Movies about domain names

[SamirAz86]

Just wanted to ask you friends is there any documental or biographical movies about domain names!?

I know about Social Network etc but it is about website!

And how about domain names? When try to search in G I see only (.movies) in search results

Any ideas?

 

[mems]

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Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel in the Internet's Crown​

Paperback – May 17, 2007​

by Kieren M McCarthy (Author)

4.2 out of 5 stars

4.2 on Goodreads


With five million page views every day, sex.com was the most valuable piece of virtual real estate on the planet. But the fact that it didn't physically exist didn't mean that it couldn't be stolen. With an ingenious scam-the full details of which have never been revealed until now-lifelong con man Stephen Cohen was able to snatch the domain name and walk into a life of untold wealth and luxury. But Cohen underestimated the determination of Gary Kremen-sex.com's original owner-to get his property back. It took ten years and millions of dollars, but Kremen eventually saw, and, on occasion, forced Cohen to pay for his crimes. This is the inside story of the extraordinary battle between two extraordinary men: a Stanford scholar with uncanny foresight, and an uneducated, genius con man with an unnatural gift for persuasion. The fight pushed each man to the edge, rewrote the law, and shaped the history and development of the Internet as we know it.

Not a movie, but I liked the book. I couldn't put it down.

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-com-Domain-Twelve-Brutal-Internets/dp/1905204663

 

[DrJacoby]

On a more serious note; someone should make a documentary about the Epik scandal.

The title could be "F*cking Epik!".

 

[HotKey]

A proper name of course.

"Dude, Where's My Domain?"
"Domain Royale"
"The Fast and the Curious"

 

[cts]

Should a movie about domains come out, please let me know as that'd be my pleasure to watch it.. actually :D

 

[SamirAz86]

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Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel in the Internet's Crown​

Paperback – May 17, 2007​

by Kieren M McCarthy (Author)

4.2 out of 5 stars

4.2 on Goodreads


With five million page views every day, sex.com was the most valuable piece of virtual real estate on the planet. But the fact that it didn't physically exist didn't mean that it couldn't be stolen. With an ingenious scam-the full details of which have never been revealed until now-lifelong con man Stephen Cohen was able to snatch the domain name and walk into a life of untold wealth and luxury. But Cohen underestimated the determination of Gary Kremen-sex.com's original owner-to get his property back. It took ten years and millions of dollars, but Kremen eventually saw, and, on occasion, forced Cohen to pay for his crimes. This is the inside story of the extraordinary battle between two extraordinary men: a Stanford scholar with uncanny foresight, and an uneducated, genius con man with an unnatural gift for persuasion. The fight pushed each man to the edge, rewrote the law, and shaped the history and development of the Internet as we know it.

Not a movie, but I liked the book. I couldn't put it down.

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-com-Domain-Twelve-Brutal-Internets/dp/1905204663

Thank you very much for this book! Definitely this will be my next book in the list!!! And one of my favorites for sure!!!

 

[pb]

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Domains But Were Afraid to Ask
Directed by Woody Allen

 

[Samer]

Who‘ll play @Rick Schwartz. He should star as himself.

 

[mdent]

Com. James Com.

 

[Omega Assets]

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Sex.com: One Domain, Two Men, Twelve Years and the Brutal Battle for the Jewel in the Internet's Crown​

Paperback – May 17, 2007​

by Kieren M McCarthy (Author)

4.2 out of 5 stars

4.2 on Goodreads


With five million page views every day, sex.com was the most valuable piece of virtual real estate on the planet. But the fact that it didn't physically exist didn't mean that it couldn't be stolen. With an ingenious scam-the full details of which have never been revealed until now-lifelong con man Stephen Cohen was able to snatch the domain name and walk into a life of untold wealth and luxury. But Cohen underestimated the determination of Gary Kremen-sex.com's original owner-to get his property back. It took ten years and millions of dollars, but Kremen eventually saw, and, on occasion, forced Cohen to pay for his crimes. This is the inside story of the extraordinary battle between two extraordinary men: a Stanford scholar with uncanny foresight, and an uneducated, genius con man with an unnatural gift for persuasion. The fight pushed each man to the edge, rewrote the law, and shaped the history and development of the Internet as we know it.

Not a movie, but I liked the book. I couldn't put it down.

https://www.amazon.com/Sex-com-Domain-Twelve-Brutal-Internets/dp/1905204663

Interesting from wikipedia:

"According to court documents, Cohen fraudulently obtained the lucrative Internet domain name Sex.com in May 1995 from the original registrant, Gary Kremen, who had registered it in May 1994. Cohen obtained the domain by means of a forged letter to domain registrar Network Solutions, faxed from Kremen's company "Online Classified", fraudulently stating that Kremen had been dismissed and the firm was abandoning the domain and that Cohen could have it. Network Solutions blindly accepted the fax with no verification and transferred the domain to Cohen, an action that would prove grounds for a later civil suit by Kremen against Network Solutions.[5] It is estimated that Cohen illegally earned US$100 million between October 1995 and November 2000 from his ownership of sex.com.

In April 2001, the court ordered damages of $65 million be paid to Kremen. Cohen left the United States in 2001 and was living in Tijuana, Mexico, when he was arrested on October 28, 2005.[6] As of 2011 the amount of damages owed to Kremen had increased to $82 million with interest and Cohen to this date, has refused to pay one penny towards the judgment.[6]

Cohen was held in a civil contempt for failure to disclose his assets. He was released from custody on December 5, 2006, by Judge Ware because "Kremen has failed to locate evidence of hidden bank accounts or other assets.”[7] Courts have ruled in Kremen's favor several times since 2006, with evidence that seven individuals, including some of Cohen's family members, and twelve companies were used to help him hide the money."

 

[irl]

A proper name of course.

"Dude, Where's My Domain?"
"Domain Royale"
"The Fast and the Curious"

I got one: 50 shades of domains.

 

[Bravo Mod Team]

A proper name of course.

"Dude, Where's My Domain?"
"Domain Royale"
"The Fast and the Curious"

“The Domainfather”
“Domainiator”
“Schilling’s list“
“Spine-Schilling“
“The name’s Schilling… Frank Schilling“
“The Schilling“
“Good-domains”
“(Everything leads) Back to the Domain”

 

[HotKey]

A movie about domain names.. hmm. None that I know of, but for sure I would watch it! Or even help write it, play a role.

What we need:

- A solid plot (goodness knows, easily extracted from a few threads over the years here on NP)
- An association with something that most people understand, eg., an art heist
- A recognizable actor, actress at least for the main role
- A travesty, a connection to a character that goes beyond domaining
- An ending that allows for a second movie, the first will surely flop but at least the seed is planted

....

The movie could be based on something like:

- the rise, and/or fall, of someone who discovered domains
- a domain name itself, and the stories accompanied with each owner over the years with its sale or drop, coming full circle back to the original owner
- a grand theft, this could be a good guy, bad guy thingy, maybe the theft could reflect something for the greater good.. involving Anonymous

 

[branding]

A documentary would definitely be cool. Featuring some of the well known domainers....

I'd watch it for entertainment value and depending on production for educational purpose.

 

[CutieKirsten]

Hey there! I've been curious about the same thing lately. While I've seen movies about websites and startups, I haven't come across any documentaries or biographical films specifically focused on domain names. It's quite an interesting topic, considering the crucial role domain names play in the digital world. If anyone knows of such movies or documentaries, please share!

 

[HotKey]

I will invest in a documentary about domaining if only the domainers are classy

Should be easy, most of us are classy as f*ck

 

[nononsense123]

Guys if any of you haven't watched Jonah Hill's War Dogs please do asapp. We need exact same film for domains. Period.

 

[Nametree]

Only one I know of is a short, saw it a few years back, quite moving.

I've been thinking about this for years, but it's difficult to get something serious financed about something so niche. I think there's an angle with a docuseries a la Dirty Money, but the real juicy stories in the industry are relatively few and far between, and it would require buy-in from characters who don't necessarily like the spotlight.

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

"Domain names? Hmm... what is it?"
"The story about domains"
"What do you know about domains?"

 

[HotKey]

I got one: 50 shades of domains.

Nice one!

It's only proper we're venturing into possible collision issues with domain movie names

 

[VadimK]

On a more serious note; someone should make a documentary about the Epik scandal.

The title could be "F*cking Epik!".

This is a very good idea, however it's better to slightly change the genre.

 

[Igor Mironyuk]

"Man who registered thousands of domains in one night" ( about Mike Mann).

 

[SamirAz86]

Hey there! I've been curious about the same thing lately. While I've seen movies about websites and startups, I haven't come across any documentaries or biographical films specifically focused on domain names. It's quite an interesting topic, considering the crucial role domain names play in the digital world. If anyone knows of such movies or documentaries, please share!

Especially when domains sells for millions!
I can't believe there is no thriller stories in this business!

 

[Yoga Trillion]

Hi, We should totally go for a Web series to tackle the wild and wacky world of the domain industry.

I mean, movies, they just can't handle the crazy rollercoaster ride of domain names, am I right? With a web series, we can dish out season after season of drama, motivation, hilarity, and all the entertainment you can dream of.

+, we'll never run out of those ever-shifting trends to keep things interesting.

Furthermore, international actors and actresses could represent domainers, adding a global perspective to the narrative. Let's bring on the laughter, the drama, and the domain madness – it's going to be a riot!


#Multiple_Seasons

#Endless material for drama,

#Comedy

#Motivation

Let's see where this exciting concept could take us......

 

[FolioTeam]

Startup.com is a good movie not strictly about domain names but interesting. Years ago I spoke to a guy I knew who worked in development for a Hollywood studio. His take and it's just one opinion, was the average person would neither understand or care. You want me to make a movie that would appeal to your community but that community is not big enough to make this movie profitable.

So I guess most out there would see a drama about domain names only as boring. Now I would think maybe Sex.com could be an indie movie if someone was compelled.

The other thing when you get outside the domain community, so many other people think it's wrong to sell someone a name for $1m I mean go on Reddit or other non domain forums. I have been places where people suggested domain investors were thrown off a cliff for simply selling domain names. So it's probably a tough sell for a movie being made in Hollywood. But maybe an indie.

Something Internet related that imo was great was Valley of the boom

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/shows/valley-of-the-boom

I absolutely agree.

A movie about domains, at face value, might not just have the audience to be profitable, in my humble opinion.

Having said that, I find that the human angle when it comes to movies is what does it for me. From Lord of the rings to the Matrix to the Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind etc etc, the human condition is what draws me into each storyline and keeps me there and that's where I think a movie about domains might excel.

Take for instance, the story of Nissan.com. A movie about that is definitely something that will appeal to domainers as well as people who do not know anything about domains simply because it's a classic David and Goliath story.