Tourism group guilty of trying to hijack domain name from Digimedia. Gold Coast Tourism Corporation Ltd. has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a UDRP over the domain name GoldCoast.com. The case was filed against Digimedia, which ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Yu have one interesting UDRP…
· Policy & LawThe case for Yu.com was much more complicated than it should have been. All the facts of the UDRP for Yu.com point to an slam dunk, open-and-shut victory for the respondent. Yet getting to that determination - a win for the respondent - was ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Brothel beats Victoria’s Secret in titillating domain name dispute
· Policy & Law...and it's seriously a fascinating UDRP case. An Australian brothel has rebuffed an attempt by lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret to take its domain name VictoriasSecrets.com.au. The decision was handed down on a couple weeks ago and a Domain Name ... Continue Reading7 Comments
UDRP Panelists Still Can’t Agree on Decisions
· Policy & LawDrug company loses dispute, but panelists disagree over key point. A recent UDRP brought by drug giant Sanofi-aventis is interesting on a couple counts. First, the company lost the case over the domain name ferrlecit.com. The respondent is a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Paris Wins Parvi.org in Disturbing Domain Name Arbitration Decision
· Policy & LawParis wins domain as arbitrator throws out "registration AND use" in bad faith. In September I wrote about the city of Paris, France filing a UDRP against three domain names: WifiParis.com, Wifi-Paris.com, and Parvi.org. Paris was just handed a ... Continue Reading20 Comments