Re: what problem are we solving? (was Re: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs)
[ back on list ] On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 05:34:53PM -0400, Jerry B. Altzman wrote:
There was a HUGE one about that domain name between Nissan Motors and some computer consultant named Nissan (a Hebrew name) in NC. vis http://www.nissan.com/Lawsuit/The_Story.php I don't know exactly how to quote the ruling and decision. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd v. Nissan Computer Corp
Yeah, I vaguely remembered it after you mentioned it. A quick look at the website would imply that he won, which rather makes my point, no? :-) The September ruling speaks directly to my assertion that the mere existence of a mark in a domain name doesn't constitute infringement. The methods by which you can infringe a trademark are pretty bright-line... Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin)
Yeah, I vaguely remembered it after you mentioned it.
A quick look at the website would imply that he won, which rather makes my point, no? :-)
No. He hasn't won. He's out a large amount of money defending against this, AND Nissan Motors is now pursuing a trademark registration for computing services, and we can imagine that there might be "another round" coming. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
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