Molson Slapped in Domain Hijacking Attempt

Posted by michael on Friday July 19, 2002 @12:56AM from the some-justice-to-be-had-after-all dept.

Lew Pitcher writes "Well, it took a Canadian court to find that a Canadian citizen can own the domain name canadian.biz without being a beer (or a beer company). The Toronto Star is reporting that the Ontario Superiour Court has overruled ICANN's decision to take domain canadian.biz from its current owner and give it to Molson's Breweries (makers of "Canadian" brand beer). A spokesperson for Molsons gave the obligatory statement about disappointment in the decision, and indicated that it was too early to determine if Molsons would appeal the decision. Score one against the bad guys."

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Little guys by ThereIsNoSporkNeo · 2002-07-19 02:02 · Score: 3, Funny

Damn... I bet my money on the big guys.

The fact that I can never win a bet altered the course of history, allowing the little guy to win. A victory for society... BUT WHAT ABOUT MY LUNCH MONEY!

The inconsolable and hungry-

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With my dying breath, I curse Zoidberg!
the horror! by incast · 2002-07-19 02:16 · Score: 4, Funny

how dare you call molson's "the bad guys?" I owe my healthy figure to them and their tasty, tasty beers.

Let's hear it for the molson muscle!