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David Hansel, formerly of Memery Crystal, now has his own firm - Hansel Henson (www.HanselHenson.com). He is the guy who represented EasyPizza and EasyArt (and I think some others) against EasyGroup. If you have a problem with EasyGroup - he would be the guy I would recommend...

I am with diablo on this. Being the domain registrant is a good place to start from, but the OP raises issues that flag up ownership of copyright in the site, any agreement between the parties, etc. that would also need dealing with. Without knowing more, it is not possible to advise...

According to the registration contract, I think it is a contractual right or a license to use - which is capable of being a valuable asset. Here however is what Lord Hoffman had to say in the House of Lords judgment in OBG v Allan (more famous for the Michael Douglas/Catherine Zeta Jones...

Yes - DRS rights are not limited to UK TM - any TM rights (e.g. US ones) will satisfy the rights test for the DRS.

You are right, it used to be life plus 50 years; but now it is the life of the author plus 70 years. In the case of joint authors time starts to furn from the death of the last author. The idea is to give the next generation or so of the creator benefit from the work, before it falls into the...

bb99 is almost certainly right on how a "close" transfer would be viewed - and I think quite rightly so, since a transparent dodge of this type should not succeed if there has been abuse.

Anyone able to cast any light on this story? http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2008/05/28/the-sad-story-of-uk-domaining-company-and-what-lessons-we-can-learn/#comment-473

Many thanks to everyone for your support and also for your votes! Best wishes Jim

C'mon - whoever you choose to vote for, one thing that can't be said is that the election is not offering a choice of candidates. Surely there's someone there for everyone! :rolleyes:

I wish! :(

General Comments The Nominet Board (with the exception of Angus Hanton) posted online their open letter regarding the forthcoming election and invited a response from the candidates. My response has been delayed by a flight from Australia, by my requests to the Board to correct serious...

Thanks for the support guys! Well, the election has started. You can find my position on things on my personal webpage - www.jimdavies.me.uk My main focus is on keeping costs neutral; working out how to stop/deal with the surplus (BTW I think legally that rebates may well be possible, but...

As has already been said, it is UDRP for .com - which is different from the DRS for .uk. Court is available for either type of extension. As for the rest, I am afraid that it really depends on the name.

This High Court case is the reason for this change - it is all to do with what amounts to use in respect of a trademark. If you are not using (or intending to use) a mark in a case like this, you cannot be infringing it...

Spot on JP. However, there is a slight distinction to be made - since in that case it was regd as an affiliate using a different domain.