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Utube Sues YouTube

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the koca-cola dept.

An anonymous reader writes "From The Age article: Universal Tube, which sells used machines that make tubes, has said it has lost business because customers have had trouble accessing its site." So now Utube is suing YouTube seeking a cease and desist on the youtube domain. (I wonder if they think Google's pockets might be deeper that the previous owners'.) This again raises the problems of domain names colliding across different industries and countries, and reminds me of the etoys/etoy tussle a few years back. Should domain name simply be exempt from trademark legislation in all countries or is it a legit thing to fight for?"

9 of 438 comments (clear)

  1. Come on.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I hereby demand this story be rewritten with appropriate punctuation and syntax.

  2. Re:Mod Parent -1 Racist. by CmdrGravy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Claws_Of_Doom The Whinger ?

  3. tag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    Tag: itsaseriesoftubes

  4. Re:Mod Parent -1 Racist. by Claws+Of+Doom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    CmdrGravy The Racist, surely.

  5. Re:no way by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Who cares about them? You got frosty piss!!!!1!~

  6. Re:It's the all encompassing .com that's the probl by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not everyone speaks english dude....

  7. sues? for what ? by l0cust · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    uZing k0rrekT sPelling ??????????????????????

    --
    Politicians and Pedophiles: Two groups of exploitive bastards who are most dangerous when they're thinking of children.
  8. Re:READING SKILLS. GET THEM NOW! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That was a refreshing read. Thanks for writing something insightful about the problem.

  9. Re:Icons are incorrect for story by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "It would be sooo funny if a WWF sorry WWE game had as a secret character a big panda..."

    On second thought, no it wouldn't.

    Sorry for wasting everybody's time.