Comments on: Wicked Fashions Thinks it Owns The South Pole (.com) http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Domain Offerings http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-318705 Domain Offerings Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:52:54 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-318705 It warms my heart every time I hear a loser at trying to own generic terms. Seen three of them Ashley.com, Fired.com and SouthPole.com. Hurrah for the average man. It warms my heart every time I hear a loser at trying to own generic terms. Seen three of them Ashley.com, Fired.com and SouthPole.com. Hurrah for the average man.

]]> By: Domain Name Wire » News » Chad Wright Defends the South Pole(.com) - The Domain Industry's News Source http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-247929 Domain Name Wire » News » Chad Wright Defends the South Pole(.com) - The Domain Industry's News Source Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:42:32 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-247929 [...] a follow up to Domain Name Wire’s story in July about Wicked Fashions filing a UDRP for SouthPole.com. Wicked Fashions manufacturers a line of [...]

[...] a follow up to Domain Name Wire’s story in July about Wicked Fashions filing a UDRP for SouthPole.com. Wicked Fashions manufacturers a line of [...]

]]> By: Domain Name Wire » News » Domainer Selling Virtual Real Estate to Buy Physical Real Estate - The Domain Industry's News Source http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-230239 Domain Name Wire » News » Domainer Selling Virtual Real Estate to Buy Physical Real Estate - The Domain Industry's News Source Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:43:10 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-230239 [...] Wright’s company owns thousands of generic domain names. (One of those domain names — Southpole.com — recently landed in arbitration. See Wicked Fashions Thinks it Owns The South Pole (.com).) [...]

[...] Wright’s company owns thousands of generic domain names. (One of those domain names — Southpole.com — recently landed in arbitration. See Wicked Fashions Thinks it Owns The South Pole (.com).) [...]

]]> By: Andrew http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-200734 Andrew Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:15:44 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-200734 Of course we don't know that they didn't try to buy the domain first and then, when their attempt failed, filed the UDRP. Of course we don’t know that they didn’t try to buy the domain first and then, when their attempt failed, filed the UDRP.

]]> By: Enrico S. http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-200732 Enrico S. Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:13:36 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-200732 This is a great example how prior use is so critical. If the parked page showed clothing advertisements (for which there is no relationship with the words "South Pole" except as related to the Complainants alleged trademark rights), there would be some risk of transfer. By excluding those ads, the registrant may lose some ad revenue but increases their ability to protect the domain under the UDRP. The registrant may even achieve a reverse hijacking decision. After successfully defending this domain in the UDRP, the price of poker will no doubt go up. Pushing a registrant into a bogus UDRP is a bad way to start negotiations on purchase price. Trademark holders are better offer simply engaging in good faith negotiations for purchase right out of the gate. Great domain BTW. This is a great example how prior use is so critical. If the parked page showed clothing advertisements (for which there is no relationship with the words “South Pole” except as related to the Complainants alleged trademark rights), there would be some risk of transfer. By excluding those ads, the registrant may lose some ad revenue but increases their ability to protect the domain under the UDRP. The registrant may even achieve a reverse hijacking decision.

After successfully defending this domain in the UDRP, the price of poker will no doubt go up. Pushing a registrant into a bogus UDRP is a bad way to start negotiations on purchase price. Trademark holders are better offer simply engaging in good faith negotiations for purchase right out of the gate.

Great domain BTW.

]]> By: DR. DOMAIN http://domainnamewire.com/2008/07/31/wicked-fashions-thinks-it-owns-the-south-pole-com/comment-page-1/#comment-200727 DR. DOMAIN Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:06:23 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=1856#comment-200727 Open up the checkbook & start writing.You cheap bastards. Open up the checkbook & start writing.You cheap bastards.

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