Slipknot Dismisses Lawsuit Over Slipknot.com Domain

Slipknot, the ⁢band, have⁤ dismissed a lawsuit they filed against the owner of Slipknot.com, a website not affiliated with the band that they claimed had been⁢ selling bootleg ⁢merchandise. Lawyers for the group, aka Slipknot, ​Inc.,⁣ stated the group “voluntarily ⁤dismisses this action without prejudice” ‌in paperwork filed ‍Wednesday, obtained by Rolling‍ Stone.

The band had accused the anonymous​ domain owner‌ of​ “cybersquatting.” Dismissing the suit “without prejudice” allows Slipknot to possibly revive ‌the case in the future. The group ‌originally filed‌ the ⁤suit ⁤“in rem,” meaning the‌ action was against the domain name⁢ itself.