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NoMayo Domain Dispute

Posted by michael on from the lighter-side-of-domain-hijacking dept.

HerrNewton writes "This is a bit dated (1998), but an individual and a small business owner are battling over the domain NoMayo.com, a site for haters of mayonaise. Yea, it's absurd but it's fucking hilarious. It kinda' trails off, not mentioning how it was resolved, but it's still cool because of the inanity. Nomayo.com." Obviously the defendant won his case, or this ghost site wouldn't still be around.

7 comments

  1. Japan, World Anti-Mayonnaise Associations by goingware · · Score: 2
    You should check out the World Anti-Mayonnaise Association. No, it's for real:

    Niko Fruechting (USA)

    I would rather drink twelve jars of herpes-ridden ejaculate than eat a sandwich with even a smear of mayonnaise. Mayonnaise is evil. Mayonnaise killed my cat.

    I first came across them when doing a web search for the Journal of the American Medical Association - usually abbreviated JAMA - and found the Japanese Anti-Mayonnaise Association. Couldn't find them just now, let's try again.

    Ah, here we go, it's in Japanese:

    Japanese Anti-Mayonnaise Association

    As for me, I prefer mustard (hot or dijon is best) but my wife likes mayo. I was never too fond of mayo but I really started to avoid it when I found it was made out of raw eggs.


    Michael D. Crawford
    GoingWare Inc

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  2. Confirmed - nomayo.com defendant won the suit by goingware · · Score: 2
    I sent the owner of nomayo.com a note telling him he's on slashdot, and he responded that he has in fact won the suit.

    I encouraged him to come here and comment, as it would be of great interest to slashdot readers to hear from someone who won an actual court case defending their domain name.


    Michael D. Crawford
    GoingWare Inc

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  3. This is by www.sorehands.com · · Score: 2
    This nomay.com is another abuse of process case.

    I would love to know how this ends. It would be appropirate for the nomayo.org guy to be hit with rule 11 sanctions (abuse of process).

    Ya think if I trademark internet, I can get royalties for everyone that uses the word internet? :)

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  4. MORE UPDATES TOMORROW by Chacham · · Score: 1

    The site states: "UPDATED - 14APR98 - 2030 HOURS MORE UPDATES TOMORROW". They must be firm believers in "Tomorrow is always a day away." :-)

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  5. The court case by luckykaa · · Score: 2

    Summarised here

    Seems a slightly odd ruling. More like the judge didn't really want to get involved in the domain hijacking dispute.

  6. In other news... by frankie · · Score: 1

    The government of Mexico is being sued by Hellmans for use of their trademark. They claim that some customers attempting to buy five bottles of their smooth delicious condiment were illegally redirected to a Mexican independence celebration instead.

    1. Re:In other news... by X-Dopple · · Score: 1

      I'd be angry too, if I couldn't get five bottles of smooth delicious condiment to celebrate Mexican independence.