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Battlebots Battles It Out: TV Show Versus IRC

Ender, Duke_of_URL writes: "Battlebots the TV show, has joined the ranks of Corporate bad-guys buy attempting to force out Battlebots.org, an IRC site that had registered their domain before Battlebots even filed for a trademark. As most of you know, in any dispute over domains it's the money that wins."

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  1. For anyone who uses IRC... this is obvious. by Electrawn · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I checked out the company theshell.com. It seems they offer vhosts for IRC.

    Basically this "business" is an eggdrop site/ shell whore site for script kiddies. Also it's been noted in previous posts that the domain was registered AFTER battlebots.com was.
    This is no case of a corporation going after a little guy, this is a case of a script kiddie/wannabe admin/etc whining because his leet domain is trademarked.
    IRC has broken down into lame vhosts, theshell.com seems no exception.

    Before you go sending off those letters to battlebots.com...just look at this:(I'm assuming with 99% certainty he owns the entire ip block)

    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.57 to www.battlebots.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.58 to clubslut.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.59 to oddlyshaped.nutsack.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.60 to fuckthenet.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.61 to keg.drinker.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.62 to beer.drinker.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.63 to met.your.momma.at.the.clubslut.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.64 to heavy.alcohol.drinker.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.65 to killall-9.battlebots.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.66 to screwdriver.drinker.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.67 to irc.erisfreenetwork.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.68 to big.nutsack.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.69 to two-a-day.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.70 to you.aint.leet.enough.to.crack.512bit.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.71 to my.passwd.is.512bit.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.72 to i.once.hacked.512bit.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.73 to hacked.512bit.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.74 to elite.512bit.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.75 to erisfreenetwork.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.76 to ircd.erisfreenetwork.net
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.77 to erdmanphoto.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.78 to some-day.i.will.fuckthenet.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.79 to help.me.fuckthenet.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.80 to fuckyourmom.fuckyoursister.fuckyourdog.fuckthenet. org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.56 to thenarrator.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.55 to vhosts.theshell.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.54 to pennstsucks.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.53 to emeraldbp.com
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.52 to licked.and.fondled.nutsack.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.51 to has.a.d0pe.nutsack.org
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.50 to instinct.love.le.gs
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.49 to DONT.touch.my.le.gs
    [N] Resolved 63.236.138.48 to lezbos.like.to.lick.Britney.Spears.le.gs

    Save your battles for someone who really needs help.