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minus-squareNoSpotOfGround@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down14·20 days agoUnpopular opinion, but the judge was right. There would be zero benefit to society to reward this absolute cybersquatter. There’s an almost zero benefit to reward a corporation. Both bad, but the corporation should get it in this case.
minus-squareneon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down4·20 days agoHow is a cyber squatter worse than companies who squat on other things like money or diamonds. The man bought the domain and if lambo wants it, they can buy it from him. How long until other companies start trying to get any domain name that is part of their name now?
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·20 days agoOr the poor Italian guy Luca Armani, who registered armani.it in the early '90s for his rubber stamp shop. He tried to keep his name in a lawsuit carried by the most famous Armani, and he lost. He also lost all of his money and his shop.
Unpopular opinion, but the judge was right. There would be zero benefit to society to reward this absolute cybersquatter. There’s an almost zero benefit to reward a corporation. Both bad, but the corporation should get it in this case.
How is a cyber squatter worse than companies who squat on other things like money or diamonds.
The man bought the domain and if lambo wants it, they can buy it from him.
How long until other companies start trying to get any domain name that is part of their name now?
See: Nissan.com
Or the poor Italian guy Luca Armani, who registered armani.it in the early '90s for his rubber stamp shop.
He tried to keep his name in a lawsuit carried by the most famous Armani, and he lost. He also lost all of his money and his shop.
Or Mike Rowe software.