Loren Stocker wrote:
>
>Time-line>>>>
>1997: New Domains First Proposed
>1999: Wired News carries story of Sex.Com's extraordinary value
>2000: Sex filed as trademark, #2306348
>2001: Sex.Info awarded to off-shore venture during Sunrise
>2003: Roger doesn't see how this can happen;)
>
And when was the trademark on "sex" *granted*? How long did that take?
Of course, of the sex.com folks were too stupid to file to protect their
mark, *and* too stupid to watch the filings and fight the registration
with dfemonstrated prior use, they deserve it.
I don't see anything unjust about the offshore company being awarded
that domain if they fully registered a mark, given sex.com's failure to
protect it.
>So, we should allow unjust enrichment every time a domain drops? Duh.
>
>
Also, of course, I have yet to see that having "sex.info" enriched
anyone -- since people go to .com by default.
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