Mark Madsen Purchased Allegedly Stolen Domain Name for $100,000 on eBay

by Tom ZillerFiled under: Clippers, NBA Police BlotterJust when you think you have figured out the NBA, a Clipper gets tangled in a stolen domain name scandal. Based on an Associated Press report, 25-year-old Daniel Goncalves of New Jersey allegedly hacked into a web account belonging to the owner of the domain P2P.com. (P2P stands for peer-to-peer, the common terminology for direct file sharing and content streaming on the web.)Goncalves changed the ownership of the domain, and put it up for sale on eBay (apparently in 2006). It sold for $111,000. The reported buyer: Mark Madsen. The AP reports this is the Mark Madsen, long-time Laker and Timberwolf. Goncalves was arrested at home in New Jersey last week.Mark Madsen Purchased Allegedly Stolen Domain Name for $100,000 on eBay originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:27:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments