news Uzi Nissan, The Man Who Fought Nissan Over a Website And Won, Has Died Of Covid-19

[koolishman]

Uzi Nissan is an Israeli who opened his own business in the United States in the early 80s. He first worked in a car workshop, then opened his own (named Nissan Foreign Car) and sold parts (named Nissan International), and then went into retail at a firm name Nissan Computer. For his own business, he registered a domain name and launched nissan.com in 1994. Over the next few years, he lost several million dollars in court with the car manufacturer of the same name.

https://www.onlinetoolsexpert.com/the-man-who-fought-nissan-over-a-website-and-won/

 

[Shawn T]

Rest in peace
I hope he left the domain properly protected and to be transferred to his next of kin. and also that Nissan (car) does not bully that person into submission upon this news.

 

[MSN-Domains]

Rest in peace
I hope he left the domain properly protected and to be transferred to his next of kin. and also that Nissan (car) does not bully that person into submission upon this news.

What can his next of kin do with a domain sitting in a hosting account? Sweet FA................

16 years of life wasted, now dead. Your wishing his family to do the same - i'm not sure if your joking or being serious or another delusional self righteous owner of a url because that's all it is a url....... think about that

He didn't win. Massive negative loss

“I would have let it go first day if I knew what I would have to go through, and what it would do to me and my family,” Uzi told Jalopnik. “I was driven 99.9 percent out of business.”

He lost time, His health deteriorated, stress increased 1000 fold, The business he built is dead in the water and all he has now is a domain and people patting him on the back saying wow you beat a big conglomerate.

16 years of life down the pan

To classify that as victory is nothing short of absurd.

 

[Domaining Ocean]

Rest in peace.

 

[pb]

The domain is paid until 2024 but does not resolve... chances are the registrar will auction it off at expiry or just make a deal and sell it to Nissan because why not, everyone is doing that with .coms.

 

[AEProgram]

The domain is paid until 2024 but does not resolve... chances are the registrar will auction it off at expiry or just make a deal and sell it to Nissan because why not, everyone is doing that with .coms.

He left behind a wife and two kids, I hope they turn it into money.

RIP

 

[AEProgram]

What can his next of kin do with a domain sitting in a hosting account? Sweet FA................

16 years of life wasted, now dead. Your wishing his family to do the same - i'm not sure if your joking or being serious or another delusional self righteous owner of a url because that's all it is a url....... think about that

He was a human like all of us, people get attached to certain things, you might be perfect, but most of us are not.

 

[pb]

He left behind a wife and two kids, I hope they turn it into money.

Of course I hope so too, they have 4 years to find the login details or otherwise sort it out...

 

[Shawn T]

What can his next of kin do with a domain sitting in a hosting account? Sweet FA................

16 years of life wasted, now dead. Your wishing his family to do the same - i'm not sure if your joking or being serious or another delusional self righteous owner of a url because that's all it is a url....... think about that

If you're talking logic, then do you think him holding on to the domain through all the expensive and life destroying legal battles was good FA?

The domain itself is still worth tens of millions. On top of that, he literally defended it all his life. What I'm referring to is his NOK not being bullied into something unfair.

 

[Michael Ehrhardt]

Tragedy

 

[Samer]

Best write-up on the case;

https://namecorp.com/nissan-com-a-20-year-battle-for-nissan-domain-name/

 

[John Bates]

Most likely his wife and kids will sell. I doubt they would want such a negative memory to remain active in their lives through this domain name.

 

[Samer]

What can his next of kin do with a domain sitting in a hosting account? Sweet FA................

16 years of life wasted, now dead. Your wishing his family to do the same - i'm not sure if your joking or being serious or another delusional self righteous owner of a url because that's all it is a url....... think about that

it’s a moral victory;

the domain is (still) in their possession.

16 years well fought; day will come
Nissan ponies up;

 

[Hankish]

Dat sun sad news.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

One does not just surrender their family's worldly possessions just because someone in the household dies.

It's their family name after all...

 

[Daehler Ralph]

The owner is now Nissan Motors.

 

[MadAboutDomains]

The owner is now Nissan Motors.

How do we know?

 

[Daehler Ralph]

internic.net

ou strange. i have rechecked. before it was nissan motors as registrant. my error maybe

 

[koolishman]

It is not showing Nissan motors.

 

[CraigD]

Of course I hope so too, they have 4 years to find the login details or otherwise sort it out...

If they get hit with a new WIPO they will only have a few days to respond before a judgement is made.