Comments on: GE Loses Domain Dispute for GEEntertainment.com http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/ Domain Name Industry News and Views Sun, 27 May 2012 11:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ace http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531941 Ace Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:21:19 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531941 Good decision. Good decision.

]]> By: Mansour http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531869 Mansour Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:12:42 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531869 Unfortunately many do not know the difficulty to respond to WIPO disputes, and unless you go through the process, you will not realize how difficult, time-consuming and costly it is to respond. In brief, the complainant can take all of the time he needs before submitting a UDR dispute. Sometimes it takes a few years for the complainant to decide to take an action against the respondent. In almost all cases, the complainant is a medium to large company that is able to shell out $1,000 for the application fee and $10,000 for legal fees. On the other hand, the respondent has 20 days from receiving the UDR to find a lawyer; and most lawyers will not take a complainant’s case preferring to stay with the rich and famous and not go against them. So finding a lawyer to defend you is a very big job, and to submit a response within 20 days is sometimes impossible. If you decide to take the matter into your own hands, you must have the latest Adobe software, and you must be computer savvy, and it will take up to 15 hours to research and reply. You must send 4 copies to WIPO in Switzerland to be received on time, and it will cost $120 for FedEx fees. After spending all of this time and effort, you may not be able to meet the deadline and the panelist in 90% of the cases will consider your default as a weakness. So it is a win-win situation for the complainant and for the respondent it is a lose-lose situation. The WIPO panelist should be honest enough to consider those difficulties and do the same thing that this panelist has done - make his own research to find out what is right and what is wrong. It amazes me that many panelists make $100,000 plus a year from WIPO cases, and if you read how they decide on a case, it is a carbon copy for each case with changes only to the name and some other facts to make the case fit. Other than that, it is no more than a couple of hours of his or her time to decide a case. Sometimes a panelist will be working on four or five cases at a time. It is a big business for WIPO and the panelists they favor. I am very surprised that this organization has any connection with the United Nations. A complete cleaning of the house will happen in due time. Unfortunately many do not know the difficulty to respond to WIPO disputes, and unless you go through the process, you will not realize how difficult, time-consuming and costly it is to respond. In brief, the complainant can take all of the time he needs before submitting a UDR dispute. Sometimes it takes a few years for the complainant to decide to take an action against the respondent. In almost all cases, the complainant is a medium to large company that is able to shell out $1,000 for the application fee and $10,000 for legal fees. On the other hand, the respondent has 20 days from receiving the UDR to find a lawyer; and most lawyers will not take a complainant’s case preferring to stay with the rich and famous and not go against them. So finding a lawyer to defend you is a very big job, and to submit a response within 20 days is sometimes impossible. If you decide to take the matter into your own hands, you must have the latest Adobe software, and you must be computer savvy, and it will take up to 15 hours to research and reply. You must send 4 copies to WIPO in Switzerland to be received on time, and it will cost $120 for FedEx fees. After spending all of this time and effort, you may not be able to meet the deadline and the panelist in 90% of the cases will consider your default as a weakness. So it is a win-win situation for the complainant and for the respondent it is a lose-lose situation. The WIPO panelist should be honest enough to consider those difficulties and do the same thing that this panelist has done – make his own research to find out what is right and what is wrong. It amazes me that many panelists make $100,000 plus a year from WIPO cases, and if you read how they decide on a case, it is a carbon copy for each case with changes only to the name and some other facts to make the case fit. Other than that, it is no more than a couple of hours of his or her time to decide a case. Sometimes a panelist will be working on four or five cases at a time. It is a big business for WIPO and the panelists they favor. I am very surprised that this organization has any connection with the United Nations. A complete cleaning of the house will happen in due time.

]]> By: france http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531843 france Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:39:06 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531843 very good panelist :) very good panelist :)

]]> By: roddy http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531836 roddy Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:00:47 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531836 a good news story for the little guy , santa came early it seems, what stupid complaint to start with , i would never associate G.E with that domain/website a good news story for the little guy , santa came early it seems, what stupid complaint to start with , i would never associate G.E with that domain/website

]]> By: Steve M http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531800 Steve M Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:36:51 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531800 Bravo! A panelist clearly well deserving of his position. Bravo!

A panelist clearly well deserving of his position.

]]> By: JS http://domainnamewire.com/2009/12/23/ge-loses-domain-dispute-for-geentertainment-com/comment-page-1/#comment-531759 JS Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:03:15 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=9804#comment-531759 Certainly not the same panelist as the one in the "savechildren" case. Certainly not the same panelist as the one in the “savechildren” case.

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