Ron Paul Asks UN For Help Geting Control of RonPaul.com Domain From Fans

First time accepted submitter thoughtfulbloke writes "Ron Paul has gone to the United Nations' World Intellectual Property Organization to seize control of the RonPaul.com domain from the fans that built it up, rather than purchase it. From the article: 'The proprietors of RonPaul.com say they reached out to the retired politicain and offered him RonPaul.org as a free gift, but if he "insisted" on owning RonPaul.com then they would sell it to him. There was a catch, though. It would be part of a "liberty package" with the site's 170,000 person mailing list for... wait for it... $250,000. They think the price is totally worth it: '"

Comments

That mailing list is worth it's weight in gold

[Anonymous Coward]

You have 170,000 people that are known suckers. Hell you would probably have a hit rate of 40-50% on even a 419 scam with those people.

Re:Ron was a Rep. not a Sen.

[Anonymous Coward]

Where does RuPaul fit in this family? Older brother/sister to Rand? ;)

Cant see your name on it

[NettiWelho]

Ron: This domain belongs to me.

Fans: I dont see your name on.... ... ..oh.

Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Being a libertarian is like being a Highlander. There Can Be Only One.

In the case of a trademark dispute, the disputants are brought to the 'marketplace of ideas' where they compete until only one is left alive, at which point he absorbs the market share of the others.

It's pretty fucking epic, actually.

Re:Welcome to Capitalism

[Anonymous Coward]

... But then, I repeat myself.
(With apologies to Mr. Clemens)

attention: alanis morissette

[jollyreaper]

This is ironic.

Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul

[K. S. Kyosuke]

Being a libertarian is like being a Highlander.

I'm puzzled, is this an incitements to go after libertarians' necks, or an incitement to have them dress in kilts and dance to vigorous, upbeat tunes?

Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul

[rezalas]

Yes.

Re:Isnt he the "king of libertarians"?

[dkleinsc]

Ron Paul: How do you do, good lady? I am Ron, King of the Libertarians. Whose mansion is that?
Woman: King of the who?
Ron Paul: King of the Libertarians.
Woman: Who are the Libertarians?
Ron Paul: Well, we all are. We are all Libertarians. And I am your king.
Woman: I didn't know we had a king. I thought we were a free republic.
Dennis: You're fooling yourself! We're living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating bureaucracy in which the oppressive regulations ...
Woman: Oh, there you go bringing regulation into it again.
Dennis: Well, that's what it's all about! If only people would...
Ron Paul: Please, please, good people, I am in haste. Who lives in that mansion?
Woman: No one lives there.
Ron Paul: Then who is your landlord?
Woman: We don't have a landlord.
Dennis: I told you, we're an anarcho-capitalist agricultural corporation. There's a CEO who is nominally in charge ...
Ron Paul: Yes...
Dennis: ...but all the decisions of that CEO have to be ratified at a special bi-annual shareholders meeting...
Ron Paul: Yes I see...
Dennis: ...by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs...
Ron Paul: Be quiet!
Dennis: ...but by a two thirds majority in the case of...
Ron Paul: Be quiet! I order you to be quiet!
Woman: Order, eh? Who does he think he is?

Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul

[K. S. Kyosuke]

Thank you, ambassador Kosh! That clears it up.

Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul

[rossdee]

So is Adrian Paul from the same family?