It might be futile to bother with chasing down all the search engines in this case. Going after Yahoo might work, but like Billy said, what happens with Google or MSN or....
Find out who the domain registrar is and contact their legal department. I've been down this road before and have "forcefully" taken back a domain. (It was a nasty legal deal that took a few months) _But_ I have to add that my client had their name copyrighted...so the domain was infringing on the copyright. Not sure what your legal stance will be if your client has not had their name copyrighted... A word to the wise...if you plan on being famous or anywhere close to it, copyright your name :) Chris -----Original Message----- From: Cravens, Billy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:30 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: OT - domain skimmers, please help Have you considered the various legal repercussions? Even if you lift them off of Yahoo, the site will still be picked up by Google, etc, and will find it's way back into Yahoo (and other) indexes. You can get the name by appealing to ICANN, could also sue for copyright infringement. Also, it seems like Yahoo would be liable - if the site is listed incorrectly in their directory (they only looked at keywords, and not at the actual content) then not only are they causing damage to your client, they are misrepresenting the service that they provide. --- Billy Cravens Web and Software Consulting www.Architechx.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 10:06 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: OT - domain skimmers, please help I have a client that is in a jam. Some jerk has registered the .net version of his name, stolen his meta tags, and paid Yahoo the 299 to get listed as him. Now, when you click on his name, it goes to a porno site. I'm pretty sure this jerk saw his name in a recent article in a national publication that spotlighted my client, and is just trying to skim site visitors. Has anyone ever successfully contacted Yahoo to resolve anything like this? Does anyone have an email address for Yahoo that doesn't result in a rediculous auto-responder and then silence? Thanks in advance for all your help. Some days I hate the Internet business. Nick Call [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
