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Stop "Reverse Domain Name Hijackers"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Committee)
Tue Dec 26 18:29:01 2000
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From: Committee <committee@iftp.org>
To: os2www@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:24:42 -0500
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Internet For The People
Dear Internet User,
In effort to prevent deep pocket corporations from taking control of the =
Internet=20
by hijacking domain names from their rightful owners, particularly small =
businesses.=20
I hope you agree, "Reverse Domain Name Hijacking" is on the increase and =
you=20
can help stop it.=A0 We are taking it upon ourselves to bring a classic c=
ase=20
of =93Reverse Domain Name Hijacking=94 to the public and ask you to take =
a stand.
Uzi Nissan, an Israeli-American, is the founder and president of Nissan C=
omputer=20
Corp., incorporated in Raleigh, NC in 1991. Nissan registered the domain =
names=20
NISSAN.COM in 1994 to help expand his computer business and NISSAN.NET in=
1996=20
to provide Internet Services (ISP).=A0
Recently, Nissan Motor Co Ltd. and Nissan North America, Inc. (the automa=
ker),=20
filed a lawsuit against Nissan Computer Corp. for owning NISSAN.COM and N=
ISSAN.NET.=20
They alleged trademark infringement and dilution in an attempt to bankrup=
t=20
the Nissan Computer Company, and are now dragging them through federal co=
urt=20
in their own back yard (Los Angeles).
Nissan=92s last name has been in his family for more then seven generatio=
ns and=20
can be traced back to biblical days (identifying the seventh month in the=
Jewish=20
calendar), long before Nissan Motors was in existence.
Nissan Computer Corp. has created a website dedicated to this matter at w=
ww.ncchelp.org.=A0=A0=20
Public awareness is the most effective way to fight back against these gi=
ant=20
corporations. Our goal is to reach out and inform you, the public, of thi=
s=20
ridiculous and bogus lawsuit.TAKE=A0 A=A0 STAND
Visit www.ncchelp.org, read the complete story, the people's opinions and=
take=20
a stand by:
1.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Join the BOYCOTT movement already in progress =
against these hijackers.
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 See what other concerned Internet users=
think.
2.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Let your voice be heard in protest of this rid=
iculous and bogus=20
lawsuit. =A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 by sending an email to these hijackers =
from:=A0=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 www.ncchelp.org/email
3.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Email this important message to your friends,
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 family and colleagues, and ask them to =
do the same.=20
4.=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Let your Congressmen and Senators know about t=
his problem and your=20
opinion.=20
YOU=A0 CAN=A0 HELP
Remember, it can happen to you or to someone you know. No domain name wil=
l=20
be safe if these hijackers get their way.=A0 Every deep pocket entity wil=
l be=20
able to use the court system to bankrupt legitimate small businesses and =
hijack=20
their domain names.=20
=A0
Thanking you in advance for helping and taking a stand.
The "Internet For The People" Committee=20
http://www.iftp.org/
members@iftp.org
This is a one-time message, it will NOT be repeated, there is no need to =
unsubscribe.
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