[development] drupal.se for sale

[Victor Kane]

yes, that is correct, and is the case with drupal.com

On Jan 3, 2008 2:36 PM, blogdiva at culturekitchen.com <
blogdiva at culturekitchen.com> wrote:

> most cases of TM infringement are fought based on the top level
> domain. the top domain always wins and is usually the cause for
> cyberaquatting exactly because they can hijack traffic and create brand
> confusion. if it were not so, why would the owner try to sell it for 25K?
> they obviously believe the traffic that domain gets just by existing is
> worth that amount of money. and for a pornographer or other unscrupulous
> netpreneur, that may be a bargain if they can double their investment in ad
> monetization or direct sales.
>
> / liza
>
> *Liza Sabater, Publisher*
> www.culturekitchen.com
> www.dailygotham.com
>
>
> On  03.Jan.2008, at 11:09, Victor Kane wrote:
>
> above and beyond our opinion of cybersquatters, notice that the domain is
> not .org.
>
> The Drupal Association, or someone in Sweden acting on their behalf,
> should be able to get drupal.org.se
>
> In Argentina, proof of existence of membership and authorization of an
> organization is required to take out a site, like drupal.org.ar
>
> Now, this depends on the Swedish registrar organization, so that's where
> the solution can be found.
>
> On Jan 3, 2008 2:01 PM, Sean Robertson <seanr at ngpsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> > My opinion of cybersquatters is not fit for print.  If I had my way,
> > what he's doing would be completely illegal.  If there's any way Dries
> > can sue his ass for trademark infringement, I think he should.  That guy
> >
> > has no right to profit from the Drupal name and holding the domain
> > hostage like that is totally disrespectful to the community who's
> > software he's (still!!) using.  What a f***ing schmuck.
> >
> >
> >
> > Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
> > > The owner of the domain offering it for sale is Carl McDade, now known
> > > as Hiveminds.
> > >
> > > Carl had some friction with the community back in 2004 or 2005 (Can't
> > > remember). You can check the development mailing list archives for
> > details.
> > >
> > > On Jan 3, 2008 9:16 AM, Thomas Barregren <thomas at webbredaktoren.se
> > > <mailto:thomas at webbredaktoren.se>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Dear fellows,
> > >
> > >     I was deeply choked to find out today that the domain the Drupal
> > domain
> > >     in Sweden -- drupal.se <http://drupal.se> -- is for sale for
> > €25,000
> > >     EUR, that is
> > >     approximately $36,730 USD!!
> > >
> > >     See http://groups.drupal.org/node/7948 and
> > >     http://hiveminds.co.uk/drupal.se.
> > >
> > >     Best regards,
> > >     Thomas
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Khalid M. Baheyeldin
> > > 2bits.com <http://2bits.com>, Inc.
> > > http://2bits.com
> > > Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.
> >
> > --
> > Sean Robertson
> > Web Developer
> > NGP Software, Inc.
> > seanr at ngpsoftware.com
> > (202) 686-9330
> > http://www.ngpsoftware.com
> >
>
>
>
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