Nintendo wins buckets of cash in cyber-squatting victory
Japanese giant shows it's not to be messed with
Nintendo has announced that it has won a massive $560,000 in damages from so called cyber-squatters occupying Nintendo-themed domains, including pokemon-trader.com and growlithe.com.
Nintendo contested 48 domain names and won in every case, receiving between £2,000 and £30,000 per domain. The claim was filed against 22 defendants under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") in October 2000.
"Nintendo is pleased the Court recognised the company's intellectual property rights and understood the damages that are caused by cyber-squatting," said Richard C. Flamm, Vice President and General Counsel, Nintendo of America. "The anti-cyber squatting legislation is an effective tool to recover domain names in a single lawsuit."
Nintendo has a strong reputation for safeguarding its properties online. It was one of the first companies to aggressively pursue the emulation scene, bringing successful cases to court on several occasions. This just goes to show that Nintendo is not to be messed with.
On a final note, whatever happened to that case in which Uri Geller was suing Nintendo over his alleged likeness appearing in Pokemon? Hmm..
Nintendo contested 48 domain names and won in every case, receiving between £2,000 and £30,000 per domain. The claim was filed against 22 defendants under the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") in October 2000.
"Nintendo is pleased the Court recognised the company's intellectual property rights and understood the damages that are caused by cyber-squatting," said Richard C. Flamm, Vice President and General Counsel, Nintendo of America. "The anti-cyber squatting legislation is an effective tool to recover domain names in a single lawsuit."
Nintendo has a strong reputation for safeguarding its properties online. It was one of the first companies to aggressively pursue the emulation scene, bringing successful cases to court on several occasions. This just goes to show that Nintendo is not to be messed with.
On a final note, whatever happened to that case in which Uri Geller was suing Nintendo over his alleged likeness appearing in Pokemon? Hmm..
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