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(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) has denied reports of a cybersquatting lawsuit against the web host, following a report by TMZ.
On Saturday, TMZ reported that Mel Gibson's girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva filed a lawsuit against the web host in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The lawsuit names "John Doe-1 d/b/a osksanagrigorieva.com and New Dream Networks, LLC, d/b/a dreamhost.com" as the defendants.
The suit accuses the defendants of cybersquatting after it registered OksanaGrigorieva.com and launched a somewhat official website on her behalf.
The website has since been shut down.
DreamHost says that while it is unable to comment on specifics, it can confirm that it has not seen or been directly served with a lawsuit, as of Monday afternoon.
The web host also adds that Grigorieva's attorney had likely already gained control of the domain registration from one of its customer by the time the TMZ report surfaced.
The lawsuit can be viewed in its entirety here.
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Comment by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 02, 2009
In my opinion, Dreamhost is one of the most unprofessional hosts in the industry. In fact, they are an embarrassment and while I would like to see them sued over a variety of indiscretions, its good to see s start. Posting a cartoon of homer simpson when they over billed clients by millions and posting a voicemail left by a customer crying when their domain name was hijacked are just two examples of their unprofessional behavior. If anyone chooses to host with Dreamhost, they should be aware these are a bunch of joker kids and should not be trusted with anything serious.
-- A concerned member of the industry