Overview

• The band filed the case on Oct. 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia’s Alexandria Division.
• The domain was acquired in February 2001 by an unidentified party, two years after Slipknot’s debut album.
• The lawsuit alleges the site runs pay‑per‑click ads and links to counterfeit merchandise that exploit the band’s name.
• WHOIS records list a Cayman Islands post office box and reference “Slipknot Online Services, Ltd.” as technical and administrative contacts.
• Slipknot seeks a judicial transfer of the domain and unspecified damages under the ACPA along with trademark and unfair‑competition claims.