Apple Threatens Owner of iTunes Domain

No_Style · Dec 8, 2004, 04:58 PM

Apple has taken steps to take ownership of the iTunes.co.uk domain name from its current owner, with the company formally complaining to Nominet, the UK domain name registrar, that it is entitled to the domain.

According to a report on The Register, Apple has been attempting to claim the domain from its current owner, Benjamin Cohen, since November, when its solicitors began sending Cohen letters requesting that he turn over the domain to them. The site currently forwards to a music search engine at Cohen's CyberBritain site.

However, it appears that Apple may have little chance of gaining ownership of the domain without buying it from Cohen, as it was registered on 7 November 2000 – over a month before Apple applied for the trade mark on iTunes. Cohen claimed that he had no idea that Apple was intending to build an iTunes service at the time of his registration.
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Vikingod · Dec 8, 2004, 05:14 PM

Good for him, he has the right to it and screw apple for trying to throw their weight around. Like they don't have the money to buy the site from the guy.

Dom · Dec 8, 2004, 05:46 PM

Apple's got a lot of nerve, jackasses.

Chubby_C · Dec 9, 2004, 02:27 AM

its good that he registered it before apple, maybe luck, maybe he knew what name they were going to use, definately good timing.

Dec 8, 2004, 04:58 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Apple Threatens Owner of iTunes Domain Apple has taken steps to take ownership of the iTunes.co.uk domain name from its current owner, with the company formally complaining to Nominet, the UK domain name registrar, that it is entitled to the domain. According to a report on The Register, Apple has been attempting to claim the domain from its current owner, Benjamin Cohen, since November, when its solicitors began sending Cohen letters requesting that he turn over the domain to them. The site currently forwards to a music search engine at Cohen's CyberBritain site. However, it appears that Apple may have little chance of gaining ownership of the domain without buying it from Cohen, as it was registered on 7 November 2000 – over a month before Apple applied for the trade mark on iTunes. Cohen claimed that he had no idea that Apple was intending to build an iTunes service at the time of his registration. _______________ Read More/Source: eWeek __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,187 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	Good for him, he has the right to it and screw apple for trying to throw their weight around. Like they don't have the money to buy the site from the guy. __________________ *How You Can Help DriverHeaven By Using Digg*

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Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Apple's got a lot of nerve, jackasses.

Dec 9, 2004, 02:27 AM	#4
Chubby_C Working away at ATI Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	its good that he registered it before apple, maybe luck, maybe he knew what name they were going to use, definately good timing.