If evidence is needed of his 'bad faith' use then the posts mentioned (See <a href="http://groups.drupal.org/node/7948" target="_blank">http://groups.drupal.org/node/7948</a> and <a href="http://hiveminds.co.uk/drupal.se" target="_blank">
http://hiveminds.co.uk/drupal.se</a>) could be used. Maybe a screenshot should be taken of his post on hiveminds. Also the fact that he used the name for almost 2 years to point to his <a href="http://hiveminds.co.uk">hiveminds.co.uk
</a> site is further evidence of his bad faith use of the name. See <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://drupal.se">http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://drupal.se</a> <br><br>Sean<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Jan 3, 2008 12:48 PM, Thomas Barregren <<a href="mailto:thomas@webbredaktoren.se">thomas@webbredaktoren.se</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Sean Newman skrev:<br><div class="Ih2E3d">> Yes Victor, It doesn't matter if its a .org .com or some country code<br>> TLD as in this case. Once there is trademark infringement and 'bad<br>> faith' use then its cybersquatting. And no it may not be 'illegal' but
<br>> ICANN and country code registrars have dispute policies set up for<br>> exactly this case when someone tries to hijack a TM name and sell it<br>> for huge profits. All Dries or the DA has to do is contact the .se
<br>> registry (I think that that is <a href="http://iis.se" target="_blank">http://iis.se</a>), and find out about<br>> their dispute resolution policy.<br><br></div>Yes, the Internet Infrastructure Foundation is responsible for the
<br>top-level Swedish Internets domain, .se <<a href="http://www.iis.se/lang/?id=en" target="_blank">http://www.iis.se/lang/?id=en</a>>.<br><br>Disputes about a .se domain can be handled by the their Alternative<br>
Dispute Resolution proceedings <<a href="http://www.iis.se/domains/aboutATF" target="_blank">http://www.iis.se/domains/aboutATF</a>>.<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> It might cost about 1,500 or 2,000 (not sure) to file a complaint, but
<br>> the squatter would stand no chance.<br><br></div>The cost is approximately $1,250 USD or $2,500 USD, excluding VAT,<br>depending on whether there is one or tree arbitrators, respectively.<br>(See <a href="http://www.iis.se/domains/aboutATF/atfcost." target="_blank">
http://www.iis.se/domains/aboutATF/atfcost.</a>)<br><div class="Ih2E3d"><br>> Once he tried to sell it for thousands, it is clear 'bad faith', not<br>> to mention TM infringement. And yes he can be sued for misuse and TM
<br>> infringement by Dries if Dries so chooses. It really is incredibly<br>> naive and frankly quite stupid to register a TM domain and then try<br>> to sell it back for profits. Imagine if he registered <a href="http://pepsi.se" target="_blank">
pepsi.se</a><br></div>> <<a href="http://pepsi.se" target="_blank">http://pepsi.se</a>> or <a href="http://microsoft.se" target="_blank">microsoft.se</a> <<a href="http://microsoft.se" target="_blank">http://microsoft.se
</a>> and then tried<br><div class="Ih2E3d">> to sell it for thousands of dollars. He'd get a lawsuit faster than he<br>> could say the word 'lawsuit'.<br><br></div>I agree. IANAL, but I am certain that Dries, as the rightful owner of
<br>the brand, if not registered in Sweden at least by prescription, will<br>win a such Alternative Dispute Resolution proceedings.<br><font color="#888888"><br>/ Thomas<br></font></blockquote></div><br>