Yet Another Bad UDRP Decision

mrbrown1602 writes "According to a NewsBytes article, a Florida man named Peter Frampton had his domain, PeterFrampton.com, taken away thru the quasi-juduicial process established by ICANN for domain name disputes because he shares his name with a washed up rock star from the 70s. A copy of the WIPO decision can be found here."

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Re:Slashdot FUD

[Da Schmiz]

It was an intentional effort to cash in on the musician's name.

Okay, granted. But Frampton (the guitarist) could have used other recourses -- for instance, he could have sent a cease & desist and then sued over trademark infringement.

Here we have an unfortunate (however justified) precedent: Lyle Peter Frampton does have a (quasi-)legitimate claim to using the name he is commonly known by as an Internet address or even to engage in business.

What he does not have is the right to capitalize on the fame of the original Frampton. However, I don't believe taking the domain away from him was necessarily the best way to resolve this dispute.