Agent files UDRP to get domain name.
Famous grafitti artist Banksy has filed a cybersquatting complaint against the owner of Banksy.com. [Update: the filing may have been from an imposter.]
The case was filed by Banksy Inc (C/O Pest Control Office Limited). Pest Control Office is essentially an agent and certification group for Banksy’s work. It is currently trying to get a U.S. trademark for Banksy.
If you go to Banksy.com right now, you’ll find a site about banks:
The site has been up for many years.
Banksy.com was registered in 2002, expired, and then was registered again in 2006. It is currently registered to “Banksy Blog” in Quebec.
I’m curious what the details will be about this case, including any communications with the domain name owner about buying the domain name.
Some of Banksy’s works sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Scott Wolpow says
Amazing a vandal that thinks he has the right to deface other people property, now wants what he thinks is his birthright.
Robbie says
No way he wins this, way to late to the game, offer the guy $30k and buy it.
drake says
I wouldn’t buy his work for $50 in nyc. I walked past it
Eric Borgos says
Banksy was famous before 2006 so unless the current owner can show a valid reason why they bought it, Banksy has a good chance of winning.
thelegendaryjp says
As long as the domain owner has not used it to infringe on any POSSIBLE mark or right Banksy may have…no way he loses it. As far as I see it is two letters after the word Bank, we see this type of market all the time. Hope no famous artist calls himself PokerNy or PokerLa
Bul says
If I owned banksy.com, I would give it to him. Banksy is a big time artist of our times. But I guess he doesn’t understand the inner workings of a capitalist society and the whole concept of “property”.
It’s easily banksy for bank systems so I don’t know what makes him think otherwise.
As an owner of a substantial collection of last names, I am sickened by claims of “that is my last name and I am the famous one so its mine” silliness. I am wondering when the UDRP people are going to start telling thise bullies to go get the name in a new gTLD….I thought the whole idea was to address shortages in available name spaces? or was it?
David says
Rubbish and nothing to do with Banksy.
Doma says
“If I owned banksy.com, I would give it to him”.
Yeah right.
Mike says
Does anyone know who Banksy is ?. I thought was a secret ?