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Line 35: − − ===Cybersquatting & UDRP claims=== − [[Cybersquatting]] and [[UDRP]] accusations have been alleged against Donuts from several sources. Jeffrey Stoler, a lawyer at Boston law firm McCarter & English, submitted a letter to ICANN and the [[GAC]] accusing Donuts of being associated with a number of UDRP cases that were lost by [[Demand Media]]. He argued that two of the company's founders were employees of Demand Media when many of the UDRP cases occurred. He alleges that Stahura and Tindal both left Demand Media to found Donuts when they realized that Demand Media would fail this background check.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9892-lawyer-tries-to-nuke-donuts-and-demand-medias-gtld-bids Lawyer tries to nuke Donuts and Demand Media’s gTLD bids, domainincite.com]</ref> Donuts has refuted these claims, stating that Demand Media serves as nothing more than their registry backend provider, and is not involved in any sort of joint venture with Donuts.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9903-donuts-dismisses-meritless-cybersquatting-claims Donuts dismisses “meritless” cybersquatting claims, domainincite.com]</ref>In addition, [[James Oliver Warner]] filed a public comment stating that former Director [[Graham Stirling]], who has not been a part of the company since November 2011 and is not listed on any of the company's applications, owns a number of domain names containing Olympic and Disney trademarks.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9985-donuts-director-hit-with-cybersquatting-claim-over-disney-and-olympic-domains (Former) Donuts director hit with cybersquatting claim over Disney and Olympic domains, domainincite.com]</ref>
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In terms of [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] rights protection, the company said that it created rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs and it will implement an open Internet philosophy. According to Stahura, "The Internet is an engine of information, ideas and commerce, and one that’s not restrictive unnecessarily. Donuts intends to preserve that openness for all users, not operate a ‘by invitation only’ section of the Internet."<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9227-donuts-applies-for-307-yes-307-gtlds Donuts applies for 307 (yes, 307) gTLDs]</ref>
In terms of [[Intellectual Property|intellectual property]] rights protection, the company said that it created rights protection mechanisms for new gTLDs and it will implement an open Internet philosophy. According to Stahura, "The Internet is an engine of information, ideas and commerce, and one that’s not restrictive unnecessarily. Donuts intends to preserve that openness for all users, not operate a ‘by invitation only’ section of the Internet."<ref>[http://domainincite.com/9227-donuts-applies-for-307-yes-307-gtlds Donuts applies for 307 (yes, 307) gTLDs]</ref>
==Donuts Team==
==Donuts Team==