The person who bought the domain name mirandakerr.com.au said that he is not a "cyber suatter" and wishes to pursue legal actions against the groups that labeled him.

Miranda Kerr might live a nearly perfect life as a supermodel married to a Hollywood A-lister, but the legal drama between her team and internet domain buyer, James Wester, is turning into an ugly exchange of claims. Even without direct connection to Kerr, Wester bought the domain name MirandaKerr.com.au in March, and now Kerr's Kora Organics wants to use it.

According to the auDA (.au domain administration) , anyone who bids or buys a domain referring to a celebrity without direct connection to the name is considered a cyber squatter. Wester insists that he is merely protecting the domain name from harsh bidders, and that he wants to file suits against the Courier and auDA.

"It was being bid on in an auction and I wanted to prevent this very thing from happening," says Wester, adding that he didn't want the domain to be in the possession of dangerous or malicious owners. Wester has given the domain name back to Kora Organics, for free, but failures to process documentation from both parties have caused the domain name to be out in the market again.

"The purpose of the rule against resale is to prevent people from 'cybersquatting' the names of well-known people and brands," says Chris Disspain, CEO of auDA. Because of the Courier Mail story that revealed Wester's acquisition of mirandakerr.com.au, auDA has released an article and pursued investigation against Wester. Wester quickly fought back, saying that he is not a "cybersquatter," and that he owns 6500 domain names and mirandakerr.com.au was bought out of goodwill.

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