘exercise of publisher’s traditional editorial functions” and does not defeat CDA immunity. … If it is an unintended consequence of the CDA to render plaintiffs helpless against website operators who refuse to remove allegedly defamatory content, the remedy lies with Congress through amendment of the CDA.

    The Court also refused to enforce an injunction granted on default by the Canadian court in which plaintiff first commenced suit, directing defendants to remove the offending posts at issue from its website. Applying Arizona state law, and the Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States, the Court held that Arizona courts will not enforce injunctions issued by a foreign court. It further held that Arizona courts will not enforce order – as opposed to final judgments – issued by foreign courts. It accordingly refused plaintiff’s request to enforce the Canadian court’s order.

    Consumer Online Protection has been involved in a number of lawsuits, both as the plaintiff and as the defendant. On 17 March 2010, Scott Breitenstein,

    Consumer Online Protection, which they used to buy new servers. As of March 1 2010, the website is financed through advertisements on their result pages.

11. SFA Reporter says:

    January 26, 2013 at 10:21 am

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    Hide My Domains, LLC
    22 W Mumma Ave,
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    Contact Information
    Principal: Mr. Scott Breitenstein (Owner)
    _____________________________________________
    http://consumeronlineprotection.net

    Consumer Online Protection site owner, Scott Breitenstein They shake down individuals and businesses for thousands of dollars, peddling attorneys and the court system who are often in league with them they have fun doing Extortion to others. Consumer Online Protection is a big joke. site owner, Scott Breitenstein is a pig. You say this is a not for profit website but someone is getting something out of it!!! How in the world can you get away with allowing slander!!! people who run it think they are above the law. However, there is nobody that is above the law and I will do everything in power to see that this ridiculous website is shut down!! god is watching them all

    http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/consumer-online-protection-internet-terrorism-dayton-ohio-c340686.html

12. SFA Reporter says:

    January 26, 2013 at 10:04 am

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    74.218.93.170 resolves to hostgecco.com
    The following A records are set to 74.218.93.170

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