True Names, the operator of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), the distributed domain-name system, has regained control of the domain name eth.link after receiving a preliminary injunction from an Arizona court.
“We’re pleased to report that eth.link is back online. Our injunction was successful, and the name has been returned to us,” according to a tweet from ENS.
Earlier, the company filed a lawsuit against the registrar GoDaddy.
According to the complaint, the defendant improperly deemed the True Names-registered domain eth.link expired, and then handed it over to the Dynadot registry. The latter subsequently sold it in an auction by DeFi company Manifold Finance for $851 919.
According to ENS founder Nick Johnson, the company is pleased with the result. The court order directs GoDaddy to ‘immediately transfer ownership of the domain to True Names’ pending the resolution of the case.
“Although we cannot rule out the possibility of future litigation with GoDaddy or others regarding the domain, it has indeed been returned to us for now, and users can resume using the service,” added Johnson.
True Names also sought $75 000 in damages from the defendants.
eth.link serves as the bridge between the ENS and DNS domain-name systems. The service is now operating normally.
Earlier in September, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin conducted a poll among his followers on Twitter regarding a fair price for registering a domain in ENS.
Prior to that, demand for the service reached a record high.
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