Re: [Bug-gnubg] GnuBG/Play65&GE Domain Squatting

[Albert Silver]

The case should be good enough. The same logic on the name applies to them. What other reason could they have to use the name gnubg, other than for being the common abbreviation of GNU Backgammon. There is the clear-cut similarity with GNUBG.org, which is further evidence that it is to receive traffic that is mistakenly sent to the .com site. No need to be Sherlock Holmes here.

Albert

On Feb 6, 2008 5:37 AM, Christian Anthon <address@hidden> wrote:

Yeah they ought to give us the domain as a courtesy to all the GNU
backgammon bots playing there.

More seriously, of course it bothers me as well, but I don't know how
strong our case would be. First of all the official name is GNU
backgammon, not gnubg, and certainly not just gnu, and the official
website is http://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg/ . But perhaps we ought
to  change the name to gnubg as few seems to use the right name.

That being said, I'll gladly write an email to logic empire and we'll
see if they care?

Christian.

On Feb 5, 2008 10:27 PM, Michael Petch <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> Howdy all,
>
> Off the beaten path a bit - I wanted to finally address my pet peeve with
> GammonEmpire in reference to GnuBG. I have been known to give out the GnuBg
> url to people but I occasionally give it incorrectly as GnuBG.com . What
> bugs me is that Gammonempire/Play65 etc are cybersquatting and attempting to
> profit from our products name and line their own pockets. Now maybe we are
> getting kickbacks or a percentage of their profits to further our
> development?
>
> Technically cybersquatting is illegal when it Is done so to generate
> revenue. You can't tell me GammonEmpire/Play65 just so happened to choose
> that domain for some other reason. Now before people say its an isolated
> incident, I also noticed that they also own netgamon.com . Here they rely on
> a common typo. How many more they have I don't know.
>
> Does this irk anyone else besides me?
>
> Michael Petch
>
>
>
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