Google Wins Copycat Domain Fight

Iria · Jul 8, 2005, 08:30 PM

The National Arbitration Forum, a group set up by ICANN to hear domain name disputes, has ruled in favor of Google in a case where a Russian male registered web addresses similar in spelling to the company's name.

The search giant filed the complaint on May 11, claiming it had legal rights to four addresses which Sergey Gridasov of Saint Petersburg had registered in 2000 and 2001. Gridasov registered googkle.com, ghoogle.com, gfoogle.com and gooigle.com with the site Joker.com.

Gridasov did not answer the arbitrator's calls to testify on his behalf.

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Jul 8, 2005, 08:30 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Google Wins Copycat Domain Fight The National Arbitration Forum, a group set up by ICANN to hear domain name disputes, has ruled in favor of Google in a case where a Russian male registered web addresses similar in spelling to the company's name. The search giant filed the complaint on May 11, claiming it had legal rights to four addresses which Sergey Gridasov of Saint Petersburg had registered in 2000 and 2001. Gridasov registered googkle.com, ghoogle.com, gfoogle.com and gooigle.com with the site Joker.com. Gridasov did not answer the arbitrator's calls to testify on his behalf. __________ Read More / Source: BetaNews