Lim v TV Corp International

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Lim v TV Corp International

Jane York

Everest College

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Lim v TV Corp International

I have reviewed the Lim v TV Corp International case. In reviewing the case several questions has been answered to give a brief explanation about the case. What are the facts of the case? What issues of law was decided by the court? What is the procedural history of the case? What are the holdings, or rulings, made by the court? What is the legal reasoning, or rationale, given by the court for its rulings?

Facts of the case:

The registration of the name Golf.tv was offered for auction from the website of The TV Corporation International. The TV Corporation International intended to transfer the Golf.tv domain name to the person or entity that submitted the highest bid. The TV Corporation International had claimed that the auction for TV names would be fair and open.

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Lim made a bid for $1,010 and that was the highest bid received by The TV Corporation International. The TV Corporation International confirmed the bid by sending an e-mail to Lim and when Lim authorized the charging of his credit card, The TV Corporation International charged the credit card. Subsequently, The TV Corporation International tried to avoid handing over the domain name to Lim using several pretexts like there was an e-mail error, the minimum bid amount had not been bid for and other such reasons.

The web site Golf.TV was placed on an auction site for bid. The plaintiff put in the highest bid. He was sent a congratulatory email and his Credit Card was charged. Plaintiff was told there was an error in the computers and he did not win the name.