The book, titled "Sex.com," was written by Kieren McCarthy, a freelance journalist who specializes in Internet politics, governance and domain names.
The book traces the story from the registration of the Sex.com domain in 1994 by Gary Kremen and the theft of the domain in 1996 by Stephen Cohen. It details Kremen's struggle to regain control of the domain, including suits against Network Solutions Inc. and Cohen, a judgment against Cohen that awarded the domain and $65 million to Kremen, Kremen's sale of the Sex.com domain for $14 million and Kremen's efforts — still ongoing — to claim the $65 million from Cohen.
"I still count myself as strangely fortunate to have been in the position to write this book," McCarthy told XBIZ. "At first it was just going to be a long feature but the more I got into it, the most extraordinary the story became. I’m amazed no one beat me to it, to be honest." "That said, it was a hell of a lot of work. The court documents alone caused me to have to install two new shelves in my house. And it’s taken a year longer than I thought it would. But it’s been a blast. Even when tired and fed up ... there was also the fact the story was just so interesting and the characters [were so] fascinating that kept me going. I just hope I’ve done the story justice."
A book release party is scheduled in London on May 29.
At present there are no plans to publish the book in the U.S.
For more information, visit SexDotCom.info.
