Arbitrator decides Viacom shouldn't get Jackass.com. "We look like Jackasses."This is a follow up to a story Domain Name Wire first published in December. Viacom (NYSE: VIA.B), parent company of MTV, filed a UDRP complaint to get the domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Trademark Holders Continue to Reclaim .Me Domain Names
· Policy & LawSprite.me and Firefox.me go back to their rightful owners. When .me launched to the general public last year, it was clear that a lot of people hadn't heard of cybersquatting. Domain names like Porsche.me, Toyota.me, and Firefox.me were snapped up ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Arena.com Owner Wins Domain Name Arbitration
· Policy & LawPanel finds Arena Swimwear's arguments unconvincing. Sometimes I see a domain name dispute and wonder what the heck the complainant was thinking. When I saw that the one word generic domain name Arena.com was in dispute, I scratched my head. First of ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Red Bull Can Now Energize Mobile Phones
· Policy & LawEnergy drink seller Red Bull wins rights to RedBull.mobi. Red Bull, famous for giving you an energy boost, can now energize mobile phones with the domain name RedBull.mobi. The company won the domain name in a dispute at World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy Charges Own Customers with Cybersquatting
· Policy & LawDomain name registrar files UDRP complaints for its trademarks. You won't believe where the domain names are registered. Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com and its parent company have filed 4 UDRP cases with World Intellectual Property Organization ... Continue Reading19 Comments
RAI.mobi Owner Needs to Put a Foot in His Mouth
· Policy & LawRAI.mobi domain owner did himself a disservice in responding to UDRP. It's difficult to win a UDRP domain arbitration case when you don't respond to the proceedings. (Difficult, but not impossible). But sometimes not responding to a case is a better ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Third Eye Blind Wins Domain Name Dispute
· Policy & LawAlternative rock group wins bizarre domain arbitration. This is a follow up to the story I wrote in November (Rock Group Wants ThirdEyeBlind.net). Third Eye Blind has prevailed in the dispute. In November I speculated: The owners of ... Continue Reading7 Comments
NamePros Cited in ISO.mobi Domain Arbitration
· Policy & LawContent on popular domain forum cited as evidence of bad faith. Domain name forum NamePros was cited in the recently decided arbitration case for ISO.mobi at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). According to the complainant, ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Celebrity Domain Names: Meg Whitman, Conde Naste [Updated]
· Policy & LawTwo celebrity domain name scuffles get media attention. Can't bid for her name.Two stories hit the online world today about pseudo-celebrities battling to get their names as domain names. First, there's an Associated Press article about former eBay ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Domain Arbitration Doesn’t “Get More” Crazy Than This
· Policy & LawDenmark company tries to grab GetMore.com domain name at arbitration. Picture this. You own an online electronics store called GetMore.dk. After a few years you realize you probably should own GetMore.com as well. So you find out the owner of ... Continue Reading4 Comments