Lawsuit Filed Against .EU Registry Over Suspension Of 10,000 Names

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Lawsuit Filed Against .EU Registry Over Suspension Of 10,000 Names

09-10-2007, 11:53 AM,

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Lawsuit Filed Against .EU Registry Over Suspension Of 10,000 Names

Quote:The organisation behind the .eu domain has suspended 10,000 domain names registered by a Chinese woman whom it accuses of being a cybersquatter. The woman, in retaliation, has filed a lawsuit in Belgium...

"This Chinese woman has registered over 10,000 names, she is without doubt cybersquatting," said Sobrie. "We know she sells these names to people for serious prices. This is a phenomenon we don't like at all, but there is nothing illegal about this."

EURid cannot take action against someone for cybersquatting; that can only be done by someone else who claims rights to a domain name. But Sobrie said that EURid had received complaints about the woman and had investigated further...

full article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/09/10/...llegation/

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