4th Circuit:  France Is Immune From Cybersquatting Suit Over France.com Domain

Mealey's (March 26, 2021, 1:16 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The sovereign immunity provisions of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) preclude a California man from pursuing cybersquatting and other claims against France over a court-ordered transfer of the internet domain France.com, a Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 25, finding that the former website owner failed to establish any FSIA exceptions defeating immunity....