Ford vs. 2600 Judge Upholds Right To Link

AnimeFreak writes: "According to this 2600 article, 2600 has won the right to link to Ford's website after Ford sued them for doing so. Ford had asserted that hyperlinking to their website or referring to it in DNS records constituted a variety of trademark violations. Judge Cleland rejected Ford's twisted interpretation of the trademark act, which claimed that by disparaging Ford's mark and preventing it from 'fully exploiting the value of its mark,'" 2600 was in violation of trademark law by redirecting a possibly offensive domain to Ford's site. We've mentioned this before, and it's nice to see a ruling in favor of linking. Thanks to Phalse Phace, here's a link to the 11-page decision.

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I wetn to Ford and now I suck!

[DrSpin]

I went to Ford's web site because I wanted the address of a Ford dealer to buy spare parts for the trashy car (Mondeo) I bought from them.

After spending 1/2 hour downloading an appalling Flash sequence, I eventually found they don't have a list of dealers.

I am planning to buy a 7 ton truck, and I was unable to find any data on their web site about engine or transmission options. (No shortage of Flash though).

I have recommended their webmaster visit "websitesthatsuck.com", since he clearly needs help. Expect them to have links to most of the major auto manufactuerers now.

I plan to buy a Peugeot car and a DAF truck next time.

I presume websitesthatsuck.com will have links to Volvo, Ford, and several other truck manufacturers too. If you plan to buy a truck, forget the web.