Denverrunner
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
What is the name of your state and what is your question?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Who owned the website? Was it run under the name of the running club? Who owns the name of the running club?Small non-profit organization (kids running club) where only paid staff were 2 coaches (husband and wife) who were employed as subcontractors.
Coaches resigned with no notice, and then announced via the team private email list (stored password protected on private, TeamSnap account) that they were starting new club. The day prior to resigning, the coaches removed other parents from Facebook as administrators, so that club could not post anything to Facebook. The coaches also shut down the club website. These are the club's two most important recruiting and outreach to devices. The coaches are no longer affiliated with the club and requests for this information have been made, but old coaches refuse.
A small claims suit has been filed against the ex-coaches to re-coup pre-paid compensation in the amount of $880. Just today, the club domain is now listed for sale for $880. (Initially, coaches asked for $16 which club paid to reimburse them for domain name expense. Now, they apparently want quite a bit more for domain!) The club paid the for the domains, but coaches have changed the login/passwords.
What is the non profit recourse against the old coaches and what sort of an attorney should the club consult? We had a non compete but it was a very basic. Club is Located in Colorado.
Sorry.... try the full post again:
The coach/current domain name holder potentially could be forced to turn over the domain name that bears the name of the running club (under federal law or international arbitration rules), although the running club could also register a new similar name for their own use.The domain name is name of club.com. The race naming club has operated for two years. The club is registered as a non profit in the state of Colorado and is recognized as tax exempt by IRS.
The website was paid for by the coach, and subsequently reimbursed by the club.
First, this is not a criminal matter.Thanks.
Just curious.... given the coach is no longer affiliated with the club, and has purposely shut down the club's website, and changed passwords -- all the while launching his own club including a team website and Facebook page -- is there any criminal behavior? The series of event:
1) zero notice of resignation
2) recruiting exclusively using our club membership list
3) shutting down club website
4) removing all club parents except himself as Facebook administrators, preventing the club from being able to operate/access its own website or Facebook pages
** aren't club websites and lists property of the club? And, by shutting them down and changing passwords did he effectively steal property from the club?
Obviously, all of this clearly demonstrates the intent to launch a new business at the expense of the old club.
Did the husband-wife team coaches have a written contract with the club, seeing as they were the only two paid members of the club? Was there a termination clause?Thanks.
Just curious.... given the coach is no longer affiliated with the club, and has purposely shut down the club's website, and changed passwords -- all the while launching his own club including a team website and Facebook page -- is there any criminal behavior? The series of event:
1) zero notice of resignation
2) recruiting exclusively using our club membership list
3) shutting down club website
4) removing all club parents except himself as Facebook administrators, preventing the club from being able to operate/access its own website or Facebook pages
** aren't club websites and lists property of the club? And, by shutting them down and changing passwords did he effectively steal property from the club?
Obviously, all of this clearly demonstrates the intent to launch a new business at the expense of the old club.
Answered already.Thanks.
Just curious.... given the coach is no longer affiliated with the club, and has purposely shut down the club's website, and changed passwords -- all the while launching his own club including a team website and Facebook page -- is there any criminal behavior? The series of event:
1) zero notice of resignation
2) recruiting exclusively using our club membership list
3) shutting down club website
4) removing all club parents except himself as Facebook administrators, preventing the club from being able to operate/access its own website or Facebook pages
** aren't club websites and lists property of the club? And, by shutting them down and changing passwords did he effectively steal property from the club?
Obviously, all of this clearly demonstrates the intent to launch a new business at the expense of the old club.