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***mandy*** · (This post was last modified: 10-18-2006, 09:58 AM by mandy.)

Quote:The world's largest retailer Wal-Mart has failed in its attempt to gain control of the web address boycottwalmart.com. An arbitration panel has ruled that it was unlikely that visitors would be confused and think that it was a Wal-Mart site.

Domain name disputes are settled by the arbitration panel of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). That body has ruled that Wal-Mart cannot have control of the disputed domain.

The domain is controlled by Traffic Yoon of South Korea, a company which put up no defence in the case. Wal-Mart argued that the domain name was "confusingly similar" to its own addresses, which is not permitted...

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Anita · 10-18-2006, 01:47 PM,

:action033: Yay! Wal-Mart loses again!!!

xppman · 10-18-2006, 02:06 PM,

That reminds me. I have to go to Wal Mart today. : Smile

landofsmiles · 10-18-2006, 02:44 PM,

[quote author=xppman link=topic=5508.msg28086#msg28086 date=1161180378]
That reminds me. I have to go to Wal Mart today. : Smile

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Wore out your socks already?

xppman · 10-18-2006, 02:49 PM,

;D Yea They always get holes in them real fast. ???

Anita · 10-19-2006, 02:39 AM,

[quote author=xppman link=topic=5508.msg28091#msg28091 date=1161182988]
;D Yea They always get holes in them real fast. ???
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Maybe you should consider buying your socks from a better store? Tongue

**amy** · 10-19-2006, 04:58 AM,

Quote:a company which put up no defence in the case

They didn't need to. Protest sites are allowed. Smile