Slipknot have voluntarily dismissed its cybersquatting and trademark infringement lawsuit tied to the Slipknot.com domain. According to Domain Name Wire, the band ended the case shortly after the domain owner filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that Slipknot failed to properly serve the registrant within the court’s deadline. The lawsuit, filed last fall under the federal Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, alleged that the Slipknot.com domain, registered in 2001, was being used to profit from the band’s name through pay-per-click ads for tickets, merchandise, and VIP packages, prompting the band to continue operating from Slipknot1.com.
The dismissal was filed without prejudice, making Slipknot eligible to reclaim again in the future. The move comes two months after the band completed a reported $120 million catalog deal with HarbourView Equity Partners, covering publishing and recording master royalties from Slipknot’s archival catalog, but not future releases.
