Overview
- The complaint, filed Oct. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, seeks transfer of the domain and unspecified monetary damages for alleged trademark violations.
- Slipknot says an unknown party has controlled the address since 2001, forcing the group to run its official site at slipknot1.com.
- Filings cite WHOIS and ICANN records pointing to a Cayman Islands P.O. box and an entity listed as Slipknot Online Services, Ltd, which the suit says is not registered in any U.S. state.
- The band alleges the site has hosted pay‑per‑click links for tickets and merchandise, including counterfeit items that mislead fans and divert sales.
- Reporting notes the domain remained active over the weekend with bootleg offerings and other features as the case proceeds under the Anti‑Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.