[development] drupal.se for sale

[Sean Newman]

Yes Victor, It doesn't matter if its a .org .com or some country code TLD as
in this case. Once there is trademark infringement and 'bad faith' use then
its cybersquatting. And no it may not be 'illegal' but ICANN and country
code registrars have dispute policies set up for exactly this case when
someone tries to hijack a TM name and sell it for huge profits. All Dries or
the DA has to do is contact the .se registry (I think that that is
http://iis.se), and find out about their dispute resolution policy. It might
cost about 1,500 or 2,000 (not sure) to file a complaint, but the squatter
would stand no chance. Once he tried to sell it for thousands, it is clear
'bad faith', not to mention TM infringement. And yes he can be sued for
misuse and TM infringement by Dries if Dries so chooses. It really is
incredibly naive and frankly quite stupid to  register a TM domain and then
try to sell it back for profits. Imagine if he registered pepsi.se or
microsoft.se and then tried to sell it for thousands of dollars. He'd get a
lawsuit faster than he could say the word 'lawsuit'.

Sean

On Jan 3, 2008 11:36 AM, 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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