Sorry, this isn't how things work on Linux, nor many other modern operating systems. File space cannot be "allocated", then "read" in the manner described. You cannot allocate a file without writing to it, thus you cannot fish information from someone else's temp file like you describe. Maybe under DOS, but probably not on anything newer.
Whoever moderated this post as "Informative" needs to stick to moderating posts on which they are competent to judge, not just anything that sounds good but might be a line of complete BS.
Let's see, we have a tough choice here. We can either read the inaccurate, ill-reasoned synopsis of the decision posted by jamie (who at the outset mentions that he has an axe to grind with WIPO) or we can read the decision itself and decide whether it is well founded. Since I can't drag you to the WIPO site itself and make you read the decision, let me just point out a few of the facts jamie conviently glosses over:
The guy Guinness filed the complaint against did not respond. If you're not going to bother to argue your case, you shouldn't be surprised when the other side wins the argument. It is apparent from the decision that he has the financial means to respond (i.e., he's not some poor slob, see below).
The guy is not simply some little guy who got a bad pint from some mega-corp and is trying to let the world know about it. He registered these domains because Guinness originally won "guinnes.com" from him through earlier WIPO proceedings. That's right, he's a cybersquatter in the worst sense: 3000+ domains registered to himself, many making use of other people's trademarks.
His sites didn't even voice complaints (so no free-speech issues), except in one case where he put up some protest text hours after served with a complaint. He uses them for commerce by filling them with ads (for other sites and credit cards) to generate himself almost $1 million in revenue per year.
This is not his first time around the block. He has lost at least five other ICANN proceedings (vs HP and Encyclopedia Britannica, among others) and one US civil suit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. All found that he had registered the names in question in bad faith and without legitimate business purpose.
Look, I get as pissed off as the next guy about situations like gumby.org and etoy.com, but this case in particular is an example of the system working like it should.
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Sorry, this isn't how things work on Linux, nor many other modern operating systems. File space cannot be "allocated", then "read" in the manner described. You cannot allocate a file without writing to it, thus you cannot fish information from someone else's temp file like you describe. Maybe under DOS, but probably not on anything newer.
Whoever moderated this post as "Informative" needs to stick to moderating posts on which they are competent to judge, not just anything that sounds good but might be a line of complete BS.
The guy Guinness filed the complaint against did not respond. If you're not going to bother to argue your case, you shouldn't be surprised when the other side wins the argument. It is apparent from the decision that he has the financial means to respond (i.e., he's not some poor slob, see below).
The guy is not simply some little guy who got a bad pint from some mega-corp and is trying to let the world know about it. He registered these domains because Guinness originally won "guinnes.com" from him through earlier WIPO proceedings. That's right, he's a cybersquatter in the worst sense: 3000+ domains registered to himself, many making use of other people's trademarks.
His sites didn't even voice complaints (so no free-speech issues), except in one case where he put up some protest text hours after served with a complaint. He uses them for commerce by filling them with ads (for other sites and credit cards) to generate himself almost $1 million in revenue per year.
This is not his first time around the block. He has lost at least five other ICANN proceedings (vs HP and Encyclopedia Britannica, among others) and one US civil suit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. All found that he had registered the names in question in bad faith and without legitimate business purpose.
Look, I get as pissed off as the next guy about situations like gumby.org and etoy.com, but this case in particular is an example of the system working like it should.