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RE: Morgan Stanley Wins Domain Name Arbitration Against aCat -- Really
From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 16:23:21 -0400
Makes me want to register: morganstanleysmellscatbutt.com I feel the only reason they won is because they have more money to fight for it than the cat and the cat's....ehem... Domestic partner.... I mean really, why even bother... What's so wrong with simply using "morganstanlyplatinum.com" dropping the my.... I don't see a blatent use of Morgan Stanley trademark or anything like that in there... I hate it when big business feels they can squish the little person "just because they can".... Mike B Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC ² Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Drsolly Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 2:23 PM To: Fergie Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Morgan Stanley Wins Domain Name Arbitration Against aCat -- Really
A cat has lost its bid to retain a controversial domain name after a multinational investment bank took it to the National Arbitration Forum. Baroness Penelope Cat of Nash DCB, who is listed as the owner of mymorganstanleyplatinum.com and was given some assistance in the case by Michael Woods, lost control of the domain to Morgan Stanley. A key part of the case rested on whether or not Baroness Penelope was truly the owner of the domain. The first indication that the decision was unlikely to veer cat-wards came in the written decision of Arbitration Forum Panellist Richard Hill. "Respondent maintains that it is a cat, that is, a well-known carnivorous quadruped which has long been domesticated," summarised Hill. "However, it is equally well-known that the common cat, whose scientific name is Felis domesticus, cannot speak or read or write."
Why would that be a barrier to registering a domain name? Surely all the cat has to do, is delegate the task to someone who can. Cats can't use tin-openers either, but lots of them eat tinned food. This sounds like a blatant case of speciesism. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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