Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

Domain Name rights...

this one is a little tricky...

But, for the past 4 years ive been doing

freelance graphic design and have HAD

my portfolio website up at

www.chadcrews.com, my legal birth

given name. A little less than a year

ago, I was on tour and unable to be

working in the design field. My Domain

name expired and a company swooped

it up right away and started posting

links, with names of bands ive worked

for and different jobs ive done, linking

them to a portion of their site. Basically

using MY name in order to gain

customers for their clients.

ive tried talking to the company and

figure out a way to have the domain

reinstated to me so i can further

conduct a well run freelance business.

but the company is being stubborn, and

its becoming very frustrating.

so, how can i get my domain name back

into my possession??

i am going to be filling out TM and

copyright applications in order to avoid

this again in the future, but how can i

get MY domain back ?

please help.

the website in reference is: http://

www.chadcrews.com


Asked on 9/22/06, 12:38 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Timothy J. Walton Internet Attorney

Re: Domain Name rights...

The cheapest and easiest way is to go through WIPO arbitration. The arbitrator can order that domain name rights be transferred, but cannot award money damages.

My firm offers a flat fee for representation in WIPO arbitration. Please feel free to visit http://www.waltonroess.com/rates.html.

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Answered on 9/22/06, 12:47 pm


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