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WIPO Awards 'Sucks' Domain to Vivendi

Posted by michael on from the yet-another-travesty dept.

Sarcasmo writes: "A WIPO Panel has decided in favor of Vivendi Universal in the dispute over VivendiUniversalSucks.com. The arguments made on Vivendi's behalf are strange, to say the least." It's so unjust as to be farcical. When the domain name holder makes a sarcastic comment that he wasn't making any money off the domain (in contrast to the lawyer who was billing a few hundred dollars per hour to handle the dispute), the esteemed Panel takes that as evidence that he wants to sell the domain (which in itself was already a flimsy plank to call "bad faith"). Kangaroo court is too kind a description. ICANN is currently asking for input on the domain dispute resolution process, so if you've been a victim of the UDRP, now would be a good time to speak up.

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  1. I love Calculus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh yeah! It feels so good to integrate!

    1. Re:I love Calculus! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      Integration is for kiddies.

      Try differential geometry or tensor calculus, instead.

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  3. Time for some new domains... by YuppieScum · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    I think it's time for...

    vivendiuniversalreallysucks.com

    and maybe even

    wiposucks.com

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  4. This is just wrong... by Orkin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...and sick! I love it. After reading that, I dont even remeber what the original post was about!

  5. Perhaps they won because.. by GISboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's so unjust as to be farcical.

    ...The Farce is strong with this one, hummm?

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  6. Kangaroo Courts are already in use in the U.S.A. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Read more here.

  7. Re:Kangaroo Courts are already in use in the U.S.A by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Here are the details of the law (a Military Order, in fact, in spite of the absence of a formal declaration of war).

    Please contact your congressmen and women and ask, no demand, that they oppose this piece of totalitarian legislation.