ACPA Ruled Inapplicable
"In the case of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping, Inc. v. Michelle Grosse..., the Court held that the defendant could not be held liable under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act... for registering the domain name 'lucasnursery.com' and creating a web site under that domain for the purpose of documenting Lucas's bad service in landscaping her front yard." [Yclipse Tech Journal] (March 5, 2004) Canton Woman Caught in Web of Cyber Justice
"Michelle Grosse of Canton has stumbled into a legal mess over how far companies can go to protect their name in cyberspace." By Jeff Bennett. [Detroit Free Press] (October 21, 2003) Canton Woman Wins Web Free Speech Case
"She used a nursery's name for site warning potential customers." By Jeff Bennett. [Detroit Free Press] (March 6, 2004) Court of Appeals Opinion
Text of US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmation of summary judgement in favor of Grosse because Grosse's registration of lucasnursery.com did not constitute "bad faith". (Add Your Site) |
