Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

[bill london <london@moscow.com>]

> Here is another aspect of the growing significance of the Web...corporate
> control of the domain names that guide Web access.  I found this example and
> campaign very interesting...BL

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>
> >In effort to prevent deep pocket corporations from taking control of the
> >Internet
> >by hijacking domain names from their rightful owners, particularly small
> >businesses.
> >I hope you agree, "Reverse Domain Name Hijacking" is on the increase and
> >you
> >can help stop it.  We are taking it upon ourselves to bring a classic case
> >of “Reverse Domain Name Hijacking” to the public and ask you to take a
> >stand.
> >
> >Uzi Nissan, an Israeli-American, is the founder and president of Nissan
> >Computer
> >Corp., incorporated in Raleigh, NC in 1991. Nissan registered the domain
> >names
> >NISSAN.COM in 1994 to help expand his computer business and NISSAN.NET
> >in1996
> >to provide Internet Services (ISP).
> >
> >Recently, Nissan Motor Co Ltd. and Nissan North America, Inc. (the
> >automaker),
> >filed a lawsuit against Nissan Computer Corp. for owning NISSAN.COM and
> >NISSAN.NET.
> >They alleged trademark infringement and dilution in an attempt to bankrupt
> >the Nissan Computer Company, and are now dragging them through federal
> >court
> >in their own back yard (Los Angeles).
> >
> >Nissan’s last name has been in his family for more then seven generations
> >and
> >can be traced back to biblical days (identifying the seventh month in the
> >Jewish
> >calendar), long before Nissan Motors was in existence.
> >
> >Nissan Computer Corp. has created a website dedicated to this matter at
> >www.ncchelp.org.
> >Public awareness is the most effective way to fight back against these
> >giant
> >corporations. Our goal is to reach out and inform you, the public, of this
> >ridiculous and bogus lawsuit.TAKE  A  STAND
> >
> >Visit www.ncchelp.org, read the complete story, the people's opinions and
> >take
> >a stand by:
> >
> >1.         Join the BOYCOTT movement already in progress against these
> >hijackers.
> >            See what other concerned Internet users think.
> >
> > 2.         Let your voice be heard in protest of this ridiculous and bogus
> >lawsuit.
> >             by sending an email to these hijackers from:
> >             www.ncchelp.org/email
> >
> > 3.         Email this important message to your friends,
> >             family and colleagues, and ask them to do the same.
> >
> > 4.         Let your Congressmen and Senators know about this problem and
> >your
> >opinion.
> >
> >YOU  CAN  HELP
> >
> >Remember, it can happen to you or to someone you know. No domain name will
> >be safe if these hijackers get their way.  Every deep pocket entity will be
> >able to use the court system to bankrupt legitimate small businesses and
> >hijack
> >their domain names.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanking you in advance for helping and taking a stand.
> >
> >The "Internet For The People" Committee
> >
> >http://www.iftp.org/
> >
> >committee@iftp.org
> >