This one is from archive. Totally missed. Someone holding the position of VP at MicroStrategy, Inc. sent me the cease and desist letter about owing domains – microstrategy.co.in and microstrategy.in. I was totally shocked about having received such a warning and I was very much laxed about a reply thinking what can they do. Even if NIXI (manages the .IN Registry) awards the domain to, I would take a court stay. But that was a wrong thinking. I was just browsing the ICANN site about replying a domain name C&D notice and I came to know that mere not replying (in 20 calendar days – as per set rules) to C&D notice is sufficient for a domain owner to lose the domain forever, which could not be challenged to the domain registry or ICANN (rare of rare exception). One can read the site of ICANN about how to answer a domain name cease and desist letter. As per ICANN, all the allegation must be replied, else you may lose your case. A complainant may have several charges and all should be replied.

BTW, as per letter received from MicroStrategy, Inc. they had sent the cease and desist letter to my postal address, which I happen to have left just a month before. I have duly notified my registrar about the domain, but whois is still shows the old addresses Said offline letter was never received to the address and thus as per ICANN rules they loose the case. A complainant must send the cease and desist online (which they did) as well as offline, a very strict rule of ICANN. They will have to show the Registrar a proof of delivery of offline notice, who will arbitrate the domain ownership dispute.

Have a look at the reply of cease and desist letter received from MicroStrategy, Inc.

MicroStrategy Cease and Desist REPIED

Something I would never forget that there was 20 time increase in the spam on my MicroStrategy forum which coincided reply to the cease and desist letter. Since February and till June, I’ve spent considerable amount of time deleting spam from forum. It is very hard alone handling lot of things. MicroStrategy, Inc also started allowing any register user with support  account, accessing the official MicroStrategy forum too, only after the above sent reply. . I had to go to extent of allowing post to contain spam and I’ve found that to be the best ant-spam too for a forum based on phpBB. Worst impact, the forum lost the popularity and MicroStrategy official forum gained very much; but now the trend has got reversed in last 2 months. Something to be happy.

P.S. – Don’t get annoyed by the reply. As per ICANN domain name dispute. cease and desist notice must be replied with specific words and sentences.