Facebook Pwns Face-book

Have you ever mistyped a domain address into your browser and gone somewhere strange and new because somebody had the foresight to buy that domain ahead of the big guys and exploit it for some purpose, evil or otherwise?

Face-book.com has been owned by a company registered on the Isle of Man since before Facebook.com really caught on. It it what is called a link dump. Facebook.com has taken recourse. The WIPO has finally ruled in their favor. This is actually a great case to study because it shows the system working for an unquestionably valid complainant. Facebook paid the same amount that everyone pays to have this kind of thing dealt with, $1,500. That seems like just the right amount to prevent frivolous suits from bogging down the system. The process took a few months, the defendant made no effort to put forth their side.

Face-book.com appears to be gone. You can see what it looked like on the Wayback Machine.

I actually found a good site once when I mistyped Big-Boards.com. Bigboards.com sells whiteboards :)




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