[9245] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Tired: WIRED. Wired: TUBED
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz)
Sat Dec 25 14:39:11 1993
To: com-priv@psi.com
From: <rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 93 01:29:11 GMT
In-Reply-To: <m0pD5J7-000EkTC@garnet.msen.com>
01:24:46
26-Dec-1993
emv@garnet.msen.com (Edward Vielmetti) writes:
> Have there been any cases to date where an organization has been
> forced to change its domain name as a result of trademark infringement?
>
Two close ones that I know of.
KIDSNET a mail list based in Pittsburgh was forced to change its
name when lawyers of Kidsnet Inc started making noises. Its now
called KIDSPHERE. It happened this year.
The change was Kidsnet -> KIDSPHERE@vms.cis.pitt.edu
And in NZ the DECUS Sunday News mail list changed its name to
DECUSlink News, when the publisher of "the Sunday Times" got his
lawyer to write a letter that promised more action :-)
Not what you wanted, but close I guess.
rich
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rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz (Richard Naylor )
