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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?"

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  1. who was there first by timmarhy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    this comes down to who was in registered first. it smacks of BUY ME BUY ME. sorry but if youtube was registered and operating before utube, then they can just fuck off.

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  2. I'm suing IBM by ajw1976 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My company, EyeBM, has lost so much work because of them...

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