Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name, becomes "Michel in Guides"
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Re: Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name, becomes "Michel in Guides"
#2I got my full name in .co.uk from a similar mishap (there's a large car dealership in the UK called Peter Cooper, curiously). Bizarrely they never came after me or even got in touch and bought a new domain instead, though it'd have been a harder case to fight given it's my actual name.
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#3I believe companies usually claim back 'stolen' domains with trademark claims. I wonder if the his claim that it's "Michel in Guides" will do anything to hold this claim at bay.
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#4I believe companies usually claim back 'stolen' domains with trademark claims. I wonder if the his claim that it's "Michel in Guides" will do anything to hold this claim at bay.
This didn't work for Pana Vision, a cybersquatter that displayed photos of Pana, IL on panavision.com. Panavision (the company) ended up with the domain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticybersquatting_Consumer_Pro...
Re: Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name, becomes "Michel in Guides"
#5I believe companies usually claim back 'stolen' domains with trademark claims. I wonder if the his claim that it's "Michel in Guides" will do anything to hold this claim at bay.
Yup, WIPO has a arbitration system that should theoretically allow them to get their domain back.
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#6I believe companies usually claim back 'stolen' domains with trademark claims. I wonder if the his claim that it's "Michel in Guides" will do anything to hold this claim at bay.
Not always, and not quickly. See http://nissan.com/ for an example that's been dragging on for around 10 years or so. He's not squatting on nissan.com per se, but in my opinion is fairly close to it. It's a David vs. Goliath situation that's for sure, I'm amazed he's managed to keep the domain.
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#7Oops indeed!
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#8They made a stupid mistake, they should not be allowed to get it back.
Re: Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name, becomes "Michel in Guides"
#9How does that even happen? My domains get renewed automatically.
Re: Michelin Guides forgets to renew domain name, becomes "Michel in Guides"
#10I got my full name in .co.uk from a similar mishap (there's a large car dealership in the UK called Peter Cooper, curiously). Bizarrely they never came after me or even got in touch and bought a new domain instead, though it'd have been a harder case to fight given it's my actual name.
I always just assumed you split your time between writing and running a Volkswagen dealership in Southampton.