| Heiko Recktenwald on 26 Oct 2000 14:50:24 -0000 |
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| <nettime> Further on CNN Domain Name Dispute (fwd) |
CNN aka Cable Network News against CHina NEWS, "Cyberpiracy", as CNN likes to call it or "Cyberbluff" as in Leonardo vs Leonardo etc ? <snip> Here is a little bit more about the CNN case... CNN accuses Shanghai Maya Online of Cyberpiracy The Hong Kong counsel of Cable News Network (CNN) recently contacted the Shanghai Maya Online Company Ltd. regarding its use of "cnnews" as the domain name for a Chinese language news site. CNN's web site cnn.com, also available in Chinese, is one of the most frequently visited sites on the World Wide Web. The matter was then passed on to Alston & Bird, LLP, who first contacted Shanghai Maya on behalf of CNN on October 6, 2000. CNN maintains that Shanghai Maya's use of the "cnnews" domain name infringes upon and dilutes CNN's registered trade and service mark as outlined in the several registrations it holds with the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Under the Federal Lanham Act, these registrations grant Cable News Network exclusive rights to the CNN trade and service mark, which they have used since 1980 to refer to their information and electronic news services. Attorney Christopher B. Roblyer demanded on behalf of CNN that Shanghai Maya immediately cease using the "cnnews" domain name, transfer all rights to CNN and agree not to register or use any trade or service marks which include the CNN trademark either in whole or in part. He requested that Shanghai Maya relinquish the trademark by returning a complete, notarized Registrant Name Change Agreement to him by October 16. Roblyer also made clear CNN's intentions to pursue the matter based on the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in the Eastern District of Virgina should Shanghai Maya fail to respond and comply by this deadline. Shanghai Maya has stated that its use of "cnnews" stands for China Network News, and has shown no intention of transferring or ceasing to use their domain name as it is. # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [email protected] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [email protected]