wolfb.com — I registered deusto.com in 1997. Now, eight years later, Planeta Agostini, one of the biggest publishing groups in Spain and owner of Ediciones Deusto, sends me letters demanding me to transfer them the domain, because they registered the trademark "deusto" in 2002 .Now they have presented a complaint to the WIPO and the domain is suspended.
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Closed AccountJan 25, 2006
I think your best bet is going to the EFF, going to the press, get this s**t out to as many big blogs as you can so your not left fighting this alone. Good luck man.
mtrutledgeJan 25, 2006
They shouldnt get your domain. They didnt register for a trademark until 2002 and you had it registered in '97. I say fight 'em or make them pay a lot of money.
dotnetwebdevJan 25, 2006
How does one go about copyright'ing a domain name?
deathpasserJan 26, 2006
"HEY LETS HELP THIS GUY OUT BY CLICKING ON ONE OF THE ADS ON HIS PAGE"Definitly, hope it all works out for him.
drycountyJan 26, 2006
Also to note in terms of legal issues was the whole "monster cable" thing -- monster sued just about anyone who used the word monster in their name, including monster.com.
xtractoJan 26, 2006
By the way, I think this page: <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Deusto">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Deusto</a> has some information about another place called Desuto.
hombreloboJan 26, 2006Submitter
The Spanish wikipedia has info about Deusto at: <a class="user" href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deusto.">http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deusto.</a> The article you mention is about the University of Deusto, which is located in Deusto, yes.
elamrJan 26, 2006
"HEY LETS HELP THIS GUY OUT BY CLICKING ON ONE OF THE ADS ON HIS PAGE"-- Don't do it. Google could shut his account down if the suspect foul play. You could be hurting, not helping. Now if you just HAPPEN to see one or two ads you like... then that is different.
hombreloboFeb 2, 2006Submitter
I have added a folow-up post in:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/technology/Big_Publishing_Group_demands_my_domain,_PART_3">http://digg.com/technology/Big_Publishing_Group_demands_my_domain,_PART_3</a>
lazyguyFeb 13, 2006
Screw those bastards.Hope you win this thing.
hombreloboFeb 20, 2006Submitter
Another follow up on, with my full response to the complaint:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/technology/Defending_deusto.com;_response_to_WIPO">http://digg.com/technology/Defending_deusto.com;_response_to_WIPO</a>