The Register reports that those complaining about the service received are entitled to do so free from the fear of liability under US defamation law.
So far, so ‘duh’. Judge Judith Gische of the New York Supreme Court went further to say that the domain PennWarrantyLitigation.com was not of itself a breach of Penn’s trademark since it was not in business and so lacked the requisite bad faith intent to profit.
Manifest and obvious good sense says Geeklawyer. If only ICANN and Nominet, and its errant panelists, can be persuaded to abandon the farcical tosh of saying that “sucks” domains might not be understood as criticism by those whose first language is not English.
Yes I am looking at you Professor William Cornish…
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