De jongens van 2600.com hebben in het kader van "freedom of speech on the internet" een aantal controversiële domeinnamen geregistreerd, waaronder www.fucknbc.com. Niet iedereen is daar even blij mee, getuige onderstaand mailtje dat door 2600.com werd ontvangen. Door te dreigen met een rechtszaak probeert NBC te bepalen welke domeinnamen wel en niet door de beugel kunnen. Het is nog niet duidelijk of 2600.com zal toegeven aan de druk. (thanx PcDealer voor de tip!)
From: "Lusins, Gillian (NBC)" Gillian.Lusins@nbc.com
To: "'emmanuel@2600.com'" emmanuel@2600.com
Subject: Website
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:43:47 -0500
X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0)
Dear Mr. Goldstein,
I am counsel to National Broadcasting Company, Inc. You are listed as the technical contact for the following site: www.fucknbc.com. The site is currently listed as belonging to "CORE - THE INTERNET COUNCIL OF REGISTRARS, and the site is currently pointing to NBC.com. The use of NBC's name in this domain name constitutes trademark infringment, and is also a violation of our copyright interest in the NBC.com site. Please be aware that a letter is being sent to the listed owners of this site, and that if the site is not taken down immediately, and arrangements made to cease and discontinue all use of this name, we will pursue all necessary legal remedies including instituting litigation in the appropriate venues. Please contact me to discuss this matter upon receipt of this letter at gillian.lusins@nbc.com. Thank you.
Gillian Lusins
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