Cheech and Chong Smoke Out Domain Name
Monday, November 16th, 2009
Domain owner: pack that in your pipe and smoke it!
Comedy duo Cheech & Chong have won rights to the CheechandChong.com domain name through arbitration at World Intellectual Property Organization.
Did you ever think you’d see “Cheech & Chong” and WIPO in the same sentence?
I first wrote about this story back in September, predicting that the comedians would win the case. But it wasn’t as clear cut as I originally thought. As it turns out, Cheech & Chong first objected to the use of the domain name in 2004. In 2006, possibly after smoking a joint, they felt peaceful and acquiesced, letting the domain owner use the domain.
But then the comedians reunited in 2008 for a tour and wanted the domain name. They couldn’t work out a deal with the owner, so they revoked any license to use their trademark in the domain name.
Cheech & Chong still won the dispute despite at one point agreeing to let the respondent use the domain. But it wasn’t as simple as it may have been.
Further Reading:
Cheech and Chong Smoke Out Domain Name – http://tinyurl.com/yh8axfp
Congrats!!
Why didn’t they just buy it?
Kay – they probably tried but couldn’t come to terms
Those rotten smelly drug doing sell outs. They were all for drugs and anti establisments draft dodging hypocrits. The have become greedy yuppie PIGS Dont bogart the joint PIGS You make me sick how you become everything that you were against and stole some poor kids income in the middle of a economical disaster. I suppose you expect us to pay to go to your shows and watch your damn idiotic movies? Fcking yuppie hypocrits BTW Only Up IN SMOKE and BORN IN EAST LA were good The rest was Bong residue man!
how about the soon to be released sequel ‘CheechandChong.com’s Parking Revenue – Up In Smoke’
If its soon to be released it isnt counted yet now is it MIKE Put the bong down and back away slowly and noone will get hurt. Besides, Isn’t Parking Revue an animation?
@ Bobby, sorry, did I touch a nerve? it was just an attempt at humor. everyone knows parking rev is in the toilet. I cant really tell if you’re being serious or not. I have no idea what you mean by animation.
Nah just having fun mate. Thats the trouble with the Internet You cant read anyones body language. C&C moive I thought it was a cartoon coming out!
haha! all good then! cheers