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

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 11, 2013 @02:38AM from the strange-bedfellows dept.

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: '"

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Re:The One True RICH Ron Paul by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2013-02-11 02:58 · Score: 5, Funny

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.