According to the BBC in a landmark decision, A High Court judge in Britain has ruled that British Telecom (BT) must block access to a website which provides links to pirated movies. The case involved a site call Newzbin 2 which had links to pirated movies. This is a landmark case since its the first time that an ISP has been ordered to block access to such a site." "It paves the way for … [Read more...]
Domain Theft Hits Startup & Forces Them Into a Name Change
CNet.com is reporting that a startup by the name of Lissn.com has been forced to change its name after its domain name was stolen last week. Lissn.com was the domain name the startup was using but after the domain theft it has switched to Lissn.in In a blog post written by the company's founder, Myke Armstrog he gives out some valuable tips for all domain holders on how to try to avoid a … [Read more...]
A Harvard Law School Professor Publishes A Study Of UDRP Decisions Involving “Fair Use” & Finds Cases Turn On Nationality
A professor from Harvard has just released a 48 page study he conducted on UDRP decision involving "Fair Use" of a trademarked term. You can download the study here (pdf) The study entitled, An Empirical Analysis of Fair Use Decisions under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy is authored by David A. Simon a Harvard Law School professor. "For over ten years, the Uniform … [Read more...]
Guest Post: There’s A Reason They’re Called Domain Names: The Perils of Selecting Generic Names For Your Online Company
This is a guest post written by Torin A. Dorros, Esq., who defended Advertise.com against a lawsuit for trademark infringement among other claims arising from AOL.com over its ownership of Advertising.com The article is being published unedited and it's an excellent article that all domainers should read, maybe twice as it quite relevant not only to this case but all generic domain … [Read more...]
Domainer Gregg Ostrick Survives a Dissenting Opinion & Wins A UDRP ON hmwn.com Represented by John Berryhill
Holy Mother World Networks of Toronto, Canada, brought A URDP against domainer Gregg Ostrick, of GNO, Inc. on the domain name HMWN.com who was represented by John Berryhill. Holy Mother claimed that the 4 letter domain name represented their name which they had trademark rights to and that the domain holder showed bad faith by parking the domain and having a for Buydomains.com for sale link on … [Read more...]
DinersClub Loses UDRP Bid for 4 Domain Names Containing The Word Diner & Card
Its rare you see a big name trademark holder lose a UDRP against one defendant for several similar domain names, but that's just what happened to Diners Club when they filed a UDRP against Green Free who owned several .NL domain names having the words "diner" and "card" in them: dinercadeaucard.nl dinercadeaukaart.nl, diner-giftcard.nl, dinergiftcard.nl, and dinergift.nl Here are the … [Read more...]
WSJ: ISP’s May Slow Down Connection Speed of File Sharers: Welcome To The “Copyright Alert System”
According to WSJ.com, Internet users who share pirated movies and music may soon be getting a warning from their ISP that detail alleged copyright infringement and threaten to slow their Web connections if they don't stop. This program already has a name: The Copyright Alert System (The Copyright Alert System is a 36 page memorandum which you can download here) Among the ISPs that … [Read more...]