Large IT company resorts to reverse domain name hijacking. A large IT company has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain names datacom.net.au and datacomaccounting.net.au. Datacom Group Limited filed a cybersquatting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nintendo 1-Ups for Popular SuperMario.com Web Site
· Policy & LawNintendo wants to lay claim to high traffic web site. Decades after bringing the iconic video game character Mario and the Super Mario series to millions of gamers, Nintendo has decided it wants the domain name SuperMario.com. The company just filed ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Apple Goes After High Traffic iTunes Typo Domain Names
· Policy & LawApple asks arbitration panel to give it typo domain names. Apple has filed a dispute with World Intellectual Property Forum over two high traffic typos of iTunes.com. The complaint covers wwiTunes.com and wwwiTunes.com, both of which take advantage ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Wikipedia Takes Down Web Hosting Site
· Policy & LawWikimedia wins dispute over web hosting comparison site. Wikipedia owner Wikimedia Foundation Inc. has won a case against the owner of WebhostingWikipedia.com, which will be transferred to Wikimedia as a result. From reading the case decision, it's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Walmart Challenges Non-Profit Over OurWalmart.org Domain Name
· Policy & LawCompany files dispute to get OURWalmart.com domain name. [UPDATE: The original story said the case was against OURWalmart.com. It was actually against OurWalmart.org, which is indeed owned by the non-profit. Additionally, WIPO has handed down a ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Arbitration for Twitter Typo Twiter.com Terminated, Then Refiled
· Policy & LawMassive Twitter.com typo case terminated, then refiled. An arbitration case at World Intellectual Property forum over the domain name Twiter.com has been terminated, only for the company to file a second case. Cases are typically terminated when the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A First: Complainant Loses Case for .Co Domain Name
· Policy & LawChampagne.co becomes first .co domain name case won by respondent. A complainant has finally lost a UDRP case for a .co domain name. Comite Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne has lost the case it brought for the domain name Champagne.co. The ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Atlas Shrugged Movie Producers Win 1, Lose 1
· Policy & LawSame panelist. Similar domains. Different result, even on confusing similarity. The producers of the new Atlas Shrugged Movie filed two UDRP cases with World Intellectual Property Forum for essentially the same domains: AtlasShruggedMovie.com and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
National Arbitration Forum Gets The Headline Right
· Policy & LawUDRP filings up. That doesn't mean cybersquatting is increasing. Today National Arbitration Forum released statistics about its UDRP caseload from 2010. It was up 24% from 2009 to 2,177 cases. The group's press release headline is: National ... Continue Reading1 Comment
7S.com Owner Can Keep Domain Name Despite Andrew Christie’s Opinion
· Policy & LawActivist UDRP panelist at it again in 7s.com case. If you ever need to point a finger at UDRP panelists that are trying to pervert the entire system, one of those should be Andrew Christie. I awarded Christie a "Domain Dunce" award in 2009 for his ... Continue Reading3 Comments