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Reverse Domain Name Hijacking?

Posted by michael on from the par-for-the-course dept.

outlier writes: "Sit right back and you'll hear a messed up tale of what can only be called reverse domain name hijacking. Chip Rosenthal is being sued because the domain Unicom.com that he registered in 1990 (before the web even existed.) allegedly infringes on Unicom Systems, Inc.'s trademark -- filed in 1997! Never mind the fact that there are tons of companies using the name Unicom. The whole sordid saga is chronicled at http://save.unicom.com. Again, somebody tell me why the system isn't broken..."

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  1. Cruel.com by Violet+Null · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cruel.com said it best: "All Your Domain Are Belong To Us"

    In 1990, Chip Rosenthal registered unicom.com for Unicom Systems Development. Eleven years later, Unicom Systems sued him for infringing a trademark it registered in 1997, relying on a unique legal theory involving a breach of the space-time continuum. (12-31)

  2. Nee Ho Ma! by Amiga · · Score: 2, Funny

    China Unicom is a huge telco in China with state backing. USI had better start learning kung-fu cos otherwise they're in for a beating!