Hijacking the Internet?
"On the Internet, a war between government-backed trademark holders and small web entrepreneurs is heating up. Thanks to the current managers of the Internet and a little-known agency of the United Nations, the trademark holders are winning." By Timothy Terrell. [Free Market] (October, 2000) Microsof (No Typo) Loses Case
Microsoft will be allowed to evict the holder of the Internet address microsof.com, the U.N.'s anti-cybersquatting board said on Thursday. It is the software giant's second victory in such a case. [Reuters] (July 27, 2000) Microsoft wins cybersquatting case
U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) will be allowed to evict the holder of the Internet address microsof.com, the U.N.'s anti-''cybersquatting'' board said on Thursday, its second victory in such a case. [sv.com] (July 27, 2000) WIPO Decision: Microsoft Corporation v. Microsof.com
Text of WIPO decision transferring microsof.com from Tarek Ahmed to Microsoft Corporation. (Add Your Site) |
