Category: Disputes
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Two online travel companies’ fight over name and domain names
Two travel companies in India are fighting each other over the ownership of names and domain names. These two companies are MakeMyTrip and EaseMyTrip. The similarity between their names is pretty clear. MakeMyTrip was founded in 2000 while EaseMyTrip was founded in 2008. Now, MakeMyTrip is suing EaseMyTrip for using the name and the logo.…
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Microsoft goes hard on several spy Chinese domain names
In a recent post we discussed how scamsters are targetting Microsoft. Looks like Microsoft has had it all. It has cracked down hard on a Chinese hacking group that used several domain names to steal sensitive information. Microsoft has won a case against a hacking group that it calls Nickel. A judgement by The US…
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Court fines $1 million to several pirate sites with one being related to a MP
Philippines based media company, ABS-CBN Corporation has won a case against several pirate sites. The district court in Florida decided in favor of the applicant and awarded a fine of $1 million on each of the mentioned sites along with other fines. The list includes 40 domain names, which contains domain names like FilpineReplay.com, Pinoy-Channels.su,…
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Thailand Tourism plans hindered by this domain name
The pandemic disrupted a number of industries. But its impact was the most severe on one particular industry: tourism. However, as the effects of the Pandemic seem to be shrinking a little, countries are opening their doors for tourists. And among these countries is one of the world’s most sought after tourist destinations: Thailand. However…
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Name change of a Major League Baseball team threatens this roller derby team
Cleveland Indians is one of the prominent baseball teams that plays in Major League Baseball. The team has however announced that after the end of the 2021 season, they are going to change their name. They will be transitioning to the new name of Cleveland Guardians. This name change has brought a nightmare to a…
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Cancer fundraising domain name hijacked?
Domain Name trade is a high value affair. The difference of an appropriate domain name could make or break your enterprise. However, sometimes the high stakes involved in this business turn to sketchy paths. Koh-Lanta is a French reality show. The show is based on the survival theme where contestants are sent to a remote…
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Australian court bans an academic help website
Are you familiar with UnemployedProfessors.com? It is very difficult to not be. The Essay Writing platform has been a breeze of fresh air to college graduates struggling with their assignments. However looks like the Australians aren’t in any mood to tolerate this kind of activity. The Australian Federal Court has directed its Telecom Companies to…
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Panel decides RDNH while the registrant didn’t even respond
How often have you heard a UDRP panel deciding against the complainant even when the respondent didn’t even appear. Now on top of that add that not only the respondent won, but the panel also decided that the complainant was Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). This is what happened with the domain AdviceGroup.com. Advice Group…
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Communism.com, Stolen and Sold
Communism.com was stolen claims the online public campaign posted at Communism.org. According to it, “The communism.com domain has been hijacked, it appears, by means of identity theft”. The claimant also wrote that, “I was also the custodian (of Communism.com)”. In a long post the claimant also alleges that other domains: Struggle.net and pix.org were also stolen…
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Cybersquatter Loses RedTube Domain
The operator of adult website Redtube has reclaimed an infringing domain name in a World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center UDRP dispute. Mindgeek, which also operates the Pornhub and Youporn brands, accused the owner of redtubexxx.xxx of trademark infringement and running a copycat service, and alleged that the domain was filed in…
