Tag Archives: viacom

Mon 23rd September 2013
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Viacom CEO loses domain brawl opposite cybersquatter - Philippe Dauman loses UDRP, but that may not be the last of it. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has lost a UDRP for the domain name philippepierredauman.com He lost the UDRP because he didn’t convince the panel that he had trademark rights in his own name. Panelist Richard G. Lyon followed the letter of the UDRP as well as precedent in coming to his decision. That was the right thing to do. But I also don’t hesitate to render my own opinion that the person who registered ... read more ...
Mon 21st May 2012
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Viacom association buys Film.com - NextMovie picks up Film.com. MTV Networks site NextMovie has acquired Film.com, the company announced last week. MTV Networks is part of publicly traded Viacom. This was not a domain name purchase; it was a full fledged web business. Film.com has a U.S. Quantcast rank of about 15,000. Still, it’s always noteworthy to see web sites built on fantastic domains like this change hands. I searched Viacom’s SEC filings and can’t find any information about the acquisition. ... read more ...
Thu 5th March 2009
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Viacom Loses South Park Domain Dispute - Company uses UDRP to go after copyright infringer. Panel doesn’t bite. Viacom has lost another domain dispute. But this time it wasn’t trying to steal a generic domain name; it was trying to shut down a web site containing copyrighted material. Viacom filed for arbitration under UDRP for the domain name StansDad.com. Stan and his dad are popular characters in the company’s animated South Park television show. But there’s no trademark here. Viacom tried ... read more ...
Tue 17th February 2009
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Arbitrator: Viacom is a Jackass - Arbitrator decides Viacom shouldn’t get Jackass.com. “We look like Jackasses.” This is a follow up to a story Domain Name Wire first published in December. Viacom (NYSE: VIA.B), parent company of MTV, filed a UDRP complaint to get the domain name Jackass.com. As I pointed out then, Viacom had an uphill battle. Not only is the term Jackass generic, but it was facing an domain registrant that wouldn’t step down. In fact, Viacom is lucky that it lost this ... read more ...
Wed 10th December 2008
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MTV: Don’t Be a Jackass - MTV wants Jackass.com. It better prepare for an uphill battle. Who are you calling a Jackass? MTV’s parent company Viacom (NYSE: VIA.b) filed for arbitration to get the domain name Jackass.com, a case that commenced at WIPO on December 5. There are two problems for Viacom: it’s a generic term and it’s owned by Future Media Architects. Jackass started as a TV show on MTV featuring people doing stunts and pranks. After running on MTV from 2000-2002 two Jackass ... read more ...