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Registering a domain name similar to that of another organization and then using the URL to protest against its namesake's products or services is acceptable, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization. | ||
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An arbitrator with World Intellectual Property Organization has awarded the domain name DKB.com to Deutsche Kreditbank AG. The owner of DKB.com, DKB Data Services, had invalid contact information and may have been dissolved — which probably explains why it didn’t respond to the complaint. Arbitrator John Swinson found that the domain was registered in bad faith because it has not been used: 
He took over the title from the second worst WIPO panelist Mr. William Towns of the Firm NOVAK DRUCE who made the decision to award Godaddy.com the domain name gotodaddy.com which was registered in 2002 and owned by DomainsNext.com . At that time no one knew who GoDaddy was. In the meantime the panelist declined to award GoDaddy the domain names gotodaddynot.com and gotodaddynot.net, since GoDaddy had decided that those two domain names had no economical value In the recently decide Deutsche Kreditbank AG v. DKB Data Services (USA), Inc. D2009-1084 (WIPO Sept 30, 2009), the respondent registered a three letter domain name (dkb.com) in 2001.
John represents clients in a wide range of business
fields, including banks, publishers, software
companies, governments and venture capitalists. He
advises clients on legal matters involving
technology, including obtaining protection for new
products and services, commercialising technology,
enforcing rights, licensing and litigation.
http://www.domainnamenews.com/legal-issues/2bit-german-bank-wins-domain-lottery/6349 New post 1/29/2009: After Godaddy learned about our posting they have decided that freedom of speech, according to them is not in the United States Constitution, they unleashed their powerful attorneys through WIPO to silence our voice by taking away our domain names - gotodaddy.com, gotodaddynot.com and gotodaddynot.net. We will keep you posted. You will be advised soon regarding all development. False Advertising, Bait-and-Switch Scheme Why is it a bait and switch? VeriSign charges all registrars including Godaddy $6.86 for every .com that is registered or renewed, plus ICANN fees of $.20. This is a total of $7.06. This does not include credit card processing fees, other expenses like salaries, advertisement, + + +. Is this a real savings to the customers or another $50 billion Ponzi scheme? Only time will tell. DomainsNext.com and its sister websites have lost 10s of thousands of domain names and customers to a company called GoDaddy which conspired with many advertisers including Google, ABC and ESPN Sports and Super Bowl advertisements using their false advertising Bait-And-Switch marketing scheme, and false claims of low cost domain name registration and renewal. The TV ads and Google.com sponsored ads claim that you can get a domain name for $1.99 Incl: Hosting, Email & More Free!. Look closely under what conditions you can get the $1.99 registration, as their website shows under a hidden click. GoDaddy has built its portfolio not mainly through attracting new customers, but by stealing other registrars' customers and false advertising. We would estimate that 40% of its portfolio of a minimum of 27 million domain names have been obtained by luring other registrars' customers and targeting customers of premier registrars like Network Solutions and Register.com to move their domain names. We as a small company have suffered substantial losses from this practice, and it is about time this practice is stopped, and the advertiser should take a closer look at the fine print before advertising GoDaddy's claims. |
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