Company files UDRP against common term.
You can’t make this stuff up.
A marketing firm that helps people target new parents under the name Babyboom has filed a UDRP against the domain name BabyBoom.com.
European firm N2COM offers services under the Babyboom name and apparently thinks this is a creative and unique use of the term baby boom. ‘Cause, you know, they must not have been alive after World War II and the Cold War.
The domain is protected by Whois privacy, but historical records show the last known owner is a domain name investor. It’s a parked domain name with ads for baby stuff.
Until there is a real penalty for RDNH attempts, these nonsense cases will continue. It’s in the best interest everyone to implement a penalty for this. At least some sort of a financial liability of some kind.
I’d suggest a RDNH penalty of $100,000 per domain plus complete refund of all legal costs incurred by the Respondent.
At that point some silly people will think twice before starting a baseless UDRP … 🙂
Yes, it is not only merely fair, but only makes sense to help bring about a just process, that if the complainant has RDNH they have to compensate the aggrieved victim. Maybe to some degree if they merely even lose as well.
Well John, as they say, “You can sue a ham sandwich”.
I’d sue them before it goes to UDRP and ask for the moon.
We all need to do our part, which is to take these dirt bag thieves to court who keep trying to steal our assets. Thankfully, more and more of us are doing exactly this and winning big.