legal Lawsuit Filed / UDRP Over Playboy.London

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Bloomberg Business published an article this morning about the legal battle that is playing out over the Playboy.London domain name. In a single panel UDRP decision rendered in January, a WIPO panelist ruled that the Playboy.London domain name be transferred to Playboy Enterprises International. The owner of the domain name is fighting to keep it.

According to the Bloomberg Business article, the owner of Playboy.London has filed a lawsuit in order to retain the domain name.

For people who buy new gTLD domain names, one aspect of the UDRP ruling I found troubling is found in section 6B: “The Response contains no evidence of use of the Domain Name, let alone non-commercial use.” From my own experience, it can take a lot of time to create and implement a development plan for a business, and I don’t think it’s fair that non-use can be penalized when the name hasn’t even been registered all that long.

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