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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. Endangered Species by Ieshan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think you're all missing the point. This clearly has nothing to do with reverse domain name hijacking, rather, it has to do with the unicorn, one of the most prized mythical beasts on the planet.

    save.unicorn.com is clearly an attempt to raise the beasts in captivity and poach them for their horns, said to be made of pure gold and diamonds.

    And... wait... this story doesn't make any more sense than the real one. So I fail to see why anyone would even pay attention to the ridiculous threats made by this large evil parent company. Yikes...

  2. Sickening by townbully · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    At least this guy has a really old web page to fight for, and that's a lot more than most people can say, especially all the starving kids in ethopia.

    He should chain himself to his web server.