How is it hijacking?
He registered a domain name that had expired or was abandoned. He did not
illegally get the domain transferred from the rightful owner to his name.
I agree with you that offering to sell it was a mistake. Perhaps a fatedly
one, perhaps not.
I also agree that he should seek the advice of an attorney if he is serious
about pursuing the issue.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Loren Stocker
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Cyber-Squatting??? HU?]
Hijacking? Legally, yes. Ethically, perhaps. It depends on how you handle
this
with them.
The franchise does not "own" the trademark "Golds Gym" (nor does Mr. Gold,
anymore). The Corporation does. You may be well within you right of free
speech to protest Gold's Gym on this site. Yet, attempting to sell it back
to
them for anymore than "cost" is considered a no-no by ICANN, I understand.
Membership is the same as money. Bad faith is one of the keys in UDRP.
As with any advise from the net, advise is worth what you paid for it. You
may
be wise to consult your Attorney. Be Well.
Loren
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Last week, I signed up a membership with a franchise of Golds Gym. Well 2
days later when I showed up to work out at 5am they where closed. A sign on
the window stated that they filed bankruptcy. Well in pursing there
attorney, I found that they where going to open back up. Well, several
months prior to this they ran the domain www.goldsgymseattle.com and they
let it go. I went ahead and registered it. My thinking was they took my
money and left. Well I figured if I have the Domain, I would get my
membership back free of charge in trade for the domain name. I have heard
nothing yet from them and have not even spoke with the, in regards to this.
I feel that the money I paid that they ran off with should be refunded since
they signed me up knowing that they can not full-fill my contract. If I did
this with a credit card to a credit card company, I would get thrown in the
slammer for fraud. I also feel that they are lucky I was the one who
registered it since I want to trade it for no money and to get simply what I
paid for. I figure if they do contact me, I would request a Lifetime
unlimited membership with the Bellevue and Renton, WA Club that took my
money. There would be no money exchanged. I JUST WANT WHAT IS AND WAS
RIGHTFULLY MINE. Also, is www.ihatemicrosoft.com cybersquatting? It is
simly modified? SO MY QUESTION IS, AM I CYBER SQUATTING? I just heard this
term yesterday.
Thanks
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