The story broke on the 12th but the name was registered on the 9th. So someone with the knowledge of the shirt (either Mike, a friend or (the guy at the tshirt

The story broke on the 12th but the name was registered on the 9th. So someone with the knowledge of the shirt (either Mike, a friend or (the guy at the tshirt shop) decided to register the domain. Because of the whois privacy it's impossible to tell at this point if Mike registered the name or not. This story appeared here on 9/15: http://domainnamewire.com/2011/09/15/michael-arrington-unpaidblogger-com-domain-name/ http://domainnamewire.com/2011/09/15/michael-arrington-unpai...